Human Rights

Guinea: New Law Could Shield Police From Prosecution

Inadequate Guidelines on Use of Lethal Force

Guinea’s president should not put into effect a new law that gives gendarmes too much discretion to use firearms and could shield them from prosecution in case of unlawful killings, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said on July 4, 2019. Guinea’s security forces have a record of using excessive force in responding to often violent street protests

UNHCR saddened by large loss of life in Tunisia shipwreck, calls for end to detention in Libya

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The mediterranean sea.

Restrictions, unmet promises, unbridled violence in Sudan, a ‘recipe for disaster’, says Bachelet

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Protesters demonstrate outside the Sudanese Armed Forces headquarters in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.

Grievous violations continue against Myanmar civilians, Human Rights Council hears

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Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar to safety in Cox's Bazar.

Iraq: Thousands Detained, Including Children, in Degrading Conditions

Three Nineveh Jails Way Over Capacity

Nineveh’s extremely overcrowded detention facilities are holding thousands of prisoners in Iraq, most on terrorism charges, for extended periods in conditions so degrading that they amount to ill-treatment. The authorities should ensure that prisoners are not held in inhuman conditions and that there is a clear legal basis for detentions, Human Rights Watch said on July 04, 2019.

Guinea: New Law Could Shield Police From Prosecution

Inadequate Guidelines on Use of Lethal Force

Guinea’s president should not put into effect a new law that gives gendarmes too much discretion to use firearms and could shield them from prosecution in case of unlawful killings, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said on July 04, 2019. Guinea’s security forces have a record of using excessive force in responding to often violent street protests.

Ukraine: Investigate Journalist’s Killing

Vadym Komarov Died from Injuries in May Attack

Ukrainian authorities should ensure an effective and impartial investigation into the killing of Vadym Komarov, an investigative journalist who died in Kyiv on June 20, 2019, Human Rights Watch said on June 25, 2019. Komarov had severe head injuries from an attack by an unidentified assailant on May 4, 2019.

Iraq: Amputation Apparently Caused by Torture

Investigation, Police Accountability Needed

The amputation of a detainee’s arm in early 2019 following apparent torture in a Baghdad police station highlights mounting concerns around ill-treatment in Iraq’s prisons, Human Rights Watch said on June 26, 2019.

Crackdown on Christians in Eritrea spurs UN expert to press Government 'to live up to its international commitments'

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Church painting depicting the Blessed Mother holding the Christ Child.

In Venezuela, Bachelet calls on Government to release prisoners, appeals for ‘bold steps towards compromise’

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Venezuelan migrant in Colombia. About 5,000 people have been crossing borders daily to leave Venezuela over the past year, according to UN data. Colombia, April 2019.

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