Europe/Central Asia
April 16, 2021
Submission to the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons on the human rights of older women
This submission is based on Human Rights Watch research on human rights issues impacting older women, including domestic violence, abuse, and neglect in residential institutions for older people, abuses during armed conflict, and health disparities.
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Internally Displaced PeopleThis submission is based on Human Rights Watch research on human rights issues impacting older women, including domestic violence, abuse, and neglect in residential institutions for older people, abuses during armed conflict, and health disparities.
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Asylum SeekersChechen police abducted Magomed Gadaev, an asylum seeker from Chechnya, in the Russian Federation, and a key witness in a high-profile torture investigation against Chechnya’s authorities, two days after he was wrongfully deported from France to Russia on 9 April. Chechen police continue to hold him in custody. Twelve Russian and international human rights organizations said that Gadaev is at high risk of torture, as a result of the actions by the French, Russian, and Chechen authorities which violated international human rights law.
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Poland: Escalating Threats to Women Activists
Investigate, Protect Rights Defenders, End Hateful Rhetoric
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Uzbekistan: Gay Men Face Abuse, Prison
Ensure Rights to Personal Security, Privacy, Nondiscrimination
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News
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The United Kingdom's Brazen Assault on ICC Independence
Prime Minister’s Letter at Odds with Rule of Law
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Poland’s Top Watchdog Removed at Government’s Behest
EU Should Act to Halt Dismantling of Poland’s Democratic Institutions
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Chechen Asylum Seeker Deported to Russia Arbitrarily Detained
France Complicit as Magomed Gadaev at Risk of Torture in Chechnya
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Bring Ukrainian Women, Children Home from Syria
Detained in Dire Conditions; Urgently Need Consular Support
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Another Woman Killed in Scourge of Kyrgyzstan ‘Bride Kidnappings’
Authorities Should Provide Justice, End to Deadly Crime Against Women
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Minimize Civilian Harm in Eastern Ukraine Conflict
Potential Escalation in Hostilities Requires Focus on Civilian Protection
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New Laws Further Stifle Freedom of Speech in Belarus
Parliament Should Reject the Bills, Guarantee Media Freedom
