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October 2, 2019 Report

“Just Like Other Kids”
Lack of Access to Inclusive Quality Education for Children with Disabilities in Iran

فارسی Language English Summary For most children with disabilities in Iran, going to school is an out-of-reach dream. For the relative few who are able to attend, the experience is often a hard one. During the 2018-2019 school year, only 150,000 out of an estimated 1.5 million children with ...
September 22, 2019 Report

“When We Lost the Forest, We Lost Everything”
Oil Palm Plantations and Rights Violations in Indonesia

Bahasa Indonesia Language English Summary Before our lives were simple, not rich, but enough. Since oil palm came there is more suffering. I can’t feed my family. I have a baby. I must put food on the table every day. How do I do that when both of us [my husband and I] are not working. Every day I ...
October 13, 2019 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week

Trending rights tweets this week: Women in Iran break a 40-year-old barrier; Turkey is the world’s top jailer of journalists; Kashmiris are dying because of the Indian government’s communications blackout; and celebrating the #DayoftheGirl. Global Global ...
October 10, 2019 Video

Women to Attend Football Match in Iran, Ending 40-Year Ban!

Language English October 10 is a historic day in Iran – For the first time, women will be allowed the basic right to attend a FIFA World Cup qualifier match. But why is there a seat limit for women? Iran’s Azadi (Freedom) Stadium holds 85,000 people, but only 3,000 seats are allocated for women. ...
October 10, 2019 Video

Brussels: Innovative Mental Health Support

Language English Français Dutch A mobile team that supports people with psychosocial disabilities, or mental health conditions, in their own homes offers an innovative rights-based alternative to residential psychiatric care. Belgium European Union Disability Rights Brussels: Innovative Mental ...
October 11, 2019 Dispatches

Fears Over a Nepal-China Extradition Treaty
Agreement Could Threaten Tibetan Refugees, Activists, Journalists in Nepal

Expand Chinese Honour Guard stand with Nepalese and Chinese flags ahead of a welcoming ceremony for the Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari. © Madoka Ikegami/Pool Photo via AP As Nepal gets ready to welcome President Xi Jinping of China on October 12, 2019, it appears that the two countries ...
October 11, 2019 Dispatches

Indonesian Woman Tried for Blasphemy Over Mosque Incident
Suzethe Margaret Brings Dog and Faces 5 Years in Prison

Expand Thousands people from various Islamic organizations marched to the Jakarta Governor Office in October, 2016. Blasphemy laws are now being used as a political tool in Indonesia. An Indonesian woman with a psychosocial disability faces up to five years in prison for an altercation at a ...
October 11, 2019 News Release

Ecuador: Reports of Excessive Response to Protest Violence
Ensure Thorough, Impartial Inquiries into Violence by Both Sides

Expand Anti-government demonstrators chant slogans against President Lenin Moreno and his economic policies during a protest in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. © 2011 AP Photo/Fernando Vergara (Washington, DC) — Ecuadorian authorities should investigate and hold accountable demonstrators who ...
September 19, 2019 Report

“Violence with Every Step”
Weak State Response to Domestic Violence in Tajikistan

Русский Language English Summary “After he beat me, I narrowly escaped and went to the city prosecutor’s office covered in blood,” said Zebo Z., 28, who told Human Rights Watch she first reported violence to authorities after more than four years of spousal abuse and rape. Neither domestic violence ...
October 11, 2019 News Release

Maldives: Human Rights Group Shut Down

Expand Ibrahim Mohamed Solih interacts with supporters during a gathering in Malé, Maldives, September 24, 2018. © 2018 Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo (New York) – The Maldives government, on October 10, 2019, “temporarily” shut down the Maldives Democracy Network (MDN), the country’s leading human ...
October 11, 2019 Dispatches

Teen Girls Need Access to Safe and Legal Abortion
On International Day of the Girl, Imagine Life with Reproductive Rights Guaranteed

Expand Lorena (a pseudonym) was arrested after having a miscarriage on suspicion of having an abortion. She’s facing criminal charges. © 2019 Amy Braunschweiger for Human Rights Watch Today, on International Day of the Girl, we have an opportunity to reflect on what life could be like if girls ...
October 11, 2019 Dispatches

A Bittersweet Nobel Prize for Ethiopia’s Leader
Abiy Deserves Praise, but Many Rights Reforms Needed

Expand File Photo: The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize was given to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday Oct. 11, 2019. © AP Photo/Francisco Seco, file The awarding of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for his efforts to achieve “peace and international ...
October 11, 2019 Dispatches

#Metoo Hits Nepal’s Government
Accusation Against Senior Political Figure

Expand The mother of 13-year-old Nirmala Panta, who was raped and murdered in Kanchanpur district, speaks at a mass rally calling for justice, Kathmandu, Nepal, September 15, 2018. © 2018 Narayan Maharjan/NurPhoto A senior political figure in Nepal, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, was recently arrested on ...
October 8, 2019 Video

1.5 Million Kids Locked Up Each Year Around the World

Français Language English Detention is fundamentally harmful to children, yet many countries use it as their first response to difficult circumstances, rather than the last. Governments should invest in alternatives that not only protect children’s rights but produce much better outcomes for ...
October 11, 2019 Dispatches

World Heritage Site Attacked in Cameroon
Soldiers Fire On, Loot Bafut Royal Palace

Expand On September 24, soldiers from the Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) attacked and looted the Royal Palace, in Bafut, North-West region. © Creative Commons/ShareAlike 3.0 When Cameroon ratified the World Heritage Convention in 1982, it pledged to protect and preserve its rich historical ...
October 11, 2019 Dispatches

Tanzania Needs a Zero Tolerance Approach to Corporal Punishment
Video Showing Caning of High School Students Reignites Debate

A few days ago, a video widely shared online showed a regional commander in southern Tanzania caning boys who were lying on the ground as punishment for burning down their dormitories after their mobile phones were confiscated. Let’s be clear. Corporal punishment is child abuse. It is brutal, ...
October 11, 2019 Dispatches

Turkey’s ‘Safe Zone’ Would Be Anything But
Plan Increases Risks for Returned Refugees

Expand A Turkish soldier stands at the border with Syria in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. © AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis Turkey’s plan to create a 32-kilometer “safe zone” in Syria where it could relocate one million Syrian refugees is woefully ...
October 11, 2019 Report

Turkey/Syria: Civilians at Risk in Syria Operation
Key Concerns Include Unlawful Attacks, Treatment of Displaced People, Arbitrary Arrests

Expand Des nuages de fumée noire s’élèvent au-dessus d’un village en Syrie, près de la frontière ...
October 10, 2019 News Release

Indonesia: Investigate Environmental Lawyer’s Death
Golfrid Siregar Helped to Protect Sumatra’s Rainforests, Villagers

Français Expand Golfrid Siregar, an environmental lawyer, died on October 6, 2019, three days after his unconscious body was found in Medan, North Sumatra. © Roy Lumbangaol/Walhi (Jakarta) – Indonesian authorities should immediately and impartially investigate the death of an environmental ...
October 7, 2019 Video

Afghanistan: Little Help for Conflict-Linked Trauma

Language English Français The Afghan government is failing to provide sufficient psychosocial, or mental health, support to Afghans who have experienced traumatic events, Human Rights Watch said today. More than half the Afghan population, including many survivors of conflict-related violence, ...