Human rights court condemns Ireland over abortion
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday condemned Ireland for obliging a woman suffering from cancer and who feared a pregnancy would worsen her health to have an abortion abroad.Continue Reading
Human rights court condemns Ireland over abortion
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday condemned Ireland for obliging a woman suffering from cancer and who feared a pregnancy would worsen her health to have an abortion abroad.Continue Reading
EU: Respond to Parliament on Rights
(Brussels) – The European Union’s High Representative, Catherine Ashton, should ensure that the new EU diplomatic service is equipped to carry out the EU’s commitments on human rights and international law, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Ukraine: Migrants and Asylum Seekers Tortured, Mistreated
(Kyiv) – Migrants and asylum seekers, including children, risk abusive treatment and arbitrary detention at the hands of Ukrainian border guards and police, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Buffeted in the Borderland
This 124-page report is based on interviews with 161 refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers in Ukraine, Slovakia, and Hungary. It shows that although some conditions in migration detention facilities have improved, Ukraine subjects many migrants to inh…Continue Reading
Hungary’s Chance to Show EU Leadership on Migration Policy
A 16-year-old Afghan boy, traveling alone, entered Hungary from Ukraine in April 2010. Hungary promptly sent him back to Ukraine, where border guards detained him. He described to me his interrogations there by men in civilian clothes:
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Ireland: European Court Says Abortion Is a Rights Issue
(New York) – The European Court of Human Rights judgment on December 16, 2010, on Ireland’s abortion restrictions is a wake-up call to the Irish government, Human Rights Watch said today. The case before the Strasbourg-based court, ABC vs. Ireland, wa…Continue Reading
Opinion: Wikileaks and US frustrations in Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON – With great pomp and amid massive government-sponsored celebrations, President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka just started his second term. In the coming months, he and his many relatives in senior government posts will no doubt trumpet Raj…Continue Reading
Q & A: Human Rights and the WikiLeaks Cable Release
What concerns does Human Rights Watch have about the latest release of thousands of US diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks?
Should Julian Assange be prosecuted?
Does international law address situations like the WikiLeaks releases?
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Sudan: End Lashing, Reform Public Order Rules
(Nairobi) – The arrest of more than 60 Sudanese women’s rights activists on December 14, 2010, for peacefully protesting the lashing of a woman by police shows the urgent need to reform Sudan’s public order laws and practices, Human Rights Watch said t…Continue Reading
US: WikiLeaks Publishers Should Not Face Prosecution
Dear President Obama:
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Switzerland: Referendum Aside, Obligations Remain
Switzerland is a country of paradoxes. Rich with humanitarian traditions, home of international human rights bodies and organizations, and numerous global companies, it is also a place where the debate around migration has grown increasingly hard-line….Continue Reading
Court: Brazil must investigate human rights abuses
The Western Hemisphere’s top human rights court says that Brazil must throw out an amnesty granted for crimes committed during its two decades of military dictatorship.Continue Reading
Kosovo/Albania: Investigate Alleged KLA Crimes
(New York) – The United States and European governments should demand thorough and impartial criminal investigations in Kosovo and Albania into allegations of serious crimes by former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members, Human Rights Watch said today….Continue Reading