Philippines: Marcos Should Focus on Rights Issues
(Manila) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.should demonstrate a serious commitment to human rights in his first State of the Nation Address on July 25, 2022, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Indonesian Women Speak Out on Dress Codes
(Jakarta) – Most of Indonesia’s provinces and dozens of cities and regencies impose discriminatory and abusive dress codes on women and girls, Human Rights Watch said today.
Belarusian Journalist’s Sentencing Indicates New Levels of Repression
Last week, a court in Homieĺ, Belarus, found journalist Katsiaryna Andreyeva guilty of “high treason.” She is already serving a two-year sentence on bogus charges, and the new verdict increased her total sentence to eight years and three months. In February 2021, a district court in Minsk sentenced Katsiaryna and
Thailand: Free Detained Critics of Monarchy
(Bangkok) – Thai authorities should immediately drop the charges and release pro-democracy activists detained for insulting the monarchy (lese majeste), Human Rights Watch said today.
Sedition law: Why India should break from Britain’s abusive legacy
Britain’s legacy in India includes abusive laws to suppress any opposition to colonial rule.
El Salvador: Transgender People Denied Equal Rights
(New York) – Transgender people in El Salvador experience significant discrimination in daily life because there is no procedure for legal gender recognition, Human Rights Watch and COMCAVIS TRANS said in a report released today.
The Legislative Assembly should comply with a recent Supreme Court ruling and create a simple, efficient
France’s Energy Plans Should Not Include Ignoring UAE Abuses
French President Emmanuel Macron is preparing to welcome the President of the United Arab Emirates, Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan, to Paris July 18.
Brazil: Candidates Should Address Human Rights
(São Paulo) – Candidates running for president, Congress, state legislature, and governor in the October 2022 Brazil elections should put forward proposals to address the country’s serious human rights problems.
The issues should include police abuse, violence against women and forest defenders, the impact of environmental destruction, and the
Goldman Sachs Teams Up with Google's 'Director of Regime Change' to Influence Global Politics
Jared Cohen, a former Google executive nicknamed the “director of regime change” by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, hired to advance the notoriously powerful investment bank’s policy goals around the world
The Kremlin's repressive decade
Ten years ago, I had the honour of speaking at news conference in Moscow with several of Russia's venerated human rights defenders.
Egypt: Statements on COP27 Imply Restricting Activism
(Beirut) – Egyptian authorities should ease their grip on civic space and uphold the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly to enable a successful climate summit, known as the COP27, in Egypt, 36 organizations said today. COP27 brings together states parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Landmark Judgment Against Turkey for Ignoring European Ruling
(New York) – The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down a landmark judgment announced on July 11, 2022 against Turkey for its failure to carry out the court’s order to free the imprisoned human rights defender Osman Kavala, Human Rights Watch and the Turkey
Elon Musk Pulls Out of Twitter Buyout Deal
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has declared his intention to pull out of his proposed $44 billion deal to take over the far-left social network Twitter, following months of back-and-forth between Musk and the company’s board. In a filing, lawyers representing Musk said the pullout was due to
Indonesia: Make Draft Criminal Code Public
(Jakarta) – The Indonesian government should release the latest draft of the proposed criminal code to ensure a full and informed public discussion of its provisions, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Cost of Speaking Up in Rwanda
The UK’s decision to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda and the much-awaited Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which took place in the capital Kigali in June, have triggered much-needed scrutiny of Rwanda.
The legal challenge against deportations, set to be heard in the UK courts this month, presents another