Bangladesh: Rampant Police Abuse of Rohingya Refugees
Click to expand Image Police officers stand guard in front of Rohingya refugees at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, September 30, 2021. © 2021 Mushfiqul Alam/NurPhoto via AP (Bangkok) –...
View ArticleProminent Pakistan Rights Lawyer Gunned Down in Court
Click to expand Image Abdul Latif Afridi. © 2022 Facebook/Abdul Latif Afridi The respected lawyer and human rights defender Abdul Latif Afridi was shot and killed inside the Peshawar High Court on...
View ArticleCanada Sanctions Two Sri Lankan Ex-Presidents for Rights Violations
Click to expand Image Mahinda Rajapaksa and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 9, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File The Canadian government has taken a major...
View ArticleBiden is Right: US Congress Should Protect People from Tech Abuse
Click to expand Image A man looks at the apps on his phone, 2022. © 2022 Silas Stein/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images In an opinion piece published last week in the Wall Street Journal, United States...
View ArticleDéjà Vu In Front of the Tunisian Courthouse
Click to expand Image Lawyer Ayachi Hammami before his court hearing for speech offenses, Tunis, January 9, 2023. © 2023 Eric Goldstein/HRW During the long presidency of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali,...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament: Wrong Response to ‘Qatargate’ Scandal
Click to expand Image Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, center, meets the presidents of political groups in a special meeting to decide the impeachment of the vice president, Eva...
View ArticlePolitician Convicted for Harming Rwanda’s Image
Click to expand Image Théophile Ntirutwa. © Private The conviction of a Rwandan opposition politician for allegedly tarnishing the country’s image is an example of the government’s longstanding misuse...
View ArticleMajor Victory for Immigrant Workers in the US
Click to expand Image Farm workers in an okra field near Coachella, California, July 13, 2022. © 2022 Mario Tama/Getty Images In a major victory for workers, the United States Department of Homeland...
View ArticleGermany/Gambia: Migrant Massacre Survivor to Testify
Click to expand Image Massacre survivor Martin Kyere testifies before the Gambia truth commission, March 2021. © 2021 Kerr Fatou (Berlin) A Ghanaian citizen who survived the massacre of approximately...
View ArticleYemen: Authorities Failing to Protect People’s Basic Rights
Click to expand Image A Houthi-affiliated soldier walks among humanitarian aid supplies in a displaced persons camp on the outskirts of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on March 16, 2017. © 2017 Mohammed...
View ArticleRwanda: Suspicious Death of Investigative Journalist
Click to expand Image John Williams Ntwali. © Private (Nairobi) – Rwandan authorities should allow an effective, independent, and transparent investigation into the suspicious death of John Williams...
View ArticleThailand: Free Detained Critics of Monarchy
Click to expand Image Orawan Phuphong and Tantawan Tuatulanon protest in front of the Bangkok Criminal Court by pouring red paint on themselves, January 16, 2023. © 2023 Voice TV (New York) – Thai...
View ArticleChad: Justice Needed for October Crackdown
Click to expand Image Relatives and friends gather at the October 28 burial ceremony of Chadian journalist, Oredje Narcisse, killed during a pro-democracy demonstration, in N'Djamena, Chad. ©...
View ArticleWest Bank: New Entry Rules Further Isolate Palestinians
Click to expand Image A road sign points to the Allenby/King Hussein Bridge crossing to Jordan, in the city of Jericho in the Israel-occupied West Bank. © 2021 Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images...
View ArticleIndia’s Blocking of BBC Documentary Reflects Broader Crackdown
Click to expand Image Victims of the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat state, which left more than 1,000 dead, gather for a protest on the anniversary of the violence in Ahmedabad, India, February 28,...
View ArticleIn Belarus, Jailed for Protecting Loved Ones
Click to expand Image Daria Losik with her four-year old daughter. © 2021 Nasha Niva Last week, a court in Brest, Belarus sentenced Daria Losik to two years in prison for an interview she gave about...
View ArticleMyanmar: Japan’s Construction Aid Benefits Junta
Click to expand Image Members of the Myanmar military stand atop trucks loaded with missiles during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 77th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2022. ©...
View ArticleGuatemala: Threats to Free, Fair Elections
Click to expand Image Guatemala’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal opened nominations for the 2023 general elections in Guatemala City, Guatemala, January 20, 2023. © 2023 Josue Decavele/Anadolu Agency via...
View ArticleRussia Designates Another Rights Organization as ‘Undesirable’
Click to expand Image Tanya Lokshina, Europe and Central Asia associate director at Human Rights Watch, with Sergey Lukashevsky, director of Moscow's Sakharov Center, at the Andrei Sakharov...
View ArticleBiden's Empty Call to Reevaluate US-Saudi Relationship
Click to expand Image US President Joe Biden, center left, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center, at a hotel in Saudi Arabia’s city of Jeddah, July 16, 2022. © 2022 Mandel Ngan/AP Photo...
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