New report on abusive generals in Cambodia; European leaders discuss migration; HRW's Israel & Palestine director faces judge; 'Virginity tests' in Indonesia, Algeria's inhumane deportations; dangerous double UN standard on children in conflict; Freedoms rapidly deteriorating in Hong Kong; Sweeping arrests of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Russia; and is the United States a nation of empty promises?

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The increasingly dictatorial, one-party rule in Cambodia is underpinned by generals in the security forces who are responsible for serious and systematic human rights violations, according to a report that Human Rights Watch launched today.

European leaders have convened in Brussels for a summit about the European Union's migration policy. “Engineered panic and fearmongering by European politicians over migration is steering the EU toward very dangerous waters,” warns Judith Sunderland, HRW's associate Europe and Central Asia director. 

Omar Shakir, HRW's Israel and Palestine director, had to go to court on Wednesday, because the authorities are trying to force him out.

When will the authorities in Indonesia finally stop inflicting discriminatory “virginity tests on female applicants to the Indonesian Armed Forces and National Police?

Algeria has deported thousands of men, women, and children to Niger and Mali in inhumane conditions since the beginning of 2018, in many cases without considering their legal status in Algeria or their individual vulnerabilities.

A new UN report on children and armed conflict sets a damaging precedent by ignoring or downplaying some countries’ abuses in a “list of shame". Secretary-General António Guterres announced that he's removing the Saudi-led coalition from the list of parties that have attacked schools and hospitals. He also fails to list Israel, Sudan, Iraq, and parties in Ukraine.

Hong Kong’s protection of civil and political rights is deteriorating at a quickening pace. So is the 21st anniversary of Hong Kong’s transfer from British to Chinese control on July 1 something to celebrate?

Law enforcement authorities across Russia have carried out a sweeping campaign against Jehovah’s Witnesses in recent months.

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This quote on the Statue of Liberty greeted millions of prospective American citizens for generations, who came to this nation seeking a better life for themselves and their families. It was unclear, until this moment, that such a promise of freedom came with an expiration date, writes HRW's Jasmine Tyler.