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Lift the sanctions on Syria!

“I am struck by the pervasiveness of the human rights and humanitarian impact of the unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria and the total economic and financial isolation of a country whose people are struggling to rebuild a life with dignity, following the decade-long war.” Alena Douhan The following was

Dec 10, 2022 28 min read in Social issues Political

Inspiring Stories for Human Rights Day 2022

This Human Rights Day, we’re focusing on the inspiring moments in a challenging and uncertain year.Women protesting for their freedoms in Iran and Afghanistan have shown the heart of resistance.

Dec 8, 2022 3 min read in Social issues

Toward Free Education for All Children

Education is fundamental for children’s development and a powerful catalyst for improving their entire lives.International human rights law guarantees everyone a right to education.

Dec 7, 2022 5 min read in Social issues

Xi Jinping Expected to Ink $29 Billion in Deals on Saudi Arabia Trip

Chinese dictator Xi Jinping arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday for a visit expected to result in nearly $30 billion in trade agreements with the Arab kingdom.

Dec 7, 2022 5 min read in Social issues

El Salvador: Widespread Abuses Under State of Emergency

(New York) – Salvadoran security forces have committed widespread human rights violations since the adoption of a state of emergency approved in late March 2022, in response to a peak in gang violence, Human Rights Watch and Cristosal said in a joint report released today. The 89-page report, “‘We Can Arrest

Dec 7, 2022 4 min read in Psychology Social issues

Iraq: Activist Imprisoned for Peaceful Criticism of Security Forces

(Beirut) – A criminal court in Baghdad sentenced an activist to three years in prison on December 5, 2022, for alleged criticism of the deceased former head of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps, Qassim Suleimani, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 6, the authorities detained the activist, Hayder Finjan al-Zaidi,

Dec 6, 2022 2 min read in Social issues

US Supreme Court Case Puts Basic Voting Rights on Trial

Tomorrow the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a very consequential case over voting rights.

Dec 6, 2022 2 min read in Social issues

US: Back War Crimes Court in Liberia

(Washington, DC) – The Biden Administration should send an unequivocal, high-level message to Liberian President George Weah during the US-Africa Leaders Summit that a war crimes court in Liberia is important to bring justice for civil wars-era crimes and should not be delayed any further, 10 Liberian and international civil society

Dec 5, 2022 4 min read in Literature Social issues

Briefing Note on the Call for a War Crimes Court for Liberia

Widespread and systematic violations of international human rights and humanitarian law characterized Liberia’s two brutal armed conflicts, which took place between 1989 and 2003.

Dec 5, 2022 11 min read in History Social issues

ICC: Ensure Victims’ Equal Access to Justice

(The Hague) – Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should make a commitment at their annual meeting to provide consistent financial, political, and practical support for justice, Human Rights Watch said today. The 21st session of the ICC’s Assembly of States Parties will take place in The Hague

Dec 5, 2022 5 min read in Psychology Social issues

Canada Should Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is

International Criminal Court member countries will meet in the Hague next week starting December 5th at a time of renewed attention on the crucial role of the court in justice and accountability for serious international crimes. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February and the litany of apparent

Nov 30, 2022 5 min read in Social issues

Iraq: No Justice for Protester Deaths

(Beirut) – The Iraqi government under former Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi failed to deliver on promises of legal accountability for state security personnel and state-backed armed groups responsible for killing, maiming, and disappearing hundreds of demonstrators and activists since 2019, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 40-page

Nov 29, 2022 3 min read in Social issues

The Future of Artificial Intelligence

Ten years ago, Human Rights Watch united with other civil society groups to co-found the Stop Killer Robots campaign in response to emerging military technologies in which machines would replace human control in the use of armed force. There is now widespread recognition that weapons systems that select and attack

Nov 28, 2022 2 min read in Social issues Psychology

Report: Blackrock, State Retirement Funds Invested in Chinese Firms Tied to Uyghur Genocide

A report published by Hong Kong Watch and Professor Laura T.

Nov 25, 2022 8 min read in Social issues

Fourth Industrial Revolution Will Lead to Fusion of Physical, Digital and Biological Identities – Schwab (2019)

In May 2019, the Chicago Council on Foreign Affairs declared that the Fourth Industrial Revolution had already begun. This declaration was made while promoting a speech by one of their “experts” Klaus Schwab. A man whose anti-human ideologies need no introduction. Schwab told his audience: “Let me just say some

Nov 25, 2022 17 min read in Social issues

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