“I also believe in the beauty and importance of our walks” Tara Sepehri Far, Iran and Kuwait Senior Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division | ( Human Rights Watch ) – This is the story of one Iranian woman who stopped wearing a headscarf in public as an act of protest. Despite […]
Tunisia: President Intensifies Attacks on Judicial Independence
Human Rights Watch – (Tunis) – Tunisian authorities should immediately reinstate judges and prosecutors President Kais Saied arbitrarily dismissed as part of what he called an anti-corruption campaign, and reverse all measures taken to crush judicial independence, Human Rights Watch said today. The Justice Ministry has refused to reinstate 49 magistrates – a term that includes […]
Saudi-owned LIV Golf “Sportswashes” Rights Abuses
By Leila Saad, Research Assistant | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is attempting to “sportswash” the country’s egregious record of human rights violations through a new global golf tournament that begins later this month. The Saudi-funded LIV Golf’s 2023 tournament will kick off on February 24 in Mexico […]
European Union insists on Rules-Based Int’l order in Ukraine, but Commission Runs Interference for Israeli Crimes in Palestine
Published in: EU Observer Claudio Francavilla Senior EU Advocate @ClaFrancavilla @ClaFrancavilla ( Human Rights Watch ) – The recent spike in deadly attacks and repression in the occupied West Bank should surprise no one. Last year, Israeli forces killed more Palestinians in the West Bank than in any other year since […]
Houthis Violating Women’s and Girls’ Rights in Yemen: UN Experts Highlight Widespread Harm
By Niku Jafarnia, Bahrain and Yemen Researcher, Middle East and North Africa Division | – ( Human Rights Watch ) – Several United Nations human rights experts recently sent a letter to Ansar Allah – also known as the Houthis – the de facto authority in much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, detailing the […]
Israel: Illegal Collective Punishment against Palestinians
( Human Rights Watch ) – (Jerusalem) – Israeli authorities’ actions to seal the family homes in the occupied West Bank of two Palestinians suspected of attacks against Israelis amount to collective punishment, a war crime, Human Rights Watch said today. This punitive measure, which Israeli authorities have said they will follow by demolishing the […]
Yemen: Authorities Failing to Protect People’s Basic Rights: Dire Conditions, Bureaucratic Barriers to Aid
( Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Yemeni authorities are failing to meet their international legal obligations to protect socio-economic rights for millions of Yemenis, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing a submission to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. After more than seven years of protracted conflict, the Yemeni […]
Israel’s New West Bank Entry Rules Further Isolate Occupied Palestinians (HRW)
Human Rights Watch – (Jerusalem) – New Israeli guidelines on access to the West Bank for foreigners threaten to further isolate Palestinians from loved ones and global civil society, Human Rights Watch said today. The guidelines, which came into force in October 2022 and were amended in December 2022, set out detailed procedures for West […]
Iran: Brute Force Used in Crackdown on Dissent
( Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities used excessive and lethal force in their clampdown on nationwide protests that broke out in September 2022, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023. The government imprisoned hundreds of activists on dubious charges, and issued death sentences in grossly unfair trials. The death on […]
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