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November 2, 2021 News

Pressure on Turkmen Nationals in Turkey Must Be Stopped.

Their Rights and Freedoms Must Be Secured.

Statement by Nongovernmental Organizations 02 November 2021 We, representatives of nongovernmental organizations, would like to express our grave concern over the deteriorating situation for Turkmen migrants in Turkey – primarily those who…

March 25, 2021 News

Joint Statement on Turkey: Authorities Should Seek Acquittal of All in the Saturday Mothers/People Trial

On 25 March, the first hearing takes place in the trial of 46 people charged with ‘refusal to disperse despite warning and use of force’ under Article 32/1 of Turkey’s Law on Meetings and Demonstrations (Law No. 2911) during the…

October 14, 2020 News

Turkey: Press Freedom Under Attack

(Berlin) – The following statement was issued by 11 organizations, including Human Rights Watch, following their visit to Turkey on October 6-9, 2020 to meet with journalists, officials, and others to assess the conditions for media freedom in…

April 17, 2020 News

Twenty-Four Rights-Groups Call on Turkey to Release All Those Arbitrarily Detained, Now At Risk of Covid-19

In the early hours of Tuesday 14 April, the Turkish Parliament passed a law which will lead to the release of up to 90,000 prisoners. However, it excludes scores of journalists, human rights defenders, politicians, lawyers and others arbitrarily…

May 20, 2019 News

Third-Party Intervention Submissions on Behalf of Article 19 and Human Rights Watch

IN THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS Application No.: 14305/17 B E T W E E N : SELAHATTIN DEMİRTAŞ Applicant - v…

March 12, 2019 News

UN Human Rights Council Should Act on Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Cameroon, and the Philippines

Item 4 General Debate

While the Council has several critical situations on its agenda, we are alarmed that the crises in many countries deepen while the Council stands idly by. Civic space in Bahrain has continued to shrink as prominent rights defenders, journalists…

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

February 7, 2019 News

Joint NGO Statement on Accountability for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

JOINT NGO STATEMENT ON ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE MURDER OF JAMAL KHASHOGGI We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations, are deeply concerned about the lack of transparency and accountability relating to the murder of Saudi national Jamal…

Candles lit by activists protesting the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi are placed outside Saudi Arabia's Consulate in Istanbul. © 2018 Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Photo

October 31, 2018 News

Turkey Must Free Civil Society Leader Osman Kavala

As civil society leader Osman Kavala marks one year in Turkey’s highest security prison, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch renewed their call for his immediate and unconditional release. One year on since a court…

June 27, 2018 News

UN Human Rights Council: As US Retreats, Other Countries Need To Work Together in Defense of Human Rights

Item 4 General Debate

At a time when courageous leadership in defense of human rights is most critical, Human Rights Watch regrets the self-defeating decision by the United States to withdraw from this Council. By walking away, the US is turning its back not just on the…

The 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.

March 23, 2018 News

European Court: Rulings to Free 2 Turkish Journalists

Urgent to Carry Out Judgment, Groups Say

Turkey should immediately implement the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and release the veteran journalists Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay without delay, a coalition of nongovernmental groups said today. Furthermore, Turkey must…

March 9, 2018 News

A time to stand up for human rights: UN rights body needs to ensure effective outcomes, placing victims first

Interactive Dialogue with High Commissioner for Human Rights

In this anniversary year, we share your concerns at the gap between the promise of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its implementation. The hashtag for your UDHR campaign is appropriately #StandUp4HumanRights. This is a time when…

February 1, 2018 News

Human Rights Watch amicus curiae on Fujimori’s release

Cases: “La Cantuta v. Peru” and “Barrios Altos v. Peru” Subject: Human Rights Watch amicus curiae on Fujimori’s release José Miguel Vivanco, on behalf of Human Rights Watch, located at 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor, New…

November 14, 2017 News

Submission to the Committee Against Torture: Rwanda

62nd session of the Committee Against Torture

This memorandum, submitted to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) ahead of its upcoming review of Rwanda, highlights areas of concern Human Rights Watch hopes will inform the CAT’s consideration of the compliance of the government of Rwanda…

November 6, 2017 News

Human Rights Watch Statement at 61st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Agenda Item 5: Human Rights Situation in Africa

Madam Chairperson, Commissioners and Heads of Government Delegations: Human Rights Watch welcomes this opportunity to address the African Commission under this Agenda Item. Madam Chairperson, the general human…

Wendy Isaack, researcher at Human Rights Watch, delivers a statement at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, in Banjul, Gambia, November 6, 2017.

