Saudi Arabia: Law Enshrines Male Guardianship
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 Arabia’s first codified law on personal...
View ArticleKey Moment for Scrutiny of Economic and Social Rights Record in the UK
Click to expand Image Students eat lunch at Chertsey High School on March 09, 2021 in Chertsey, United Kingdom. © 2021 Dan Kitwood/Getty While much of the focus in the UK’s domestic media this week...
View ArticleEgypt: Harsh Sentences Against Rights Activists
Click to expand Image Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi. During his presidency, Egypt has harassed, prosecuted, arrested and seized the assets of dozens of human rights groups and defenders. ©...
View ArticleThailand: Man Jailed for Selling ‘Yellow Duck’ Calendars
Click to expand Image Pro-democracy demonstrators move inflatable rubber ducks during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, November 18, 2020. © 2020 REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (New York) – A criminal court in...
View ArticleEqual Laws in Nepal Crucial for Ending Discrimination Against Women
Click to expand Image Nepalese women lie on the ground during a protest in Kathmandu, Nepal, to amend the country’s citizenship laws, August 7, 2015. © 2015 AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha Nepal’s...
View Article‘Dark Day’ for Georgia’s Democracy
Click to expand Image People take part in a rally to protest against the adoption of the so-called 'Foreign Agents Law' in front of Parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 7, 2023. © 2023 Zurab...
View ArticleLebanon: Electricity Crisis Exacerbates Poverty, Inequality
(Beirut) – Lebanese authorities have failed to uphold the right to electricity by mismanaging the sector for decades, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.The 127-page report, “‘Cut Off...
View ArticleAfrican Commission Calls for Justice in Burundi
Click to expand Image Identity card of Audace Vianney Habonarugira, found on him when his body was discovered on July 15, 2011. © 2011 Human Rights Watch In July 2011, Audace Vianney Habonarugira made...
View ArticleZambia: ‘Green City’ Plan Should Focus on Lead Mine Remediation
Click to expand Image View of a former mine pit, now flooded, at the old mine site in Kabwe. In the foreground is an area where small-scale miners still work today. © 2019 Diane McCarthy for Human...
View ArticleUganda: New Anti-Gay Bill Further Threatens Rights
Click to expand Image A rainbow LGBT pride flag. © Wikimedia Commons (Nairobi) - A bill introduced in Uganda’s Parliament criminalizing same-sex conduct and sexual and gender identity, if adopted,...
View ArticleNavalny’s Oscar Moment Spotlights Russian Government Abuse
Click to expand Image Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appears from prison on a video link provided by the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service, at a courtroom in Vladimir, Russia, June 7,...
View ArticleBahrain Revokes Human Rights Watch Visas
Click to expand Image © 2022 Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Bahraini authorities on March 8, 2023, revoked the entry visas they had issued on January 30, 2023, to two Human Rights Watch staff members...
View ArticleTunisia: Racist Violence Targets Black Migrants, Refugees
Click to expand Image Black African migrants camp, in Tunis, Tunisia, seeking shelter and protection amidst attacks on them, March 2, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Hassene Dridi (Tunis) – President Kais...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Complicit in Crimes Against Women in Kyrgyzstan
Click to expand Image Women march to mark International Women's Day in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 8, 2023. Some of the posters read : "The best gift for me it's my rights!, My body, my choice!" © 2023...
View ArticleBelarus Equates Rights Protection to Extremism
Click to expand Image The door of the Belarusian Association of Journalists main office in Minsk, Belarus on June 2021 © 2021 BAJ Authorities in Belarus have designated the Belarusian Association of...
View ArticleZimbabwe: Police Shut Down Popular Musician’s Show
Click to expand Image Zimbabwean reggae-dancehall artist Wallace Chirumiko, known as Winky D, performs at the Africa Unplugged festival in London, August 27, 2012. © 2012 Wikimedia CC BY-SA 3.0...
View ArticleRussia’s 'Verdict' against Ukrainian POW a Cynical Farce
Click to expand Image Maxym Butkevych © 2021 Private Today, Russian authorities reported that Maxym Butkevych, an officer with Ukraine’s armed forces, confessed to having deliberately targeted and...
View ArticleEgypt: Dissidents Abroad Denied Identity Documents
Click to expand Image Protesters hold banners and chant slogans during Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s official visit to Germany on July 18, 2022, in Berlin. © 2022 Omer Messinger/Getty...
View ArticleUkraine: Perils of War for Children in Institutions
Click to expand Image A child walks down a hallway of a residential institution where he is staying, April 8, 2022 in Lviv, Ukraine. © 2022 Joe Raedle/Getty Images The Ukraine war has had traumatic...
View ArticleUN Highlights Abuses Against Women and Girls in North Korea
Click to expand Image A North Korean flag flies at the DPRK Permanent Mission in Geneva. © 2017 Reuters A United Nations report on the rights of women and girls in North Korea documents in...
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