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December 4, 2019 Letter

Joint Letter on Establishing a Commission of Inquiry for Libya

https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25048&LangID=E [2] https://extranet.ohchr.org/sites/hrc/HRCSessions/RegularSessions/42Session ... -report/. [4] https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24397&LangID=E [5] ... https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session37/Documents/A_HRC_37_46_EN.docx. [6] https://cihrs.org/libya-towards-resolving-the-humanitarian-crisis-and-promotion-of-human-rights/?lang=en ...
December 4, 2019 Statement

African Leaders Should Raise Concerns About Tanzania’s Pressure on Refugees to Return to Burundi
Joint Civil Society Statement

des Défenseurs des Droits Humains en Afrique Centrale (REDHAC) Réseau Ouest Africain des Défenseurs ...
December 4, 2019 News Release

Gambia: Commission Uncovers Ex-Dictator’s Alleged Crimes
Yahya Jammeh Accused of Murder, Torture, Rape

December 4, 2019 Video Gambia: Commission Uncovers Ex-Dictator’s Alleged Crimes Yahya Jammeh Accused of Murder, Torture, Rape (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, ...
December 4, 2019 News Release

Iraq: New Protester Deaths Despite Order Not to Fire
Raises Concerns Around Command Control

201912mena_iraq_protests As part of a funeral procession, people transport the coffin of a protester killed at a Baghdad demonstration, November 24, 2019. © 2019 Reuters/Khalid al-Mousily العربية (Beirut) – Security forces across Iraq are using lethal force against protesters despite orders to ...
December 4, 2019 News Release

Morocco: Landmark Proposals on Individual Freedoms
Repeal Laws that Compromise Privacy, Freedom of Conscience

العربية Français 201912mena_morocco_couple A couple sitting by the ocean in Rabat, Morocco. © FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images Français العربية (Tunis)- The Moroccan parliament should adopt the groundbreaking proposals made by a government-appointed body to enshrine individual freedoms, Human Rights ...
December 3, 2019 Letter

Joint NGO Letter RE: Section 779, Division B, H.R. 3055
Congress Should Require Independent Review of New Swine Inspection System Before March 2020

Senator Richard Shelby, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations Senator Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Appropriations Senator John Hoeven, Chairman, Senate Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations ...
December 3, 2019 Dispatches

Russia Should Be Held Accountable for Any War Crimes in Syria
Airstrike Investigation Supports Human Rights Watch Findings

201910mena_syria_russia_attack Residents rescue injured child after strike on the displacement center in Hass on August 16, 2019. © MacroMedia Center 2019 العربية Français A December 1 New York Times investigation found that Russian aircraft were responsible for an August strike in the last anti ...
December 3, 2019 Dispatches

Russian Activist Faces Unfounded Pornography Charges
Government Engages in Lawfare against Civic Activism

Русский 201912europe_russia_yuliatsvetkova Yulia Tsvetkova, talking about her youth theater project “Pink and Blue”. © Yulia Tsvetkova/VK Русский A Russian feminist and LGBT activist is under house arrest for allegedly distributing pornography. It’s yet another example of Russia using unfounded ...
December 3, 2019 Statement

China: Respect Rights of Hong Kong Protesters
Baseless Call for ‘Sanctions’ Against Rights Groups

(New York) – The Chinese government should respect the fundamental rights of Hong Kong’s people rather than target nongovernmental organizations, Human Rights Watch said today. A Chinese official threatened to impose unspecified “sanctions” against Human Rights Watch and several US-based pro ...
December 3, 2019 Commentary

In Kazakhstan, Words but Little Action on Domestic Violence

What does a woman do if she is being attacked or harassed by strangers outside her home? Her instinct is to seek refuge and protection in her own home, where she feels safe. But what if a woman is being abused by her husband or partner in the home? Unfortunately, in Kazakhstan, domestic violence ...
December 4, 2019 Profile

Megan Monteleone

Language English Megan is an Associate in the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, she worked as an International Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Department of Justice. She graduated from Harvard University in 2016 with a B.A. in Social Studies. She speaks ...
December 2, 2019 News Release

Bangladesh: Rohingya Children Denied Education
Unlawful Restrictions on Schooling Risk Creating a Lost Generation

Français Bengali Bangladesh: Rohingya Children Denied Education 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. Unlawful Restrictions on Schooling ...
December 2, 2019 Dispatches

Woman in India Gang Raped, Murdered
Enforce Laws to Protect Women’s Safety

हिन्दी Expand People shout slogans condemning rising cases of rape and violence against women during a protest in Ahmedabad, India, December 2, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Ajit Solanki The 27-year-old veterinarian had called her family to say she was stranded with a flat tire in India’s Hyderabad city, ...
December 2, 2019 Commentary

Sudan is still waiting for justice. The world can’t look away

Expand Sudanese protesters gather outside the house of a man killed by security forces on June 3, during a demonstration against the ruling military council, in Khartoum, Sudan, June 30, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Hussein Malla On a hot May afternoon in Khartoum, less than a month after the ouster of ...
December 3, 2019 Blog

China: Respect Rights of Hong Kong Protesters

The Chinese government should respect the fundamental rights of Hong Kong’s people rather than target nongovernmental organizations, Human Rights Watch said today. A Chinese official threatened to impose unspecified “sanctions” against Human Rights Watch and several US-based pro-democracy ...
December 2, 2019 News Release

ICC: Changes Needed to Deliver Justice
Member Countries Should Bolster the Court

Français Expand Seventeenth session of the International Criminal Court's Assembly of States Parties in The Hague, Netherlands, December 2018. © 2018 Syd Boyd/Coalition for the International Criminal Court (The Hague) – The annual meeting of International Criminal Court (ICC) member countries ...
December 2, 2019 News Release

Iraq: Abductions Linked to Baghdad Protests
7 Missing, 2 Known Arrested

him at a checkpoint en route to the protests on November 20 and brought him before a judge on November ...
December 2, 2019 Dispatches

UN Free Speech Expert to Visit Ethiopia
Government Should Commit to Freedom of Expression, Media Reforms

Today, the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, starts a week-long visit to Ethiopia. This marks the first visit by a UN special rapporteur to the country since 2006, as previous governments had refused to grant access. Reforms initiated by Prime ...
November 4, 2019 Report

The High Cost of Change
Repression Under Saudi Crown Prince Tarnishes Reforms

العربية Language English Summary “With young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s rise to power, he promised an embrace of social and economic reform. He spoke of making our country more open and tolerant and promised that he would address the things that hold back our progress, such as the ban on ...