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March 14, 2019 News

Violence against Women Pervasive in Nigeria

Adoption of Nigeria's UPR

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch welcome Nigeria’s cooperation with the review process and its positive response to some of the recommendations made by other States in the UPR Working Group. We remain deeply concerned about…

Pallbearers carry coffins during the funeral service for people killed during clashes between cattle herders and farmers in Ibrahim Babangida Square in the Benue state capital, Makurdi, January 11, 2018. Violence between the mainly Muslim Fulani herdsmen

June 6, 2017 News

States should protect LGBTI persons from violence and discrimination; Philippines should cooperate with UN executions mandate

Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

We welcome the first report of the Independent Expert on SOGI-related violence and discrimination. We recognize that some States opposed creation of the mandate, but are encouraged that it was reaffirmed by the General Assembly with support from all UN…

Delegates arrive for the 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, February 27, 2017.

March 23, 2016 News

UN Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue on High Commissioner's report on Iran/Colombia

Statement delivered under Item 2

Last week, Human Rights Watch joined 33 human rights and civil society organizations calling on Council members to support the resolution to renew the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran. We believe that sustained…

July 1, 2015 News

UN Human Rights Council: Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Oral Update on Boko Haram

The relatively peaceful outcome of the presidential and gubernatorial elections is a landmark for Nigeria. Greater respect for human rights and the rule of law are essential if Nigeria is to manage continued economic, social and security challenges…

April 1, 2015 News

23rd Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council

Boko Haram

Human Rights Watch welcomes the holding of a long overdue Special Session on the human rights crisis affecting Northern Nigeria and neighboring countries and the devastating toll for civilians caught up in the conflict. Based on witness accounts and an…

September 24, 2010 News

Statement to the Human Rights Council on Kyrgyzstan

Oral statement on the UPR outcome

The government of Kyrgyzstan deserves credit for participating in the Universal Periodic Review in May 2010 despite the difficult political situation after the political violence and change of government in early April. But since that review the country…

November 1, 2009 News

Universal Periodic Review: Kyrgyzstan

Submission to the 8th UPR session (May 2010)

Summary This submission highlights several key areas of concern regarding Kyrgyzstan's compliance with its international human rights obligations, including the right to a fair trial; torture and inhuman and degrading treatment in detention; the right…

April 12, 2005 News

Statement to the 61st Session of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights: Human Rights in Colombia

Agenda Item 3: Organization of the Work of the Session

Colombia’s forty-year internal armed conflict continues to be accompanied by widespread violations of human rights and international humanitarian law. Both guerrillas and right-wing paramilitary groups commit serious violations, including massacres,…

November 27, 2001 News

Fact Sheet: Past U.S. Criticism of Military Tribunals

(Washington, DC) - Under President Bush's November 13th Military Order on military commissions, any foreign national designated by the President as a suspected terrorist or as aiding terrorists could potentially be detained, tried, convicted and even…

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