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May 14, 2024 News

15 years since Sri Lanka’s conflict ended, no justice for war crimes

The unaddressed legacy of the war has bequeathed the country practices of abuse, impunity and misgovernance that directly contribute to the economic crisis

 Lakshmi remembers when the guns finally fell silent in Sri Lanka, in May 2009.She had been sheltering in a shallow hole in the sand – what passed for a “bunker” for the hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians huddled on the beach. For weeks they…
Women hold portraits of family members who went missing during Sri Lanka’s civil war that ended in 2009, during a demonstration in Colombo.
May 14, 2024 News

Lesbian Women Set on Fire in Argentina

Three Killed, One in Critical Condition

 Three lesbian women have died and one more is in critical condition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after a man threw a Molotov cocktail into their boarding house room on May 6, setting them all on fire. One woman, Pamela Fabiana Cobas, was severely…
People light candles during a vigil on May 8, 2024, in front of the house where three lesbian women were killed following an attack in Buenos Aires.
May 14, 2024 News

Gaza: Israelis Attacking Known Aid Worker Locations

End Unlawful Attacks, Ensure Accountability

 (Jerusalem, May 14, 2024) – Israeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on aid workers’ convoys and premises in Gaza since October 2023, even though aid groups had provided their coordinates to the Israeli authorities to ensure…
On April 1, 2024, an Israeli attack in Deir Al-Balah in Gaza on a convoy of three World Central Kitchen vehicles killed seven aid workers.
May 13, 2024 News

Guilty Verdict in High-Profile Kazakhstan Domestic Violence and Murder Case

Government Should Ensure Justice for All Women Who Suffer Domestic Violence

 A Kazakh court has delivered a guilty verdict in the high-profile trial of the country’s former economy minister, Kuandyk Bishimbayev. On May 13, the court found Bishimbayev guilty of the torment and murder with extreme cruelty of his partner…
Demonstrators hold protest signs
May 13, 2024 News

Chad: Political Transition Ends with Déby’s Election

Ex-President’s Son Declared Winner; Opponent Killed in Lead Up to the Vote

 (Nairobi) – The political transition in Chad ended with violence as at least 9, and possibly more, civilians were reported killed by celebratory gunfire from soldiers and civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. On May 9, 2024, the…
Deby waiving at the crowd
May 13, 2024 News

Philippines’ Marcos Forms Toothless Rights ‘Super Body’

Real Improvements Need Strong Action, Commitment to Reform

 President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has created a “super body” to promote human rights protection in the Philippines.On paper, the Special Committee on Human Rights Coordination looks impressive, and its stated purpose is admirable.…
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon City, December 21, 2023.
May 13, 2024 News

An Avenue to Justice for Afghan Women

 This article was co-authored by Fereshta Abbasi, Natasha Arnpriester, and Duru YavanBringing a CEDAW Case Before the International Court of Justice[1]In a tumultuous Afghanistan, the plight of women and girls has reached a critical juncture. The…
Afghan women protest in Kabul on August 13, 2022.
May 13, 2024 News

Iraq: Looming Camp Closures in Kurdistan

Displaced Sinjar Residents Imperiled as Compensation, Reconstruction Stalls

 (Beirut) – The planned closure of displaced people’s camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by a July 30 deadline will imperil the rights of many camp residents from the northern Sinjar district, Human Rights Watch said today.Sinjar…
Chamishko refugee camp in Iraq received many Yazidis who fled the town of Sinjar, August 3, 2014.
May 12, 2024 News

UK Football Regulator Should Not Give Abusers Blank Check

Time for UK to Show State-Sponsored “Sportswashing” the Red Card

 A new Football Governance Bill currently being debated in the United Kingdom’s parliament will establish a much-needed independent regulator for English football. It is being established, following years of rising financial inequality…
Saudia Arabia plays Costa Rica at St James' Park, Newcastle, UK, September 8, 2023.
May 10, 2024 News

With Pause, US Joins Other States Stopping Arms Transfers to Israel

Countries Providing Weapons Risk Complicity in Grave Abuses

 This week, United States President Joe Biden announced that his administration has “held up” at least one shipment of 3,500 bombs and artillery shells to Israel, saying the US wouldn’t transfer certain weapons to Israel if it proceeded…
moke rises after an Israeli air strike on the city of Khan Yunis, Gaza, January 8, 2024.
May 10, 2024 News

School Officials Should Protect Trans Youth, Not “Out” Them

 Transgender youth from California to Alabama are under threat due to a growing trend to pass policies mandating that school staff—and in some cases, any government employee—disclose to their parents if a student identifies as transgender. This…
A school bus makes its way down Market Street during the San Francisco Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2023.
May 10, 2024 News

Germany: British-Palestinian Doctor Denied Schengen Entry

Reported Ban Risks Undermining German Commitment to Free Expression, Assembly

 (London, May 10, 2024) – Germany’s government needs to explain publicly if it has imposed a Schengen-wide entry ban on a prominent British-Palestinian surgeon and academic, Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, and, if so, the reasons why, Human Rights Watch…
Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, a Palestinian-British plastic surgeon specializing in conflict medicine, speaks during an interview at the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut, Lebanon, December 9, 2023. © 2023 AP Photo/Hussein Malla
May 9, 2024 News

Nigerian Journalist’s Detention Threatens Press Freedom

Immediately Release Daniel Ojukwu if No Charges Brought

 Journalists and human rights activists in Nigeria are protesting the arrest and detention of Daniel Ojukwu, a reporter at the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, who went missing in Lagos on May 1. He was later discovered to be in police…
Daniel Ojukwu
May 9, 2024 News

Anti-Loitering Laws Will Not Help California Fight Human Trafficking

Reinstating Abusive Bans Would Harm Marginalized Groups

 In January 2023, California removed “loitering in a public place with the intent to commit prostitution” from the state’s penal code. It was a victory for transgender people, Black communities, trafficking survivors, sex workers…
Activists across the United States have worked to repeal laws which disproportionately criminalize Black and LGBT communities and subject them to police violence, including anti-loitering legislation in California and New York. Above, protesters gather in Union Square in New York City on May 30, 2020.
May 9, 2024 News

Ethiopia: Joint Submission to the Universal Periodic Review

Submitted with Physicians for Human Rights in April 2024 for Ethiopia's 4th Periodic Review

INTRODUCTIONEthiopia's human rights situation deteriorated sharply since its last UPR on May 14, 2019.[1]  Since then, government forces, militias, and armed groups have been committing widespread abuses with impunity, resulting in grave violations…

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