Covid-19 Pandemic Devastates Mining Communities, Increases Rights Risks
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Overview of illegal mining areas and deforestation around the Tapajós River, Pará State, Brazil
Overview of illegal mining areas and deforestation around the Tapajós River, Pará State, Brazil, accessed via https://mineria.amazoniasocioambiental.org/ on November 11, 2020.
Mining sites along tributaries of the Tapajós River, Pará State, Brazil
Satellite image recorded on October 12, 2020 shows mining sites and deforested areas along along tributaries of the Tapajós River in the Tapajós Environmental Protection Area (APA Tapajós), Pará State, Brazil.
Jewelry Companies Should Source Responsibly
(London, November 24, 2020) – Major jewelry companies are improving their sourcing of gold and diamonds, but most cannot assure consumers that their jewelry is untainted by human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today in advance of the holiday shopping season.
Incendiary Weapons: Human Cost Demands Stronger Law
(Geneva, November 9, 2020) – The horrific burns and life-long suffering caused by incendiary weapons demand that governments urgently revise existing treaty standards, Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic said in a report jointly publishe
G20: Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable for Abuses
(Beirut, November 9, 2020) – G20 member countries should press Saudi Arabia to release everyone detained unlawfully and provide accountability for past abuses in advance of the virtual G20 leaders’ summit on November 21, 2020, Human Rights Watch said tod
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Bangladesh: Pivotal Moment to Stop Violence Against Women
(New York, October 29, 2020) – Women and girls in Bangladesh are facing increased domestic violence during the
Rights, Transparency Central for Covid-19 Vaccines
(New York, October 29, 2020) – Governments should maximize Covid-19 vaccine access and affordability for people worldwide, and those funding vaccines with public money should be transparent about the terms and conditions attached, Human Rights Watch said in a report relea
Cambodia: Hun Sen and His Abusive Generals
(New York, October 22, 2020) – Cambodia’s increasingly dictatorial, one-party rule is underpinned by generals in the security forces who are responsible for serious and systematic human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today as it issued
Canada: Climate Crisis Toll on First Nations’ Food Supply
In Canada, a remote Indigenous community is fighting for its survival in the age of climate change. Extreme weather, changes in ice formation, and wildfires have made hunting and gathering for traditional food more and more dangerous and difficult.
