Belgium

April 9, 2018

Friends of Syria: Action Needed at Brussels Conference

The Friends of Syria Group meeting in Brussels on April 24-25, 2018, should address the war crimes and impunity that characterize the Syria conflict and meet urgent protection and humanitarian needs, Human Rights Watch said today.

Arms

April 9, 2018 News Release

Friends of Syria: Action Needed at Brussels Conference
Cluster Munitions

October 3, 2017 Dispatches

Yemen International Inquiry Offers Glimmer of Hope

Kristine Beckerle
Yemen and UAE Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division
Religious Freedom

July 13, 2017 Dispatches

Restricting Women’s Clothing – and Freedom – in Belgium

Hillary Margolis
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

Videos Watch More

November 3, 2016 Video

Video: Belgian Counterterrorism Measures Raise Concerns

Reports More Reports

November 3, 2016

Grounds for Concern

Belgium’s Counterterror Responses to the Paris and Brussels Attacks
November 8, 2012

“The Law Was Against Me”

Migrant Women’s Access to Protection for Family Violence in Belgium
January 26, 2007

The Trial of Hissène Habré

Time is Running Out for the Victims

News

March 8, 2017 Letter

Civil Society Letter to Heads of State and Government on EU Response to the Refugee Crisis
February 28, 2017 News Release

Governments Step Up for Reproductive Rights
February 9, 2017 Dispatches

Belgium Can Protect Kids During War by Protecting Schools

Bede Sheppard
Deputy Director, Children's Rights Division
December 23, 2016 Dispatches

Europe’s Court Repudiates Blanket Data Retention—Again

Cynthia M. Wong
Senior Researcher, Internet and Human Rights
November 3, 2016 News Release

Belgium: Response to Attacks Raises Rights Concerns
March 22, 2016 News Release

Belgium: Despicable Attacks Kill, Injure Dozens
April 5, 2015 Commentary

Blackface is Not the Face Belgium Should Present to the World

Peter Bouckaert
Director, Emergencies

Published In: Le Soir
February 18, 2015 Commentary

In 2015, Anti-Semitism Should No Longer Be a Reality in Europe

Izza Leghtas

Published In: The Huffington Post
September 19, 2014 News Release

Belgium/Liberia: War Crimes Arrest Major Step for Justice
February 1, 2013 Statement

Global: HRW Submission to the CEDAW Committee
November 8, 2012 News Release

Belgium: Abused Migrant Women Fear Deportation
July 20, 2012 News Release

World Court: Important Victory for Habré Victims

Daily Brief

May 25, 2018

Amazon surveillance system threatens right to privacy; Ireland's referendum on abortion; Russia should free Oleg Sentsov before FIFA World Cup; Qatar joins core human rights treaties - partially; US should reject arms sales to Bahrain; Canada promotes justice for Myanmar’s Rohingya; Indonesia passes tougher counter-terrorism law.