Human Rights Watch

The law empowers an unnamed “authorized state body” to shut down or block websites containing information deemed to be “false” or “inaccurate,” without a court order, on the basis of a complaint by either a private person or legal entity, who are the subject of the information.

Human Rights Watch wrote a letter to Nepal’s Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba urging the new government to prioritize human rights protection and address impunity which had worsened in recent years.

The sentence against Ahmad Ali Abdelkader, 31, is related to tweets and media interviews he shared to Twitter in which he discussed and expressed support for Sudan’s 2018-2019 revolution and criticized Saudi actions in Sudan and Yemen, says Human Rights Watch.

Protests over access to clean water in southwestern Khuzestan Province have resulted in the death of at least three demonstrators, says Human Rights Watch.

IFEX members Human Rights Watch and Gulf Centre for Human Rights voice concerns over possible retaliation against the jailed prominent Emirati activist after a private letter detailing his extensive mistreatment was leaked to regional media.

“The strategy renewal resolution that the UN General Assembly approved on June 30 retains several rights-protecting provisions and even adds a few new ones. Significantly, it calls on the UN secretary-general to assess whether the UN needs human rights oversight of its counterterrorism agencies and programs.”

New amendments allow the use of spyware to hack into phones and computers circumventing encryption used by messaging applications such as WhatsApp and Signal, raising concerns about the right to privacy.

The new report by Human Rights Watch titled, “‘My Life is Not Your Porn’: Digital Sex Crimes in South Korea”, is based on 38 interviews with survivors of digital sex crimes and experts, and an online survey of survivors.