Pushing Back Poverty: Daily Brief
Addressing inequality and fighting poverty are vital to protecting rights; crackdown in Belarus; independent international investigation needed for the Beirut blast; escalating repression of reporters in Jordan; no justice for death in police custody of Rwandan singer Kizito Mihigo.
Human Rights Watch has launched a new webpage and an accompanying video to show why addressing inequality is vital to protecting rights of people worldwide.
The violent regime crackdown against peaceful protesters in Belarus has had thousands of victims. To begin to understand the situation - and the public anger with the government - start with just one...
An independent international investigation is needed for the Beirut blast. And, having positioned himself as the self-anointed leader of the international response to the explosion, France's President Emmanuel Macron should not miss the opportunity to demand full accountability.
The authorities in Jordan have used a sweeping gag order, harassment, and arrests to limit media coverage of ongoing protests stemming from the arbitrary closure of the Jordanian Teachers’ Syndicate last month.
And the regime in Rwanda has not conducted a credible and transparent investigation into the suspicious death in police custody of Kizito Mihigo, a well-known singer. It is essential to carry out an effective, independent investigation with the involvement of foreign experts, including the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, says HRW.