DR Congo: Reject Discriminatory Nationality Bill
The Democratic Republic of Congo's parliament should reject a draft law that authorities could use to discriminate against Congolese citizens on the basis of their parents’ national origin, Human Rights Watch said on May 2, 2023.
Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Apparent War Crimes in Border Conflict
Forces from both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan committed apparent war crimes in attacks on civilians during their brief but intense armed border conflict in September 2022, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on May 2, 2023.
Guterres convenes meeting in Doha to discuss key issues in Afghanistan
A thirteen-year-old girl studies at home in Kabul after the Taliban announced that schools...
UN expert urges Japan to ‘step up pressure’ on Myanmar junta
Rohingya refugees walk ashore after traveling by boat from Myanmar on the Bay of Bengal...
China: 'Vocational training' programmes for Tibetans carry risk of forced labour
Two elderly Tibetan people walk to a religious event in Lhasa.
Thailand: Free Girl Detained for ‘Defaming Monarchy’
Thai authorities should immediately drop charges and release a 15-year-old student activist detained for allegedly defaming the monarchy, Human Rights Watch said on April 28, 2023.
Tanzania: Maasai Forcibly Displaced for Game Reserve
The Tanzanian government’s forced eviction of Maasai communities from areas in northern Tanzania they have long inhabited violates their rights to land, livelihood, and culture, Human Rights Watch said on April 27, 2023. Since June 2022, the...
Turkish Border Guards Torture, Kill Syrians
Turkish border guards are indiscriminately shooting at Syrian civilians on the border with Syria, as well as torturing and using excessive force against asylum seekers and migrants trying to cross into Turkey, Human Rights Watch said on April 27, 2023...
Rights office calls on Russia and Ukraine to observe rules of war, after alleged POW executions
A soldier stands guard at a Ukrainian military checkpoint on the contact line in Bakhmut,...
Singapore: OHCHR calls on authorities to halt imminent trafficking execution
The Spokesperson for UN human rights office OHCHR, on Tuesday urged the Government of Singapore to “urgently reconsider” carrying out the execution of a man convicted for allegedly using his phone to coordinate the trafficking of cannabis.
