Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh at Risk During Monsoon
Heavy rains over the past week have displaced more than 21,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
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Cameroon: New Abuses by Both Sides
(Nairobi) – New abuses in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions by both government security forces and armed separatists highlight the urgent need to protect communities at risk and to hold those responsible for abuses to account, Human Rights Watch said today. Cameroonian security forces killed two civilians, raped a 53-year-old woman, destroyed
Myanmar: Coup Leads to Crimes Against Humanity
(Bangkok) – Myanmar’s military junta has committed numerous abuses against the population that amount to crimes against humanity in the six months since the February 1, 2021 coup, Human Rights Watch said today. Since the military takeover, millions of people have taken to the streets across the country and peacefully
The Latest on the Crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region
What do we know about the situation in Tigray now? June saw heavy fighting between Tigrayan and Ethiopian government forces, including Ethiopia’s allied forces from its Amhara region and neighboring Eritrea. On June 28, Tigrayan forces recaptured the regional capital, Mekelle, taking thousands of Ethiopian soldiers prisoner. That same
Unchecked Spyware Industry Enables Abuses
(New York) – Recent reports that NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware has been used for surveillance of dozens of journalists, human rights activists, and others demonstrate the urgent need for governments to suspend the trade in surveillance technology until rights-protecting regulatory frameworks are in place, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments
Greece: Stop Denying Refugee Children an Education
(Athens) – The Greek government should urgently reform discriminatory policies so that children seeking asylum can go to school when the new year begins on September 13, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. Only 1 in 7 children living in camps was able to attend school in the last school year,
Global Education Summit Begins Amid Pandemic
Today, the United Kingdom and Kenya are cohosting a two-day Global Education Summit in London to raise US$5 billion for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), which funds public education in up to 90 countries and territories.
These countries are home to more than 80 percent of the world’
How To Become Part of Dr. Reiner Fuellmich’s Class Action Law Suit
Dr Fuellmich and his team have spent months listening to the expert advice from hundreds of professionals most of whom have been censored by big tech when speaking against the official WHO narrative of Covid-19
The Age of Zombie Democracies
Over the past decade, autocrats around the world have perfected the technique of “managed” or “guided” democracy.
Patents Prove SARS-CoV-2 Is a Manufactured Virus
In a January 2021 lecture, Jonathan Latham, Ph.D., introduced the term "the pandemic virus industrial complex," to describe the academic, military and commercial complexes that are driving the pandemic agenda and obscuring facts that indicate SARS-CoV-2 is a man made virus.
Threats of Taliban Atrocities in Kandahar
Taliban forces that have taken control of districts in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province have detained hundreds of residents whom they accuse of association with the government, Human Rights Watch said today.
Demand for Justice for Azimjon Askarov’s Death
Kyrgyzstan authorities have yet to conduct an independent investigation into the death in detention on July 25, 2020, of the human rights defender and journalist Azimjon Askarov
Iran: Deadly Response to Water Protests
(Beirut) – Iranian authorities appear to have used excessive force against demonstrators in southwestern Iran protesting lack of access to water, Human Rights Watch said today.
Mobilising Against the Corporate Hijack of Agriculture and the UN Food Systems Summit
The UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), including a ‘pre-summit’, will take place in September 2021 in New York.
A Day to Reflect on International Justice
Tomorrow is International Criminal Justice Day, marking the anniversary of the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) founding treaty, the Rome Statute.