Articles by Human Rights Watch
Russian activist faces criminal charges for violating “foreign agents” law
The case against Valentina Cherevatenko is the first time a criminal proceeding for noncompliance with the ‘foreign agents’ law has been brought against a human rights defender.
Egypt: Civil society faces existential threat
IFEX joins CIVICUS and other international NGOs to call on Egyptian authorities to address severe violations against human rights defenders.
Moldova: Reject ‘gay propaganda’ law
The provisions of the bill would violate the rights to freedom of expression and assembly, as well as create an environment of state-promoted discrimination against LGBT people, Human Rights Watch said.
Activists arrested in Kazakhstan after land protests
Three activists in western Kazakhstan face prosecution in retaliation for peaceful protests in April and May 2016 against land code changes.
Kenya urged to investigate police use of excessive force, killing of protesters
At least 5 people died and 60 were wounded by gunfire as police tried to obstruct two largely peaceful protests in Nyanza region, Western Kenya.
Brutal crackdown on protest movement in Ethiopia’s Oromia region
Ethiopian security forces have killed more than 400 protesters and others, and arrested tens of thousands more during widespread protests in the Oromia region since November 2015, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.
Lack of accountability for NGO attacks breeds impunity in Uganda
The severity of one of the recent attacks, in which intruders beat a security guard to death, demonstrates the urgency of addressing these attacks, for which no-one has been held responsible.
Thai rights defenders face military criminal complaint over torture report
The Thai military should immediately withdraw its criminal complaints against three human rights defenders for reporting alleged torture by government security forces in southern Thailand