Articles by Human Rights Watch
Thailand’s Cyber Crime Act tightens internet control
In a recent media interview, Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha stressed the need for Thai authorities to have a tool to act against online content considered to be critical and offensive to the monarchy.
Military official arrested for Guinea’s 2009 stadium massacre
In 2009, members of Guinea’s Red Berets, burst into a stadium in Conakry, and opened fire on tens of thousands of opposition supporters peacefully gathered there. At the time, Diakité ‘Toumba’ Diakité – who was arrested yesterday – commanded the Red Berets.
As Kabila’s mandate expires, DRC security forces crack down on whistling demonstrators
In the cities of Kinshasa and Lubumbashi, military and police forces were heavily deployed and fired gunshots in some neighborhoods to disperse the whistling protesters. The actual number of victims is difficult to determine and reports are still being verified.
One of world’s longest-imprisoned journalists now placed in solitary confinement
Muhammad Bekjanov – an Uzbek journalist who tried to initiate debate on taboo subjects such as the use of forced labour in the cotton harvest – has been placed in solitary confinement. The journalist has been in prison for 17 years, and the move could be a sign that the government is preparing to extend his prison term yet again.
Beijing adds veneer of legal legitimacy on censorship
Why adopt such a law as the November 2016 Cybersecurity Law, especially when heavy-handed restrictions already existed for users and companies alike in China?
10-year sentence for political graffiti in Azerbaijan
Mammadov and Ibrahimov made a false confession to made-up drug charges after police beat them, forced them to remove their pants, and threatened to rape them with truncheons and bottles.
10-year sentence for political graffiti in Azerbaijan
Mammadov and Ibrahimov made a false confession to made-up drug charges after police beat them, forced them to remove their pants, and threatened to rape them with truncheons and bottles.
Leader of Islamic Movement of Nigeria detained without trial for a year
In December 2015, the Nigeria army used disproportionate force against the Islamic Movement of Nigeria’s street procession in northwestern Nigeria to clear a route for the army chief’s convoy. In an ensuing three-day violent crackdown, the army killed 347 members of the group and injured and arrested scores more.