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January 28, 2022 News

Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee in Advance of its Review of Egypt

This document provides an overview of Human Rights Watch’s observations and questions to Egypt in advance of the upcoming pre-sessional review of Egypt by the UN Human Rights Committee (“the Committee”). We hope that it will inform the Committee’s…

April 16, 2021 News

The human rights of older women

Submission to the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons

This submission is based on Human Rights Watch research on human rights issues impacting older women,[1] including domestic violence, abuse, and neglect in residential institutions for older people, abuses during armed conflict, and health disparities.…

October 13, 2020 News

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Egypt

79th Pre-Session

We write in advance of the 79th pre-session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and its review of the Arab Republic of Egypt’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women…

September 14, 2012 News

UN Human Rights Council: Statement on International Funding, UN Assistance, and the Death Penalty for Drug Offences

Joint Oral Statement of HRW and Harm Reduction International

Human Rights Watch and Harm Reduction International welcome the report of the Secretary-General on the question of the death penalty, in particular its clear statement that capital punishment for drug offences constitutes a violation of international…

April 12, 2012 News

China: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 52 rue des Pâquis CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland Re: Pre-Sessional Review of China Dear…

May 18, 2009 News

Swine Flu Measures No Excuse for Abridging Rights

As of May 18, 2009, 40 countries have officially reported 8,829 cases of influenza A (H1N1) infection. Sixty-eight deaths have been reported in Mexico, four in the United States, one in Canada and one in Costa Rica from the new flu strain. Fears about…

January 28, 2004 News

Torture and Non-Refoulement

Briefing to the 60th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights

In its annual resolution on torture, the Commission on Human Rights should reaffirm the absolute obligation of states not to return (“refouler”) a person to a country where he or she is at risk of being subjected to torture or other cruel or inhuman…

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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