Tag: Human Rights Watch

  • Cluster munitions: Peru destroys stockpiled weapons

    Cluster munitions: Peru destroys stockpiled weapons

    (New York, December 18, 2023) – Peru's destruction of its stockpiles of cluster munitions is an important milestone for the international treaty banning the weapons, Human Rights Watch said today. Peru was the last state to fulfill this crucial obligation, highlighting the global rejection of cluster weapons, even as countries that have not acceded to…

  • Escalate efforts for the release of Swedish citizens in Iran

    Escalate efforts for the release of Swedish citizens in Iran

    It has been 600 days since Swedish citizen and EU official Johan Floderus was arrested by Iranian authorities. The 33-year-old Swedish national was arrested on April 17, 2022, at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, while returning home from a trip with friends. He is being held in Iran Evin prison, accused of espionage without formal…

  • The demonstration in support of Palestinian civilians stopped on the way to the Israeli Embassy in Helsinki

    The demonstration in support of Palestinian civilians stopped on the way to the Israeli Embassy in Helsinki

    The mob was stopped on Simonkatu, near Narinkkator. Mounted and riot police were strategically placed to stop the march on Yrjönkatu. Nevertheless, the protesters were undeterred and sent out music and speeches. Many speakers expressed strong opposition to Israel’s actions against the Palestinians. By 19:00, the protesters started to disperse peacefully from the place. Amnesty…

  • From loopholes to lives lost: European shipping giants ignore dangers in Bangladeshi shipyards

    From loopholes to lives lost: European shipping giants ignore dangers in Bangladeshi shipyards

    DHAKA, Bangladesh – According to Human Rights Watch, European shipping companies are abandoning their old ships for scrap on Bangladeshi shores in dangerous and polluting conditions that have killed workers pulling them apart. Bangladesh’s southeastern Sitakunda beaches have emerged as one of the world’s largest shipyards, fueling the South Asian country’s booming construction industry and…

  • Global demand for universal social security

    Global demand for universal social security

    (Washington) – Governments and international financial institutions should commit to creating social security systems that enable everyone to realize their rights, 43 human rights and economic justice organizations said today. Governments and financial institutions should end policies that have failed millions of people. The groups sent one joint statement to the World Bank and International…

  • Governments should increase spending on public health care

    Governments should increase spending on public health care

    On Thursday, a high level meeting government officials will take place during the 78th session of the UN General Assembly to discuss global progress towards achieving Universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. Governments are serious about meeting this goal, one of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goalsshould start by putting their money where their mouth…

  • Innocence and violence in Tajikistan

    Innocence and violence in Tajikistan

    In Tajikistan, women are still subjected to discrimination and sexual oppression, write Johanna Higgs. “The situation for women in Tajikistan is really bad,” said Dilraboi Davlatnazar, a Tajik lawyer. “It’s still a very traditional society and there are very young girls getting married at 16 or 17. I think this is very bad. If a…

  • Nigeria demands that Finland end the Lahti-authorized armed rebellion in southeastern Nigeria

    Nigeria demands that Finland end the Lahti-authorized armed rebellion in southeastern Nigeria

    Ekpa’s exact role in the separatist group was unclear, but over the past 18 months he has called on millions of people in southeastern Nigeria to join anti-government protests. Ekpa is a feared figure in Nigeria, and the forces he leads have allegedly threatened people who disobey the Monday curfew imposed by the separatists. According…

  • Palestinians live in danger as Israel reinforces apartheid

    Palestinians live in danger as Israel reinforces apartheid

    Over the past few days, a series of deadly attacks have highlighted the urgent need for accountability. On January 26, Israeli forces raided the Jenin refugee camp and killed 10 Palestinians, including a 61-year-old woman. On January 27, seven Israeli civilians were killed when a Palestinian gunman opened fire in Neve Ya’akov, an Israeli settlement…

  • David Beckham – soccer hunk, style icon and Qatar ambassador

    David Beckham – soccer hunk, style icon and Qatar ambassador

    In October 2021, soccer icon David Beckham will be presented as the new face of Qatar, and the soccer World Cup that will be hosted in the country in 2022. Beckham is soon heavily criticized by human rights organizations such as Amnesty and Human Rights Watch, who claim that he is helping to paint a…

