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Human Rights Watch
Beacon on a Hill: Iraq Hitting Protesters so Hard even Medics are Attacked
Fire Teargas, Live Ammunition; Destroy Medical Tents
US Move Puts More Asylum Seekers at Risk: Expanded ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program Undermines Due Process
( Human Rights Watch) – (Ciudad Juarez, Mexico) –The Trump administration has drastically expanded its “Remain in Mexico” program while undercutting the rights of asylum seekers at the United States southern border, Human Rights Watch said today. Under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) – known as the “Remain in Mexico” program – asylum seekers in […]
As New Rallies Break out, Egypt must Respect the Right to Peaceful Protest: Human Rights Watch
President al-Sisi Should Ensure Restraint by Security Forces
India, Infringing Basic Freedoms, must Restore Kashmir’s Internet, Phones
Shutdown Affects Essential Services, Harms Economy
The Alarming Rise of Anti-Semitism in Europe
By Eva Cossé, Researcher, Western Europe | – (Human Rights Watch) – European Governments and Public Should Stand Up Against Hate On May 24, a Jewish cemetery was vandalized in the city of Bordeaux, France. On May 26, Germany’s government anti-Semitism Commissioner warned Jewish men against wearing the kippah in public following a spike in […]
In Middle East, Impunity for Human Rights Abuses reigned in 2018: Amnesty
Beirut (AFP) – “The crackdown on civil society actors and political opponents increased significantly in Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia,” the rights watchdog said in its annual regional report. “Is it acceptable for activists to undergo arbitrary detention, torture, sexual harassment … and even enforced disappearances simply for expressing their opinions in a peaceful way,” […]
Iran’s Bizarre Prosecution and Torture of . . . Environmentalists?
Detainees Allege Torture in Detention
Saudis Arrest 7 Women’s Rights Activists who had Upstaged Crown Prince on Driving
Jumping Ahead of Crown Prince’s Reforms Risks Jail Time
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