The Age of Zombie Democracies
Over the past decade, autocrats around the world have perfected the technique of “managed” or “guided” democracy.
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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.
Frontex Reform Needed to Protect Migrant Rights in Europe
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency, known as Frontex, has failed to protect the rights of people at European Union borders, a European Parliament investigation has found.
Japan: Stop Real Estate Project in Myanmar
Japanese business entities should stop their participation in a commercial real estate project involving Myanmar’s abusive military, Human Rights Now, Human Rights Watch, Japan International Volunteer Center, Justice For Myanmar, and Mekong Watch said today.
UK National Food Strategy Has Game-Changing Potential
A major independent review of the United Kingdom’s food systems has underscored the deep inequality around access to nutritious food in the country.
Pakistan: Pass Anti-Torture Bill
(New York) – Pakistan’s National Assembly should urgently pass a bill that would make torture a criminal offense, Human Rights Watch and Justice Project Pakistan said today.
Ecuador: Criminalizing Abortion Affects Rights, Health
(Washington, D.C.) – Ecuador’s laws criminalizing abortion violate the rights and risk the lives and health of women and girls, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
How Google and Wikipedia Brainwash You
Internet giants cover-up for Big Pharma, suppress alternative medicine and bury inconvenient facts.
Human Rights Watch Responds: Reflections on Apartheid and Persecution in International Law
We appreciate the rich discussion triggered by this week’s EJIL Talk! symposium, which has addressed a number of legal issues arising from our report “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution.” The report has received significant media attention and sparked many useful conversations since
South Sudan at a Crossroads
What are some of the biggest challenges South Sudan has today? South Sudanese voted to secede from Sudan in January 2011 and became an independent state on July 9 that year.