Germany Ignores Looming Energy Crisis, to Close All Nuclear Plants
Germany will close all of its nuclear power plants by the end of this year, despite the nation’s already-crippling addiction to Russian natural gas.
Dan Simmer
After 2 Years of Covid, We’re Still Failing Older People
This piece is the second in a series marking the two year anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic.Find more of our work documenting the global response to the coronavirus here.
Libya: After Prison Escape, Derna Residents Rounded Up
(Beirut) – An armed group associated with the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) arbitrarily arrested at least 50 residents of the city of Derna following a January 16, 2022, prison escape, Human Rights Watch said today.
The armed group, Tarek Bin Ziyad Battalion, captured the five escapees, all from Derna, on
Revenge of the Putin-Nazis!
And they’re back! It’s like one of those 1960s Hammer Film Productions horror-movie series with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee … Return of the Putin-Nazis! Revenge of the Putin-Nazis! Return of the Revenge of the Bride of the Putin-Nazis!
And this time they are not horsing around with stealing
Russia Criminalizes Independent War Reporting, Anti-War Protests
(Berlin) – Russia has enacted two laws, adopted and brought into force on March 4, that criminalize independent war reporting and protesting the war, with penalties of up to 15 years in prison, Human Rights Watch said today.
The laws make it illegal to spread “fake news” about the Russian armed
French Election Guide: Vote for Human Rights
(Paris, March 7, 2022) - France's 2022 presidential election is an opportunity for voters to make their vote count for human rights by examining the candidates’ commitment to human rights values, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch released a guide for voters a month in advance of the
The New York Times’ Disgraceful and Deceitful Attack on RFK Jr
The New York Times, floundering in the deep waters of truth and desperately trying to stay afloat in the shallows by continuing its history of lying for its CIA masters, has just published a front page of propaganda worthy of the finest house organs of totalitarian regimes.
Right below its
Rodent Infestation Leads to Closing of 400 Family Dollar Stores
The U.S.
Saudi Arabia: Alleged Child Offender Again Sentenced to Death
(Beirut) – A Saudi man who was 14 at the time of his alleged crime and whose previous death penalty conviction was overturned by the Saudi Supreme Court was sentenced to death again on March 2, 2022 by a lower criminal court, Human Rights Watch said today.
The ruling flouts the
Chile Needs More Free Speech, Not Less
Chilean institutions were put to a test in October 2019, when thousands of people took to the streets with demands that started over the price of public transportation and broadened to reflect generalized anger over economic inequality.
The election of a Constituent Assembly to write a new Constitution emerged as
UN rights body should urgently create monitoring & accountability mechanism
“We left because we live with no bomb shelter,” Yulia told Human Rights Watch.Just like her, close to 800,000 have fled Ukraine in search of safety, and over 100,000 have been internally displaced.
UK Gov’t to make some “Covid Laws” permanent
Legislation aims to make “digital courtroom” a permanent fixture of UK justice.
Some of the UK’s “temporary” measures intended to help “deal with the pandemic” are going to be added to future legislation and made permament laws by the spring of this year.
Of course, the truth is that
EU: Disappointing Draft on Corporate Due Diligence
(Brussels) – The European Commission’s new corporate due diligence proposal needs significant improvements to prevent and address human rights abuses and environmental harm, including in companies’ global supply chains, Human Rights Watch said today.
The bill is under the scrutiny of the European Parliament and Council, as co-legislators are tasked
WHO planning new “pandemic treaty” for 2024
In December of last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced plans for an “international treaty on pandemic prevention and preparedness”.
According to the Council of Europe’s website, an “intergovernmental negotiating body” has been formed, and will be holding its first meeting next week, on March 1st.
The aim
Civil and Human Rights Organizations Urge DHS, State Department to Designate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon
February 24, 2022 Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
U.S.Department of Homeland Security
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U.S.Secretary of State
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