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Israel/ Palestine
Israel must Provide Vaccines to Occupied Palestinians: HRW says Over 4.5 Million in West Bank, Gaza Excluded From Vaccination Push

Israel must Provide Vaccines to Occupied Palestinians: HRW says Over 4.5 Million in West Bank, Gaza Excluded From Vaccination Push

Human Rights Watch

( Human Rights Watch) – (Jerusalem) – Israeli authorities should provide Covid-19 vaccines to the more than 4.5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, Human Rights Watch said today. While Israel has already vaccinated more than 20 percent of its citizens, including Jewish settlers in the West Bank, it has not […]

Authoritarianism
Turkey: Bill on ‘Preventing Terrorism’ actually Targets Freedom of Association, Civil Society

Turkey: Bill on ‘Preventing Terrorism’ actually Targets Freedom of Association, Civil Society

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( Human Rights Watch ) – (Istanbul) – The Turkish government should withdraw provisions in a draft law that would arbitrarily curtail nongovernmental organizations’ activities and have the potential to violate the right to freedom of association, Human Rights Watch said today. Parliament was due to vote on the law on December 24, 2020. The […]

Donald Trump
US Government must Ensure Iranians Equitable Access to Covid-19 Vaccines

US Government must Ensure Iranians Equitable Access to Covid-19 Vaccines

Human Rights Watch

( Human Rights Watch) – We, the undersigned human rights and humanitarian organizations, call on all stakeholders to ensure people in Iran have swift, unencumbered, and equitable access to safe, effective, and affordable Covid-19 vaccines. We particularly call on the government of the United States to provide assurances to financial institutions that they will not […]

Russia
Why is the Russian Public Paying for Bombing Schools in Syria?

Why is the Russian Public Paying for Bombing Schools in Syria?

Human Rights Watch

By Belkis Wille | – Senior Researcher, Crisis and Conflict Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – The Russian military marked the fifth anniversary of its intervention in the armed conflict in Syria on September 30. The consequences have been devastating for many Syrian civilians, with hundreds of thousands killed and millions more forced […]

censorship
Saudi: Terrorism Court Rushes Activist’s Unfair Trial; Charges Relate Solely to Peaceful Women’s Rights Activism

Saudi: Terrorism Court Rushes Activist’s Unfair Trial; Charges Relate Solely to Peaceful Women’s Rights Activism

Human Rights Watch

( Human Rights Watch) – (Beirut) – Saudi authorities are rushing through the closed trial of the prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, Human Rights Watch said today. Prosecutors originally charged al-Hathloul, 31, in March 2019 with offenses related solely to her human rights advocacy, but the authorities informally suspended her trial at the regular […]

Israel/ Palestine
How One Palestinian Woman with a Disability Builds a Life in Israel-Besieged Gaza

How One Palestinian Woman with a Disability Builds a Life in Israel-Besieged Gaza

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People with Disabilities Find Strength Despite Discrimination

Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: Israeli Restrictions Harm People with Disabilities

Gaza: Israeli Restrictions Harm People with Disabilities

Human Rights Watch

Neglect by Hamas Authorities, Armed Conflict Cause Further Hardship

censorship
G20: Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable for Abuses

G20: Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable for Abuses

Human Rights Watch

Demand Release of Detained Activists, Dissidents

Armenia
in Conflict with Armenia, Azerbaijan used Cluster Munitions in Nagorno-Karabakh

in Conflict with Armenia, Azerbaijan used Cluster Munitions in Nagorno-Karabakh

Human Rights Watch

Stop Use of Banned Weapons; Secure and Destroy Stocks

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