Exceptions to US Border Expulsion Policy Fail to Address Flaws
Click to expand Image A migrant family crosses the border into El Paso, Texas, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. © Christian Chavez/AP Photo The New York Times reported last week that...
View ArticleUN Makes Landmark Call to Address Systemic Racism
Click to expand Image A protester puts his hands up in front of a line of police in riot gear in the US city of Columbus, Ohio, on June 5, 2020. © 2020 Stephen Zenner / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP...
View ArticleAustralia: Beijing Threatening Academic Freedom
(Sydney) – Australian universities have failed to protect the academic freedom of students from China and of academics who criticize the Chinese Communist Party, Human Rights Watch said in a report...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Pardons a Meager Response to Abusive Law
Click to expand Image President Gotabaya Rajapaksa addresses parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka on August 20, 2020. © 2020 Akila Jayawardana/NurPhoto via AP (New York) – The Sri Lankan government’s...
View ArticleCanada: New Climate Law a Step in the Right Direction
Click to expand Image The Canadian Parliament buildings are seen in Ottawa, April 27, 2020. © 2020 Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP © (Ottawa) – New climate legislation adopted by the Canadian...
View ArticleUN Security Council Should Impose Myanmar Arms Embargo
Click to expand Image Myanmar police block a road near the US embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, February 22, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo In mid-June, the United Nations General Assembly urged member countries to...
View ArticleDisability Rights Defender in Gaza Addresses UN
Click to expand Image Abeer al-Harakli, a disability rights defender from Gaza, addressing the United Nations in a video message at the 14th session of the Conference of State Parties to the...
View ArticleYemen: Houthis Subject Model to Unfair Trial
(Beirut) – Houthi authorities are carrying out an unfair trial of a Yemeni actress and model, Human Rights Watch said today. She has been arbitrarily detained since February 20, 2021. The case has been...
View ArticleCuba: Clampdown on Artists, Journalists
(Washington, DC) – The Cuban government is committing systematic human rights abuses against independent artists and journalists, Human Rights Watch said today as it released a video on the abuses.In...
View ArticlePrisoners in Haiti Still Face Horrendous Conditions
Click to expand Image A detainee pulls a large stock pot filled with rice and beans during lunch inside the National Penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Febuary. 13, 2017. © Dieu Nalio...
View Article'X' Passports in US Mark Shift Toward Respecting Gender Diversity
Click to expand Image A U.S. Passport cover shown on May 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C. © 2021 Eileen Putman/AP Photo The United States government announced today it will institute a third gender...
View ArticleUS: Prioritize Home, Community-Based Services for Older People
Click to expand Image A nursing home resident holds his wife's hand. © Human Rights Watch US lawmakers should prioritize support for home and community-based services for older people as part of the...
View ArticleMalaysia: Raids on Migrants Hinder Vaccine Access
Click to expand Image Migrant workers show their passports during a raid in Dengkil, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 21, 2021. © 2021 Zahim Mohd/NurPhoto via AP (Bangkok) – The Malaysian...
View ArticleConcrete Action Needed Against Islamophobia in Canada
Click to expand Image A mourner shields a candle from the wind after placing it at a memorial for the four family members who were killed in a vehicle attack in London, Ontario, in Ottawa, on Tuesday,...
View ArticleGermany: Inaction on Heat Plans Threatens Health
Click to expand Image A woman shields herself from the sun with an umbrella on a hot summer day in Cologne, Germany, July 25, 2019. © REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelge Germany has delayed putting into action...
View ArticleEswatini: Respect Rights While Policing Protests
Click to expand Image King Mswati III of Eswatini addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 25, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Richard Drew (Johannesburg) – Eswatini...
View ArticleKenya: Investigate Deportation of Turkish National
Click to expand Image People wait outside a courthouse before the trial of 475 defendants, including generals and fighter jet pilots, in Sincan, Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. © 2020 AP...
View ArticlePhilippines: Drop Proposal for New Militia
Click to expand Image President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the launch and oath-taking of the Global Coalition of Lingkod Bayan Advocacy Support Groups and Force Multipliers at the...
View Article#JusticePourLouise Rape Case Shakes Senegal
Click to expand Image A young woman stands by a window at a secondary school in Dakar. © 2018 Ricci Shryock for Human Rights Watch The hashtag #JusticePourLouise has been trending in Senegal in...
View ArticleIndonesia Supreme Court Supports Mandatory Jilbab Rule
Click to expand Image A primary state school in Solok, West Sumatra, where girls and teachers are required to wear the jilbab --Muslim apparel that covers the head, neck, and chest. © 2018 Andreas...
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