South Korean businessman Jee Ick-joo's killing is notably grotesque even amidst a “war on drugs” that has killed thousands, including children as young as 5, in the past six months. Obama Commutes Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
And it's good news. Human Rights Watch has long objected both Manning’s prosecution under laws that allow no public interest defense, and to her grossly disproportionate sentence. The Dangerous Rise of Populism
Human rights exist to protect people from government abuse and neglect. Yet today a new generation of populists is turning this protection on its head. Asylum Seekers in Croatia Forced Back to Serbia
Human Rights Watch interviewed 10 people from Afghanistan, including two unaccompanied children, who described being forced back to Serbia since November 2016 after being apprehended in Croatian territory. China Breaks a Human Rights Lawyer
“Chunfu was thin like sticks, he was pale, his eyes lifeless.” This was the initial reaction of Bi Liping when she went to the local police station on January 12, 2017, and saw her husband, human rights lawyer Li Chunfu.
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United States More Than 2 Billion Steps in the Right DirectionPolitical leaders in the US and abroad who aim to curtail women’s rights, take note. Women’s rights are human rights. This is #WhyWeMarch. Europe/Central Asia Refugees in Greece with Disabilities Overlooked, Underserved
Together with thousands of other migrants and asylum seekers, they remain unprotected from freezing temperatures... Middle East/North Africa Tunisia Should Amend Draft Drug Law
“Tunisia’s existing draconian drug law has had a disastrous toll on the lives of thousands of citizens."
