Articles by Human Rights Watch
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.
Freedom of speech remains illusory in the new Burma
Among the many hopes engendered by the November 2015 election of an NLD-led government was that those who criticise or protest against the government would no longer need to fear being arrested and jailed. Yet that hope has not come to fruition.
Freedom of speech remains illusory in the new Burma
Among the many hopes engendered by the November 2015 election of an NLD-led government was that those who criticise or protest against the government would no longer need to fear being arrested and jailed. Yet that hope has not come to fruition.
Three years on and no word on Douma’s missing activists
The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Al-Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazim Hammadi remain missing three years after armed men abducted them.
Three years on and no word on Douma’s missing activists
The prominent Syrian human rights defenders Razan Zaitouneh, Samira Al-Khalil, Wa’el Hamada and Nazim Hammadi remain missing three years after armed men abducted them.
Many U.S. schools “hostile environments” for LGBT students
For many LGBT students, looking or acting “gay” remains a recipe for discrimination, censorship and isolation.
Many U.S. schools “hostile environments” for LGBT students
For many LGBT students, looking or acting “gay” remains a recipe for discrimination, censorship and isolation.
EU counterterrorism directive seriously flawed
New European Directive could lead to criminalisation of public protests and the suppression of freedom of expression.