March 29, 2016
Boko Haram Massacre in Damasak
November 16, 2011
Through in-depth research in five states, Human Rights Watch documented scores of cases of disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and torture carried out by security forces. Virtually none of these cases is being adequately investigated—not in the military or civilian justice systems. Nor is the government investigating most of the 45,000-plus homicides allegedly tied to organized crime. And the impunity for these crimes has contributed to an environment of lawlessness in many parts of the country, making for a counterproductive public security strategy.
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- March 23, 2016
Sudan: Women Rights Defenders Abused by Security Forces
Sudanese security forces have used sexual violence, intimidation, and other forms of abuse, to silence female human rights defenders across the country.
- March 23, 2016
US: Abuse of Transgender Women in Immigration Detention
Dozens of transgender women, including asylum seekers, who are locked up in jails or prison-like immigration detention centers across the United States, have been subjected to sexual assault and ill-treatment, while others are held in indefinite solitary confinement.
- March 22, 2016
Côte d’Ivoire: Victims Await Justice
Côte d’Ivoire has not yet delivered justice for victims of grave crimes by both sides in the country’s 2010-2011 post-election crisis.
- March 21, 2016
Yemen: Suspend Weapon Sales to Saudi Arabia
The United States, United Kingdom, France and others should suspend all weapon sales to Saudi Arabia until it not only curtails its unlawful airstrikes in Yemen but also credibly investigates alleged violations.
- March 20, 2016
Indonesia: End Shackling of People With Disabilities
People with psychosocial disabilities (mental health conditions) in Indonesia are shackled or forced into institutions where they often face physical and sexual violence, involuntary treatment including electroshock therapy, seclusion, restraint and forced contraception.
- March 7, 2016
Morocco: No excuse for domestic violence
In this video, Moroccan comedian and feminist activist Mounia Magueri plays the role of a domestic violence survivor, an abusive husband, a police officer, and a prosecutor—thus highlighting the problem of domestic violence from different angles.
- February 11, 2016
Stranded and Freezing at the Greece/Macedonia Border
- February 3, 2016
Morocco: Thousands Face Needless Suffering at End of Life
Each year, more than 62,000 Moroccans need palliative care and needlessly suffer from debilitating pain and other symptoms.
- February 2, 2016
A Year in Prison for Smoking a Joint in Tunisia
The enforcement of the country’s draconian drug law sends thousands of Tunisians to prison each year merely for consuming or possessing small quantities of cannabis for personal use.