Philippines: ICC Should Continue ‘Drug War’ Investigation
Click to expand Image Protesters holding up caricature of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte march outside Malacanang palace in Manila, Philippines, June 30, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Aaron Favila (New...
View ArticleSudan: New Wave of Attacks in Darfur
Click to expand Image The aftermath of an attack on the village of Masteri in west Darfur, Sudan Saturday, July 25, 2020. © 2020 Mustafa Younes via AP (Nairobi, December 15, 2021) – A new wave of...
View ArticlePerformers Should Speak Up or Not Attend Saudi Music Festival
Click to expand Image Swedish DJ Alesso performs at the Ultra festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 22, 2015. © 2015 AP/Natacha Pisarenko Global music superstars slated to perform at the...
View ArticleExperts Identify 100 Plus Firms to Make Covid-19 mRNA Vaccines
Click to expand Image Companies with sterile injectable pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities that have been certified for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) by the European Medicines Agency and/or...
View ArticleChinese Authorities Double Down on Tibetan Reincarnations
Click to expand Image Graduates of a training course in official policy on the recognition of reincarnations in Ngamring County, Shigatse Municipality, Tibet Autonomous Region, September 2021. ©...
View ArticleVietnam: Ex-Political Prisoner Faces New Charges
Click to expand Image Do Nam Trung holds a sign, which says "Request for Immediate Release of Nguyen Thuy Hanh." © Private (New York) – The Vietnamese authorities should immediately release the human...
View ArticleMali: Security Suspects Allegedly Tortured
Click to expand Image © 2021 John Emerson/Human Rights Watch (Nairobi) – Mali government security agents allegedly tortured six men who were held incommunicado in unauthorized detention facilities in...
View ArticleUS Congress Misses Key Opportunity to Promote Rights
Click to expand Image The dome of the US Capitol seen through a glass ceiling in Washington, DC, April 29, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades Today, the US Congress passed the annual defense...
View ArticleMyanmar Atrocities Show Need for International Action
Click to expand Image A resident walks past smoldering houses following an alleged military attack on Kinma village, Pauk township, Magway Region, in central Myanmar, June 16, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo...
View ArticleCameroon: Armed Separatists’ Attack on Education
Attacks by armed separatist groups on students, teachers, and schools in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions have had a devastating impact on children’s right to education. These criminal attacks don’t just...
View ArticleThailand: Transgender People Denied Equal Rights
Click to expand Image © 2021 John Holmes for Human Rights Watch (Bangkok) – Transgender people in Thailand have no route to legal recognition of their gender identity, making them vulnerable to...
View ArticleEthiopia: New Wave of Atrocities in Western Tigray
Click to expand Image Refugees who fled the conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region arrive on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, November 21, 2020. ©...
View ArticleNorth Korea: Abusive Rule 10 Years after Kim Jong Il
Click to expand Image Then North Korea leader Kim Jong Il, left, and his son and now leader, Kim Jong Un, attend a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea,...
View ArticleEl Salvador: Critics Blocked on Social Media
Click to expand Image Nayib Bukele, El Salvador's president, speaks in a prerecorded video during the United Nations General Assembly via live stream in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. ©...
View ArticleUN Experts Urge Reform of Sri Lanka’s Counterterrorism Law
Click to expand Image A Police Special Task Force is deployed after eight inmates were killed in a prison incident in Mahara, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 30, 2020. © 2020 Akila...
View ArticleSome Progress for Children Despite Pandemic’s Toll
Click to expand Image Climate activist Greta Thunberg, center, demonstrates with others in front of the Standard and Chartered Bank during a climate protest in London, England, October 29, 2021, ahead...
View ArticleUEFA Fails Test on Human Rights Strategy
Click to expand Image The winner's trophy of the 2024 European Football Championship (UEFA 2024) stands in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany, October 5, 2021. © 2021 Alexander...
View ArticleHong Kong Imposes Sham Election
Click to expand Image A man walks past a poster promoting the upcoming legislative elections in Hong Kong, November 23, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Kin Cheung On December 19, Hong Kong election authorities...
View ArticleBangladesh: Rohingya Refugee Schools Face Closure
Click to expand Image Rohingya refugee students demonstrate against being expelled from Bangladeshi secondary schools in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, February 6, 2019. © 2019 Private (Bangkok) – The...
View ArticleFIFA and Qatar Need to Do More for Migrant Workers
Click to expand Image © John Holmes, for Human Rights Watch In less than a year, Qatar will host the FIFA 2022 World Cup.The tournament’s final match will be held in the glittering new Lusail Stadium...
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