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.
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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.
UN Rights Body Needs to Act on Ethiopia
As reports of grave rights abuses continue to emerge from the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the United Nations Human Rights Council is considering a resolution to add Tigray to its agenda.
NSA reading private communications from journalists who disagree with Democratic agenda
Tucket Carlson is being notified by a whistleblower that he is being targeted by the NSA
Cyprus Moves to Shutter Local Human Rights Group
In September 2020, while researching pushbacks of boats of migrants and asylum seekers from Cyprus, I worked closely with KISA, a Cypriot nongovernmental organization (NGO).
12 Year Old Girl Severely Injured After Second Pfizer Jab
12 year old Maddie De Garay was severely injured after her second dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine.
UN Security Council: End Inaction on Ethiopia
(New York) – The United Nations Security Council should urgently act to address the dire human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, Human Rights Watch said today.
UN Should Investigate Deadly Attacks on Afghan Civilians
Human Rights Watch today joined Afghan and international human rights organizations calling for a United Nations-mandated fact-finding mission to investigate escalating attacks on civilians in Afghanistan to promote justice and accountability. Targeted attacks on civilians are escalating in Afghanistan as foreign troops leave well ahead of the September 11, 2021
3 Powerful Tools to Help Overcome the Emotional Toll of the Pandemic
The pandemic has had a significant effect on our lives.Possibly without realizing it, many are suffering from a form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The Deep Rig Documentary
Last elections in United States have been the most questioned elections in the history of the country's democracy
New Meta-Analysis Finds “A Large Reductions In COVID-19 Deaths” Possible Using Ivermectin
A new meta-analysis was recently published in the American Journal of Therapeutics and has concluded that "moderate-certainty evidence finds that large reductions in COVID-19 deaths are possible using ivermectin." Why have journalist been punished by social media fact checkers for presenting science and discussions surrounding the possible effectiveness of Ivermectin?
Bangladesh: Hold Security Forces Accountable for Torture
(New York) – The Bangladesh government has failed to address widespread allegations of torture and ill-treatment by its security forces, ten rights groups said on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.
The groups called on the United Nations and concerned governments to take decisive action. Law enforcement and