Cambodia: Revoke Ban on Election Monitors
The Cambodian government should rescind its recent order restricting independent election monitoring groups, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 09. On July 4, 2017, a month after the country’s flawed commune elections, the Interior Ministry issued a...
Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Yezidi Fighters’ Families Expelled
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) forces have expelled at least four Yezidi families and threatened others since June 2017 because of their relatives’ participation in Iraqi government forces, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 08. The KRG’s security...
Egypt: Don’t Deport Uyghurs to China
Egyptian authorities should not deport dozens of detained Chinese Muslim Uyghurs to China, where they are at serious risk of arbitrary detention and torture, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 07.
Ghana: People with Disabilities Freed from Chains
The Mental Health Authority of Ghana has taken steps to release 16 people, including two girls, held in shackles at Nyakumasi Prayer Camp, a spiritual healing center in the Central Region. Those freed, some of whom have mental health conditions, were...
Thailand: Migrant Worker Law Triggers Regional Exodus
The Thai government should halt enforcement of a new migrant workers’ law that imposes excessive criminal penalties and has caused thousands of migrant workers to flee Thailand, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 07.
Turkey: Free Rights Defenders Immediately
Ten human rights defenders detained on July 5, 2017, in Istanbul on alleged suspicion of membership of an armed organization should be released immediately, Human Rights Watch said on Jul 06. Turkish police detained the group of prominent activists at...
Bangladesh: End Disappearances and Secret Detentions
Bangladesh law enforcement authorities have illegally detained hundreds of people since 2013, including scores of opposition activists, and held them in secret detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Jul 06. The Bangladesh...
Central African Republic: Civilians Targeted in War
Tanzania: Stop Threatening Rights Groups
Jacinta, 15, was excluded from school after authorities found out that she was pregnant. She said...
UN experts urge US state of Virginia to halt execution of man with mental disorder
Dainius Pūras, Special Rapporteur on the right to health, pictured during the 35th Session of the Human Rights Council in...
