US: Biden ‘Asylum Ban’ Endangers Lives at the Border
Click to expand Image US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC on May 11, 2023. © 2023 Sipa via AP Images...
View ArticleIran: Alarming Surge in Executions
Click to expand Image Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj, Iran. © 2004 Private (Beirut) – The Iranian authorities’ dramatic escalation of executions in recent weeks is a serious violation of the right to life...
View ArticleDisastrous Clamp Down on Migrants Rights in Italy
Click to expand Image People disembark from a rescue ship in the Italian port of Catania, April 12, 2023. © 2023 Salvatore Cavalli/AP Photo After impeding the ability of search and rescue...
View ArticleFrance: Court Ruling Win for Syrian Victims
Click to expand Image The entrance of the Cour de Cassation, France's highest judicial court housed in the Palais de Justice in Paris. © 2014 AP Photo/Martin Bureau, Pool (Paris, May 12, 2023) – Two...
View ArticleBrazil Should Join Regional Environmental Pact
Click to expand Image Caru Indigenous Territory, Maranhão state, Brazil, 2019. © 2019 César Muñoz Acebe/Human Rights Watch President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took an important step to strengthen...
View ArticleJordan: Emirati/Turkish Man Facing Forced Return
Click to expand Image Khalaf al-Romaithi. © 2023 Private (Beirut) – Jordanian authorities have detained a dual Emirati-Turkish citizen and may extradite him to the United Arab Emirates, where he is at...
View ArticleHow Social Media Became Key in Turkey’s Elections
Click to expand Image Banners from different political parties competing in Turkey's May 14 elections, Kadıköy, Istanbul, May 11, 2023. © 2023 Human Rights Watch As voters in Turkey prepare to head...
View ArticlePlastics Treaty: Phase Out Fossil Fuels to End Pollution
Click to expand Image A burning flare seen at an oil extraction area located in Lakie, Lubusz Voivodeship. © 2021 Sipa via AP Images (Paris) – Governments negotiating a Global Plastics Treaty should...
View Article75 years later, Israel Blocking Palestinian Refugees’ Return
Click to expand Image Palestinian children return from school to their homes in the Jabalia Refugee Camp on the 74th Anniversary of Nakba Day in the northern Gaza Strip, May 15, 2022. © 2022 Mahmoud...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Wins Two Webby Awards
(New York) – Human Rights Watch has won two 2023 Webby Awards, the leading international prize honoring excellence on the internet.One award is for a series of social media videos that draw attention...
View ArticleChemical Weapons: Protect Integrity of Global Ban
Click to expand Image Government representatives convene for a meeting of the Chemical Weapons Convention in The Hague, Netherlands, November 2019. © 2019 Abdullah Asiran/Anadolu Agency via Getty...
View ArticleLatest de Lima Acquittal Exposes Philippine Justice System’s Politicization
Click to expand Image Duterte critic and former senator Leila de Lima reacts as she leaves the Hall of Justice where she was acquitted of a drug charge in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, May 12, 2023. ©...
View ArticleHard Choices in Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
Click to expand Image A nongovernmental organization delivers food aid in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3, 2023. © 2023 Wail Koshar/AP Photo Afghanistan has largely disappeared from the media, but it...
View ArticleAngola: No Letup in Crackdown on Cabinda Activists
Click to expand Image Members of the Independence Movement of Cabinda protesting against the arrest of activist in Cabinda in February 2019. © 2019 Private (Johannesburg) – The Angolan government...
View ArticleEU Approves Law for ‘Deforestation-Free’ Trade
Click to expand Image The Amazon River in the Amazon rainforest, in Leticia, Colombia, April 1, 2023. © 2023 Juancho Torres/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Today, the European Union adopted an...
View ArticleRussia Threatens Ukrainians Who Refuse Russian Citizenship
Click to expand Image A newly built apartment block, part of Russia’s efforts to swiftly reconstruct severely damaged Mariupol, occupied by Russia since May 2022, February 15, 2023. © 2023 Alexander...
View ArticlePeople with Disabilities Push for Access to Personal Assistance in Poland
Click to expand Image People with disabilities and supporters protest outside the presidential palace to demand a new law on personal assistance, Warsaw, Poland, May 13, 2023. © 2023 Piotr Kiembłowski...
View ArticleStill No Justice on Sri Lanka War Anniversary
Click to expand Image The beach at Mullivaikkal in northeastern Sri Lanka, where many Tamil civilians were killed during fighting between the Sri Lankan army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...
View ArticleEgypt: Women Abused Over Alleged ISIS Ties
Click to expand Image A photo published by a pro-army militia Facebook page, Uswod Al-karama, (which was later deleted) showing a group of women and children, whom the group described as the wives and...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Ensure Respect for Civil Society Vision
Click to expand Image People walk past a Vision 2030 banner showing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Jeddah. © 2019 AP Photo/Amr Nabil (Beirut) – Saudi Arabian civil society organizations,...
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