Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch said that Bangladesh authorities should respect the rule of law and protect political opposition supporters’ right to freedom of association, and peaceful assembly.

Courts routinely violated defendants’ rights to a fair trial, and failed to investigate credible claims of coerced confessions.

Vladimir Kara-Murza has already been indicted for spreading “fake news” about the Russian Armed Forces, and for alleged involvement with an “undesirable” foreign organisation. He now risks an additional sentence of up 20 years if convicted on high treason charges.

A dedicated Special Rapporteur mandate would independently collect information and analyse the human rights situation in Russia, allowing Human Rights Council Members to be informed by in-depth and authoritative reports and to make recommendations on how to improve the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in the country.”

Authorities use vague and abusive laws that criminalize speech, association, and assembly.

COP27 countries should press Cairo to end onerous restrictions curtailing the work of environmentalist organizations.

“The new high commissioner will have his work cut out combating a difficult human rights environment across the globe. Whether it’s confronting crimes against humanity in Xinjiang, war crimes in Ukraine and Ethiopia, or racism in the United States, the rights chief’s most effective tools are robust investigations and a strong voice.”

In the last three decades, protections for LGBTQI+ rights have advanced rapidly in many countries and regions. But populist authoritarianism poses a significant threat to this progress because abolishing sexual freedom is often at the heart of repressive political projects.