June 29, 2017 News

Canada: Court Decision a Global Threat to Information Access

Canada’s Supreme Court on June 28, 2017 upheld a lower court’s injunction to require Google to delist web pages from a company that had been copying and selling a product belonging to Equustek Solutions Inc.. Google had already delisted all the company’s…

June 16, 2017 News

UN Rights Council should address DR Congo, Turkey, and Ethiopia; Greece should not block EU attention to human rights in China

Item 4 General Debate

As called for by 262 Congolese and 9 international NGOs ahead of this session, it is critical that the Council immediately launch a Commission of Inquiry into violations committed in Congo’s Kasai region, providing it with the…

Armed security officials watch as protesters stage a protest against government during the Irreechaa cultural festival in Bishoftu, Ethiopia on October 02, 2016.

June 7, 2017 News

Democratic Processes and Political Stalemate in the Great Lakes Region: What Role for the European Union and the International Community?

Conference at the European Parliament, Brussels

Across the Great Lakes region, leaders have tried to maintain a façade of democracy – organizing elections, or at least talking about organizing elections – while trampling on the basic rights and freedoms that are fundamental to any…

Ida Sawyer speaks at the European Parliament, in Brussels, June 7, 2017.

May 17, 2017 News

Turkey: UN Human Rights Council Should Address Continuous Deterioration of Freedom of Expression and other human rights

PEN International, ARTICLE 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Watch, International Press Institute and Reporters Without Borders call the attention of the UN Human Rights Council to the continuous deterioration of freedom of expression…

March 15, 2017 News

Human Rights Council Should Take Action on Bahrain, the Philippines, and Turkey

Item 4 General Debate

Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned about the many serious human rights situations on which this Council has failed to take any meaningful action: The situation in Bahrain deteriorated further in the latter half of 2016.…

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks before local town mayors in Davao city in southern Philippines March 9, 2017.

March 9, 2017 News

Human Rights Council: With Human Rights under Threat, a Time for Leadership

Item 2 – Interactive Dialogue with the High Commissioner on his Annual Report

We share the High Commissioner’s concerns about current threats to human rights values, and to the international framework itself. Whether the Council can rise to these challenges will depend on a number of factors. First, leadership: many…

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Pressure on Turkmen Nationals in Turkey Must Be Stopped.

Joint Statement on Turkey: Authorities Should Seek Acquittal of All in the Saturday Mothers/People Trial

Turkey: Press Freedom Under Attack

Twenty-Four Rights-Groups Call on Turkey to Release All Those Arbitrarily Detained, Now At Risk of Covid-19

Third-Party Intervention Submissions on Behalf of Article 19 and Human Rights Watch

UN Human Rights Council Should Act on Bahrain, Egypt, Turkey, Cameroon, and the Philippines

Joint NGO Statement on Accountability for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Turkey Must Free Civil Society Leader Osman Kavala

UN Human Rights Council: As US Retreats, Other Countries Need To Work Together in Defense of Human Rights

European Court: Rulings to Free 2 Turkish Journalists

A time to stand up for human rights: UN rights body needs to ensure effective outcomes, placing victims first

Human Rights Watch amicus curiae on Fujimori’s release

Submission to the Committee Against Torture: Rwanda

Human Rights Watch Statement at 61st Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Canada: Court Decision a Global Threat to Information Access

UN Rights Council should address DR Congo, Turkey, and Ethiopia; Greece should not block EU attention to human rights in China

Democratic Processes and Political Stalemate in the Great Lakes Region: What Role for the European Union and the International Community?

Turkey: UN Human Rights Council Should Address Continuous Deterioration of Freedom of Expression and other human rights

Human Rights Council Should Take Action on Bahrain, the Philippines, and Turkey

Human Rights Council: With Human Rights under Threat, a Time for Leadership

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