Older People Not Spared in Tajikistan’s Crackdown
Click to expand Image Doniyor Nabiev (file photo). © RFE/RL (Courtesy Photo) Doniyor Nabiev was just trying to help people in need. The 80-year-old man from the Rudaki region of Tajikistan had been...
View ArticleOn Day One, US President Biden Reverses Odious Travel Ban
Click to expand Image President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, January 20, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Evan Vucci Today, US President Joseph...
View ArticleAustralia: Address Abuses Raised at UN Review
Click to expand Image Australia’s placard at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva © 2015 Human Rights Watch (Geneva) – The Australian government should seriously address the criticisms of...
View ArticleUganda: Elections Marred by Violence
Click to expand Image Ugandan soldiers patrol near the house of Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine in Magere, Uganda. ©Sally Hayden / SOPA Images /...
View ArticleBosnia and Herzegovina: Migrants Left in the Cold
Click to expand Image Migrants warm their hands above a fire at the Lipa camp, outside Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Monday, January 11, 2021. The camp was closed on December 23, 2020 and destroyed...
View ArticleMali/France: Investigate French Airstrike Killing 19
Click to expand Image On January 3, 2021, two French Mirage 2000 jet fighters like this one dropped three bombs near Bounti, Central Mali. © 2013 Reuters/Benoit Tessier The Malian and French...
View ArticleEU Parliament Vote Critical to Hold Companies to Account
(Brussels) – The European Parliament should seize the chance to strengthen the accountability of companies operating in Europe by requiring them to respect human rights and the environment throughout...
View ArticleYouth Activists Acquitted in Congo
Click to expand Image Members of the citizens’ movement Lucha after they were acquitted by a military court in Beni territory, Democratic Republic of Congo, on January 20, 2021. © 2021 Private On...
View ArticleNorway Arrests Highlight Impact of Pandemic on Sex Workers
Click to expand Image People demonstrate in support of sex workers, April 14, 2018. © 2018 Alain Apaydin/Sipa via AP Images Norwegian police have arrested sex workers over accusations that they...
View ArticleMalaysia: Urgently Revise Emergency Ordinance
Click to expand Image Perdana Menteri Malaysia Muhyiddin Yassin berbicara dalam sebuah konferensi pers setelah pertemuan kabinet pertama di kantor perdana menteri di Putrajaya, Malaysia, 11 Maret...
View ArticleUN: Eastern Caribbean States Called Out Over Anti-LGBT Bias
Click to expand Image Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019. © 2019...
View ArticleChina: Tibetan Monk Dies from Beating in Custody
Click to expand Image Police patrolling Wonpo township, Kandze (Ch: Ganzi) prefecture, a Tibetan area within Sichuan province, in late 2019. © 2019 Private (New York) – Chinese authorities should...
View ArticleDenmark/Bahrain: Free Imprisoned Rights Defender
Click to expand Image Bahraini anti-government protesters raise signs with images of jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja Friday, April 6, 2012, in Jidhafs, Bahrain. © 2012 AP Photo/Hasan...
View ArticleRussia: Crackdown Ahead of Pro-Navalny Protests
Click to expand Image Police officers detaining Alexei Navalny's supporter at Vnukovo airport, Moscow, on January 17, 2021. © 2021 Emin Dzhafarov/Kommersant/Sipa via AP Images (Moscow) – Russian...
View ArticleVietnam: Crackdown Ahead of Party Congress
Click to expand Image Photo released by the Vietnam News Agency on January 5, 2021 shows Vietnamese bloggers Pham Chi Dung (right), Nguyen Tuong Thuy (front left), and Le Huu Minh Tuan (back left)...
View ArticleUkraine Police Break up Peaceful Protest Against Far-Right Violence
Click to expand Image Police detain protesters at a protest against impunity for far-right violence, Kyiv, Ukraine, January 19, 2021. © 2021 Центр прав людини ZMINA. Ukrainian activists gather every...
View ArticleWhere’s the Accountability for the Beirut Blast?
Click to expand Image Aftermath of the explosion in Beirut’s port that devastated the city, killing more than 200 people, injuring more than 6,000, and leaving 300,000 people without shelter. © 2020...
View ArticleSri Lanka Seeks Diversion, Not Justice, Over Wartime Abuses
Click to expand Image Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, sings the national anthem during an event to mark the anniversary of country's independence from British colonial rule in...
View ArticleDeadly Darfur Attack Just Days After Last Peacekeepers Leave
Click to expand Image United Nations Mission in Darfur peacekeepers stand guard in Shagra village, North Darfur, October 18, 2012. © 2012 Reuters The mid-January attacks on civilians in west Darfur...
View ArticleHow to Help US Families Hit Hardest by Covid-19
Click to expand Image A restaurant employee with her son leaves with her paycheck, in Brooklyn, New York, March 19, 2020. The restaurant company, which has closed its four locations due to the...
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