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UN Exerts Called US to Reform its Racism and Racial Bias System
Nearly 30 independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council are calling for the United States to reform its criminal justice system in the wake of a recent spate of killings of African Americans, including at the hands of the police.
Tuesday, 9 June , 2020 -
HRW Asks Saudi Arabia to Free Yemeni Blogger and Human Rights Activist
Saudi authorities should immediately release a Yemeni blogger and human rights activist, Mohamad al-Bokari, who was arrested on April 8, 2020 after posting a video on social media, Human Rights Watch said today.
Tuesday, 9 June , 2020 -
Israeli Company Accused of Human-Rights Abuses over WhatsApp Hacks
Isreali technology firm NSO Group has been accused of being “deeply involved” in the hacking of a string of individuals including human-rights activists and journalists.
Sunday, 3 May , 2020 -
Prominent Human Rights Activist ‘Dies in Jail’ in Saudi Arabia
A leading Saudi human rights campaigner jailed since 2013 for dissident activity has died in prison, activists say.
Sunday, 26 April , 2020 -
Turkey and Syria: Weaponizing Water in Global Pandemic?
Turkish authorities’ failure to ensure adequate water supplies to Kurdish-held areas in Northeast Syria is compromising humanitarian agencies’ ability to prepare and protect vulnerable communities in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thursday, 2 April , 2020 -
Attacks Against Journalists Continue To Rise In Afghanistan
The Afghanistan Journalists Center has documented 116 cases of violence, threats, insults and harassment against journalists and media workers over the past 12 months.
Saturday, 21 March , 2020 -
U.N. Chief: Gender Inequality Biggest Human Rights Challenge
U.N.Secretary-General lashed out at men who abuse power and declared before Sunday’s observances of International Women’s Day that the fight for gender equality is “the biggest human rights challenge we face.”
Monday, 9 March , 2020 -
UN Chief: Make This the Century of Women’s Equality
Speaking to faculty and students at The New School, a university in New York City, the UN chief declared himself a proud feminist and called for men everywhere to support women’s rights.
Sunday, 1 March , 2020 -
Saudi Arabia Mocked Justice through Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Case Sentences
on Monday, the authoritarian kingdom of Saudi Arabia sentenced five operatives to death for the grisly murder and dismemberment of the Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, in October, 2018.
Tuesday, 24 December , 2019 -
UN Chile’s Police Accused of Human Rights Abuses
UN investigators accuse Chile’s police of responding to recent protests ‘in a fundamentally repressive manner’.
Saturday, 14 December , 2019 -
China Threatens to Blacklist US Firms over Human Rights Disputes
China may publish a list of sanctioned US companies as US accuses it of rights abuses in Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
Tuesday, 3 December , 2019 -
Gaza’s Surviving Children Struggle after Israel Raid
Nine members of Palestinian family were killed last month after an Israeli air raid on their home in central Gaza.
Tuesday, 3 December , 2019 -
UN: More than one in three in Haiti Need Urgent Food Aid
More than a third of Haitians are facing “severe food insecurity”, sparked by price hikes, dwindling agricultural production and widespread social unrest, the UN’s World Food Programme warned Friday.
Saturday, 9 November , 2019 -
Human Rights Group Slams Saudi Arabia for Crackdown on Dissent
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s reforms obscure his harsh repression of opponents, Human Rights Watch says.
Saturday, 9 November , 2019 -
Saudi Arabia ‘Sport Washing’ Country’s ‘Dire Human Rights Record’ With First-ever Women’s Match
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has been accused of helping Saudi Arabia “sportswash” its “dire human rights record” by promoting what it says is the first-ever women’s match on Saudi Arabian soil on Thursday.
Sunday, 3 November , 2019 -
HRW: CIA-backed Afghan Troops Guilty of ‘War Crimes’
With aid and training from the CIA, Afghan paramilitary forces have carried out a spree of war crimes and other “grave” abuses against civilians – including torture and executions – an investigation by Human Rights Watch found.
Sunday, 3 November , 2019 -
Iraq: Protesters Killed by Security Forces Teargas Canisters, HRW
Iraqi security forces fired tear gas canisters into crowds, killing at least eight protesters, during demonstrations in Baghdad on October 25, 2019.
Monday, 28 October , 2019 -
HRW: France Should Hold Firm Against Saudi Abuses
During the last session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, 25 countries, including 15 from the European Union, supported an Australian-led joint statement highlighting serious human rights violations in Saudi Arabia.
Tuesday, 8 October , 2019 -
US blacklists 8 Chinese Tech Companies over Human Rights Issues
Companies are accused of human rights violations against Uighur Muslims and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities.
Tuesday, 8 October , 2019 -
Saudi Arabia: Provide Justice for Khashoggi Killing
Following the Saudi government’s belated admission of responsibility for the October 2, 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi, it should move promptly to provide justice for its role in the crime and release jailed government critics, Human Rights Watch said today.
Wednesday, 2 October , 2019
