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December 6, 2019 Report

“We Let Our Children Go Hungry to Pay”
Abuses Related to the 2020 Election Levy in Burundi

Language English Français Summary President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision in 2015 to run for a controversial third term and his subsequent reelection pushed Burundi into a prolonged political, humanitarian, and human rights crisis, which has adversely impacted the economy. To help fund the 2020 ...
December 3, 2019 Report

“Are We Not Human?”
Denial of Education for Rohingya Refugee Children in Bangladesh

as they grow older, due to parents’ fears for their safety en route to schools. [33] There is a lack of data ...
November 25, 2019 Report

A Dirty Investment
European Development Banks’ Link to Abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Palm Oil Industry

Language English Summary This report examines the responsibility of four European development banks for abusive practices on oil palm plantations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These banks – BIO, from Belgium; CDC Group, from the United Kingdom; DEG ...
December 5, 2019 Q & A

Questions and Answers on Gambia’s Genocide Case Against Myanmar before the ICJ

Expand Abdul Kareem, a Rohingya Muslim, carries his mother, Alima Khatoon, to a refugee camp after crossing from Burma into Bangladesh on Sept. 16, 2017. © 2017 Dar Yasin/AP Why has Gambia filed a case against Myanmar before the International Court of Justice? Why is this case important? Will ...
November 17, 2019 Report

“They Were Shouting ‘Kill Them’”
Sudan’s Violent Crackdown on Protesters in Khartoum

Language English Summary “Shooting was clearly targeted and intentional…; they directed their guns at us… they were shouting ‘kill them, kill them’ all the time. I saw many bodies hit by bullets while I was running.” – “Amir,” a witness to the June 3 violent dispersal of protesters, Khartoum, ...
December 8, 2019 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Trending rights tweets this week: A look at drawings depicting the CIA torture program in the New York Times; women’s rights trampled as Pakistan halts investigation into “bride” trafficking fearing China retaliation; US border control is throwing away the possessions of migrants, even baby shoes; ...
December 4, 2019 Video

Greece: Camp Conditions Endanger Women, Girls

Language English Women and girls face relentless insecurity in Greece’s overcrowded Moria “hotspot” for asylum seekers and migrants on Lesbos island. Europe/Central Asia Greece Women's Rights Greece, Lesbos, Women, Women's Rights, ...
November 15, 2019 Report

“There Is a Price to Pay”
The Criminalization of Peaceful Speech in Lebanon

العربية Language English Summary “This free speech that we enjoyed for a while is over, and we are now back to the pre-2005 era. Only, instead of the Syrian army, we have the Lebanese state.” Hanin Ghaddar, Lebanese journalist. In recent years, Lebanon’s criminal defamation laws have been used ...
December 4, 2019 Video

Gambia: Commission Uncovers Ex-Dictator’s Alleged Crimes

Language English Français (The Hague) – A Gambian truth commission has heard testimony that former president Yahya Jammeh was responsible for numerous grave crimes during his 22 years in office, Human Rights Watch said today. These include ordering the killing and torture of political opponents, ...
December 6, 2019 Dispatches

Numbers Tell the Story of Hong Kong’s Human Rights
Protesters Unbowed by Government Crackdown

Expand Protesters gather during a rally against the police's use of tear gas in Hong Kong, December 6, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Vincent Thian The highs and lows of the Hang Seng index. Real estate prices. The cost of new cellphones. In the past, it was these sorts of numbers that some people in ...
December 6, 2019 Dispatches

Brazil Grants Asylum to 21,000 Venezuelans in a Single Day
Decision Based on Reports of Severe Human Rights Abuses in Venezuela

Expand Venezuelan children play in a refugee shelter in Boa Vista, Roraima state, Brazil, August 26, 2018. © 2018 Lucas Dantas for Human Rights Watch On December 5, Brazil’s refugee agency (CONARE) granted asylum to 21,432 Venezuelans. Until then, CONARE had granted asylum to a total of just 263. ...
December 6, 2019 Dispatches

Feminist Art Exhibit Threatened in Kyrgyzstan
Museum Director Resigns in Wake of Violent Threats

Expand People march through the center of Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek for International Women's Day, March 8, 2019. © 2018 AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin The “Feminnale” exhibition at Kyrgyzstan’s National Art Museum in Bishkek centers on the theme of economic independence for women, ...
December 6, 2019 Dispatches

Saudi Arabia’s Strategy to ‘Sportswash’ Abuses
Leaders Seek to Sideline Rights Concerns Through Boxing, Dakar Rally

Expand Andy Ruiz Jr (left) and Anthony Joshua during the weigh in at the Al Faisaliah Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 6, 2019. © 2019 Press Association via AP Images Saudi Arabia has been better known of late for serious human rights violations than sports spectacles. Yet the country is ...
December 6, 2019 Dispatches

Russian Trans Woman Sentenced to Three Years in Men’s Prison on Bogus Pornography Charges
Baseless Prosecution Puts Life and Health at Great Risk

Expand The transgender pride flag. © Wikimedia Commons A Russian court has sentenced a 53-year-old trans woman to three years in prison, on bogus “distribution of pornography depicting minors” charges for sharing nude anime drawings on social media. The case began in the summer of 2018, when ...
December 6, 2019 News Release

Algeria: Crackdown as Election Looms
Prison Sentences for Protesters

العربية Français Expand Algiers, March 15, 2019. © 2019 Ahmed Benchemsi/Human Rights Watch (Beirut)- Algerian authorities are cracking down on the protest movement known as “the Hirak,” which opposes holding the presidential elections scheduled for December 12, 2019, arresting hundreds of ...
December 2, 2019 Video

Bangladesh: Rohingya Children Denied Education

Language English Français The government of Bangladesh is blocking aid groups from providing any meaningful education to Rohingya children in refugee camps and banning the children from attending schools outside the camps. Asia Bangladesh Children's Rights Education Bangladesh: Rohingya ...
December 6, 2019 Commentary

Burundi’s Poll Exacts Brutal Toll

Expand The ruling CNDD-FDD party’s national office in Ntahangwa commune, Bujumbura. Members of the Imbonerakure and local administrators have forced people to participate in the construction of local ruling party offices around the country, often beating or detaining those who failed to comply. © ...
December 6, 2019 News Release

Kyrgyzstan: Blogger Faces Incitement Charges
Detained, Held Under House Arrest Over Posts on Corruption

Expand A screen shot from the Facebook page called “BespredelKG” (“lawlessness” in Russian), administered by Aftandil Zhorobekov, a Kyrgyzstan blogger, who posted about corruption allegations for which he faces prosecution on incitement charges. (Berlin) – A blogger in Kyrgyzstan who wrote about ...
December 6, 2019 News Release

Burundi: Elections ‘Levy’ Opens Door to Abuse
Rein in Ruling Party Youths, Ensure Accountability

Expand March organized by the ruling CNDD-FDD in Burundi’s Gitega province, August 24, 2017. © 2019 Private (Nairobi) – Local officials and members of the widely feared youth wing of Burundi ’s ruling party have extorted donations for the upcoming 2020 elections, in many cases with threats or force ...
December 5, 2019 Commentary

India’s Transgender Rights Law Isn’t Worth Celebrating

Expand Participants hold placards during a protest demanding an end to what they say is discrimination and violence against the transgender community, in Bengaluru, India October 21, 2016. © 2016 Reuters India’s parliament passed a bill to protect transgender rights last week, but the new law is ...