UN: Groups Urge Rights Chief to Report on Chinese Government Abuses (Geneva) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights should urgently release her office’s report on Chinese government rights violations targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities, almost 200 human rights groups including Human Rights Watch said in an open letter released today. “Human rights groups have become increasingly concerned
Buttigieg Roasted for Promoting Electric Vehicles amid High Gas Prices Americans are roasting Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg after he promoted electric vehicles in the midst of skyrocketing gas prices, which reached a record national high on Monday.
Nigeria Risks Falling Further Behind on Women’s Equality On this International Women’s Day, women are taking to the streets in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, to call on lawmakers to reconsider their decision to reject plans which would help to foster women’s equality and political participation in the country. The proposed amendments to the country’s constitution
Homophobia is a Feminist Issue Ghana is unsafe for lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women, and this is a feminist issue.
Letter to the UK Government On the Proposed Replacement of the Human Rights Act 1998 with a Modern Bill of Rights</span “This is the story of a duel.
Letter to the UK Government On the Proposed Replacement of the Human Rights Act 1998 with a Modern Bill of Rights “This is the story of a duel.
Experts warned NATO expansion would lead to War; but nobody listened Russia’s offensive in Ukraine has provoked serious backlash around the world, particularly in the Western world – an understandable reaction against a war of aggression in violation of international law. However, it’s also true that this outcome had been predicted by the world’s foremost foreign-policy experts for decades.
Hungarians Helping Ukraine’s Refugees No Excuse for Limited Government Action At the Hungary-Ukraine border last week and at one of Budapest’s main railway stations, I was struck by the enormous outpouring of solidarity from local communities and volunteers helping tens of thousands of people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Hungarians have to date welcomed more than 140,000 refugees
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
Merkley: 'We Should Have a Climate Emergency' and Need to 'Have the World Transition' to Green Energy to Undercut Russia On Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Sen.
Sens. Johnson, Cruz to Meet with 'People's Convoy' Truckers in D.C. Organizers of “The People’s Convoy” are set to meet with Sens.
For Optimal Health, Maintain a Vitamin D Level of 60 ng/mL STORY AT-A-GLANCE This article was previously published July 4, 2018, and has been updated with new information.