Articles by Human Rights Watch
How security forces raided independent news outlet, Mada Masr
As several hundred news and human rights websites continue to be blocked, Egyptian authorities targeted one of the country’s last independent voices.
Nobody Speak: Egyptian authorities target families of dissidents
Human Rights Watch documented 28 cases of relatives of critics facing home raids, arrests, and travel bans.
Nigerian authorities’ disregard of the law
Nigerian authorities refusal to comply with court rulings and disregard of the law is setting a dangerous precedent with the continued detention of democracy activist Omoyele Sowore and journalist Agba Jalingo.
They were shouting ‘Kill them’: Seeking accountability for the violent repression during Sudan’s demonstrations
According to a new Human Rights Watch report, the deadly attacks on demonstrators in Sudan in June could be considered crimes against humanity.
Russia: Criminal charges and threats after gay man answers children’s questions on YouTube
Maxim Pankratov was threatened after he took part in a YouTube chat show where children asked him about his life as a gay man; the YouTube channel was charged with “gay propaganda” and the authorities allege that the show amounted to sexual abuse.
Iraq: How security forces are weaponising teargas for crowd control
Human Rights Watch documents the use of excessive force to quell protests in Iraq, and the deadly impact of tear gas cartridges.
Countries blast China at UN over Xinjiang abuses
A joint statement urges an end to the repression of Turkic Muslims.
Russia: New internet law massively curtails Internet freedom
Russia’s “sovereign internet” law came into effect this month. It gives the government virtually unlimited ability and authority to monitor all Internet activity, and allows for colossal, extrajudicial blocking of speech and information without transparency.