Category: Human Rights

“Lawyers, judges, prosecutors and other actors involved with the legal system in Afghanistan face grave risks to their safety, and those still practicing must navigate a deeply challenging, non-independent legal system”, Special Rapporteurs Margaret Satterthwaite, on the independence of judges and lawyers, and Richard Bennett, on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, said in […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A first-of-its kind home in Louisville will provide a safe haven for survivors of human trafficking. That’s what Cindy Crawford envisions for the new home.  “They’ll take a shower, sleep in a warm bed, they’ll have love and all the food they need,” Crawford said. Crawford is the founder and executive […]

MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Clean drinking water is a basic human right, but in McDowell County some people have not had access to clean water in decades. “I feel like we’re left behind,” said Sonny Barton, a McDowell County resident who’s been without running water for more than 40 years. “They always promise, but […]

(New York) – Thai authorities should immediately drop the charges and release two democracy activists detained for criticizing the monarchy, Human Rights Watch said today. Orawan Phuphong and Tantawan Tuatulanon have been detained since January 16, 2023, after appearing in court to revoke their own bail. They revoked their bail to demand the release on bail of […]

Challenging the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, the man behind the unlawful case against his mother Zarema Musaeva, Musaeva’s son, the human rights advocate Abubakar Yangulbaev invited Kadyrov to release his mother and arrest him instead. Abubakar Yangulbaev is an attorney who previously worked with the Russian Committee Against Torture. His brother, Ibrahim Yangulbaev, is one […]

A group of legal and prisoner rights groups are demanding independent oversight of Ontario jails following a recent report that found a near doubling of inmate deaths between 2020 and 2021. In an open letter, they call on Solicitor General Michael Kerzner to “take immediate action to form an independent provincial body dedicated to overseeing […]

There is an enforcement unit for tenants who are put in a bad situation. Metro Vancouver renters looking for a cheap deal may be in for a rude awakening this year — but there are things they can do to make their current living situation better. The average price for a one-bedroom apartment has climbed […]

Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images Kenneth Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch. AFP via Getty Images Dean Douglas Elmendorf of Harvard Kennedy School reversed course on Thursday and decided to allow former Human Rights Watch […]

(Nairobi) – Rwandan authorities should allow an effective, independent, and transparent investigation into the suspicious death of John Williams Ntwali, a leading investigative journalist and editor of the newspaper The Chronicles, Human Rights Watch said today. Ntwali was regularly threatened due to his work as a journalist exposing human rights abuses in Rwanda and had […]

Rights activist Khurram Parvez. — APP/File  GENEVA: Campaigners from Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Chad and Venezuela on Thursday won the Martin Ennals Award, one of the world’s most prestigious human rights prizes, with the jury hailing their “courage”. The winners are Khurram Parvez, a prominent rights activist in the occupied Himalayan region; […]