  • Former prisoners describe the Secret Prison in Bangladesh

    Former prisoners describe the Secret Prison in Bangladesh

    Dhaka, Bangladesh – In an astonishing text and video investigative reporta Sweden-based news portal with a focus on Bangladesh has revealed the possible location of a secret prison where victims of enforced disappearances are kept in Bangladesh. The detailed report by Netra News is based on the protocol of two victims of enforced disappearances who…

  • Iran must execute Swedish-Iranian citizens by 21 May

    Iran must execute Swedish-Iranian citizens by 21 May

    Iran will later this month execute a Swedish-Iranian citizen whom they have imprisoned since 2016 and been convicted of spying for Israel, media reported. Iran’s semi-official news agency ISNA released a report on Wednesday in which Iranian officials stated that Tehran will carry out the death penalty against Ahmad Reza Jalali by May 21. Jalali,…

  • China asks Sweden to respect “religious beliefs” among Muslims even though they are the worst human rights violators: Report

    Peking [China]April 29 (ANI): China, which is listed among the worst human rights violators in the world by Human Rights Watch, has asked Sweden to respect the “religious beliefs” of Muslims and other minority groups, protect their legal rights and interests, a media report said. On April 20, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin asked…

  • Denmark to outsource interns

    Denmark to outsource interns

    The Ministers of Justice of Denmark and Kosovo have signed a treaty in which Copenhagen rents 300 prison cells from Pristina Denmark will send foreign nationals convicted in the country to serve their sentences in a Kosovo prison, the countries’ respective justice ministers agreed on Wednesday. Should both sides’ parliament give the green light to…

  • Australia says it will not challenge Assange’s extradition

    Australia says it will not challenge Assange’s extradition

    TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Australia will not challenge the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the United States and has confidence in the British legal system, a senior government official said on Thursday. – Other media news – A British court on Wednesday issued a formal decision to extradite the Australian citizen to the United…

  • Director of Amnesty Finland: "Horrible" The murders of Ukrainian civilians are most likely a matter of war crimes

    Director of Amnesty Finland: "Horrible" The murders of Ukrainian civilians are most likely a matter of war crimes

    Images of dozens of bodies scattered on the streets of Buchan, Ukraine, sparked rage around the world over the weekend and further raised suspicions that Russia had committed war crimes during its deadly attack, now in its fifth week. Director of the human rights organization Amnesty Finland Frank Johanssontold Svenska Yle that Buchan ‘s horrific…

  • Brutal images from Butja raise the question of the investigation of war crimes

    Brutal images from Butja raise the question of the investigation of war crimes

    Ukrainian President Zelensky calls it genocide and Human Rights Watch says it is a clear war crime. Hear Maria Persson Löfgren, Russia correspondent, Mark Klamberg professor of international law and Ilmari Käihkö Associate Professor of Military Science at the Swedish National Defense College. The feature was broadcast for the first time on P1 tomorrow, April…

  • Marching for both Tibet and Ukraine

    Marching for both Tibet and Ukraine

    The Danish Society for Tibetan Culture and Students for a Free Tibet will tomorrow hold a demonstration in front of the Chinese Embassy in Hellerup. The protest will also send out a message about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The Tibet-Ukraine march leaves Østerport Station at 15.00 and stops for a while outside the Russian…

  • Censorship plagues the Olympics in Beijing, says the rights group

    Censorship plagues the Olympics in Beijing, says the rights group

    New York [US]February 18 (ANI): Chinese government censorship seriously ruined Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday, adding that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and corporate sponsors have not commented on the government’s human rights record. The Chinese government’s crimes against humanity against Uighurs and other Turkish communities in Xinjiang have…

  • Time to step up: Will Denmark take a positive attitude towards Afghan refugees?

    Time to step up: Will Denmark take a positive attitude towards Afghan refugees?

