Articles by Human Rights Watch
Prominent lawyer and human rights advocate faces forced return to South Sudan
“Dong Samuel Luak has been a vocal advocate for human rights in South Sudan for many years, and could face serious mistreatment if returned to South Sudan,” said Leslie Lefkow, deputy Africa director at Human Rights Watch.
Kyrgyzstan court defies UN ruling, upholds unjust conviction of rights defender
A Kyrgyzstan court upheld a life sentence for human rights defender Azimjon Askarov, despite the UN Human Rights Committee’s ruling that he should be released and his conviction quashed.
Kyrgyzstan court defies UN ruling, upholds unjust conviction of rights defender
A Kyrgyzstan court upheld a life sentence for human rights defender Azimjon Askarov, despite the UN Human Rights Committee’s ruling that he should be released and his conviction quashed.
Transgender people detained for violating “religious values” in Indonesia
Indonesian police are once again helping carry out the anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) agenda of militant Islamists.
Transgender people detained for violating “religious values” in Indonesia
Indonesian police are once again helping carry out the anti-lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) agenda of militant Islamists.
Dissenters worry as Gambia presidency set to change
The state of emergency declared by outgoing President Jammeh raises fears of further repression against opposition ahead of the January 19 inauguration of a new president.
Dissenters worry as Gambia presidency set to change
The state of emergency declared by outgoing President Jammeh raises fears of further repression against opposition ahead of the January 19 inauguration of a new president.
A year of reform and repression in Morocco and the Western Sahara
This statement was originally published on hrw.org on 12 January 2017. Morocco in 2016 adopted important legal reforms but at the same time targeted selected opposition voices and protests for repression, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2017. Authorities restricted the activities of local human rights associations and systematically prevented pro-independence gatherings in […]