Human Rights

Advocates Urge UN Forum to Address State-Imposed Forced Labour in Uyghur Region ……………. Leading legal experts and rights advocates at this week’s United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights in Geneva pressed for stronger international action on state-imposed forced…

Russia Bars Human Rights Watch, Escalates Crackdown on Critics …………… Russian authorities have declared Human Rights Watch (HRW) an “undesirable organisation,” effectively criminalising any cooperation with the group under a 2015 law, Al Jazeera reported. This move mandates HRW to…

Rising Number of Women in Prisons Sparks Global Human Rights Concerns …………….. Up to a million women worldwide are experiencing sexual violence, forced labour and poor detention conditions in prisons where they are often neglected and hidden from public view,…

HRW criticizes trial of Tunisian aid workers for aiding migrants —————————— Human Rights Watch on Monday urged charges against migrant aid workers accused of assisting irregular migration into Tunisia to be dropped, denouncing it as part of a broader crackdown…

Justice For All Warns Türkiye Failing to Protect Uyghur Refugees, Citing Human Rights Watch Report —————————————- Human rights advocates have raised alarm over the treatment of Uyghur refugees in Türkiye, following a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) titled…

HRW Calls on Türkiye to halt mistreatment of Uyghurs ————————————————- Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern on Wednesday over deteriorating legal protections for Uyghur migrants living in Türkiye, Jurist News reported. The report revealed that Türkiye has subjected Uyghurs to…

HRW warns of serious rights violations amid post-election crackdown in Tanzania ——————————— Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Tanzanian government on Thursday to open an independent investigation into alleged killings, disappearances and repression carried out by security forces after the…

UN HR body holds special session on Sudan following killing of hundreds in Darfur’s el-Fasher ————————————— The UN’s top human rights body held a one-day special session Friday to highlight hundreds of killings at a hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region…

UN Migration Chief Urges Ceasefire, Humanitarian Corridor for Trapped Civilians in Sudan’s el-Fasher ……….. The head of the United Nations’ migration agency has called for an immediate ceasefire and the establishment of a humanitarian corridor to assist tens of thousands…

Human Rights Watch: Saudi Arabia Detains Workers Protesting Unpaid Wages ………. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported that Saudi authorities detained 11 migrant workers employed by Baitur Saudi Arabian Construction Company after they staged a strike in Mecca to protest…