    Denmark has completed its evacuation of Danish delegation staff in Afghanistan. “A total of 384 people have now flown to Denmark from Afghanistan. All local employees at the Danish embassy, ​​both current and those who have worked for us within two years, and their families who have accepted the offer of evacuation, are now in…

  • Israel is accused of apartheid against Palestinians

    Israel is accused of apartheid against Palestinians

    Human Rights Watch accuses Israeli authorities of crossing the legal border with apartheid in their treatment of Palestinians, mainly in the occupied territories. The organization accuses the Israeli government of pursuing a policy aimed at maintaining Palestinian dominance. Israel has not responded to the allegations but has previously denied similar reports. The human rights organization…

  • 8 out of 12 named sources distance themselves from Syria reports

    8 of 12 named sources, which are included in the Danish Immigration Service’s two Syria reports, distance themselves from the content of the reports. In a joint statement, the 8 sources write that the content is deficient and misleading. It writes BT. Also for TV2, some of the sources come forward with criticism. About 500…

  • The demand: “UN must investigate China’s crimes against humanity”

    The demand: “UN must investigate China’s crimes against humanity”

    The human rights organization Human Rights Watch states in a recent report with Stanford University that the Chinese government is committing crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. The organization demands that the UN investigate the situation and calls on countries to impose sanctions on government officials involved in crimes in Xinjiang. | ” The world can…

  • OVERVIEW: 24 countries have picked up children from Syrian prison camps

    OVERVIEW: 24 countries have picked up children from Syrian prison camps

    25 countries – including Denmark – have already brought citizens home from the camps. Among other things, Canada has brought children home, but left the mothers in the camps. Here you can see which countries have repatriated their citizens from the Syrian prison camps: * Albania: 4 children and 1 woman. * Austria: 2 children.…

  • Infection tracking apps are used by the Singapore police

    Infection tracking apps are used by the Singapore police

    Singapore police use data from contact tracking apps used to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in criminal investigations. Nearly 80 percent of Singapore’s population has downloaded tracking apps that gather information to authorities in the belief that it would be kept secret. Phil Robertson at Human Rights Watch says that “it is a betrayal of…

  • Death of Pakistani dissidents dangerous trend: Report

    Death of Pakistani dissidents dangerous trend: Report

    Amsterdam [Netherlands]December 26 (ANI): The killing of Pakistani dissidents abroad is a dangerous trend that must be stopped and multilateral bodies such as the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) must also wake up according to a European think tank. While the European Foundation for South Asian…

  • NGOs call on France to give Parliament control over arms sales

    NGOs call on France to give Parliament control over arms sales

    Fourteen of the world’s leading human rights and humanitarian organizations have called on the French government to “put an end to France’s opacity in arms sales” before the publication of a parliamentary fact-based report on arms export controls on 18 November. In a joint press release, co-signed by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the International…

  • NGOs demand France to give Parliament control over arms sales

    NGOs demand France to give Parliament control over arms sales

    Fourteen of the world’s leading human rights and humanitarian organizations are calling on the French government to “abolish France’s opacity in arms sales” and to “establish real parliamentary control.” The call comes before the publication of a parliamentary inquiry report on arms export controls to be published on 18 November. In a joint press release,…

  • Human Rights Watch demands an end to the repression of Rohingya

    Human Rights Watch demands an end to the repression of Rohingya

    In Myanmar, around 130,000 people, mostly women and children, from the Rohingya ethnic group are being held in camps under inhumane conditions in the state of Rakhine. Now the human rights organization Human Rights Watch demands that the government of Myanmar close the camps and that the outside world put pressure on the country’s government…

  • Mentally ill people are detained

    Mentally ill people are detained

    Around the world, hundreds of thousands of mentally ill people are chained to their will. The human rights organization Human Rights Watch is now calling on the governments of 60 designated countries to ban the use of chains and shackles. Women, men and children, some as young as ten years old, are chained or locked…

  • We can achieve peace and rights if we compromise

    We can achieve peace and rights if we compromise

    By Zenaida Espinosa “If we made a minute of silence for each social leader in Colombia who has been murdered, we would be silent for 15 years”. This painfully truthful phrase was said by the President of the Truth Commission, Father Francisco de Roux, last August 14, at a webinar made by RECON, with the…

  • The UN is called upon to act against systematic torture in Belarus

    The UN is called upon to act against systematic torture in Belarus

    The torture of at least 500 arrested Belarusians must be investigated internationally and the Belarusian state brought to justice. It demands the international organization against torture in Geneva and calls on the UN to act against those in power in Minsk. Today, the UN Human Rights Council holds an extraordinary meeting on Belarus. – There…

  • New law will give migrant workers better conditions

    New law will give migrant workers better conditions

    Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar has changed the labor laws for migrant workers, whose working conditions have long been criticized for being slave-like. Pressure and solid trade union work have been important for the migrant workers now to get better conditions, according to Johan Lindholm, chairman of the Building and Board member…