News Release
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF TURKEY:Hundreds arrested in crackdown on critics of military offensive in Syria
- 13 November 2019 / Region:REPUBLIC OF TURKEY / Topic:
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF IRAQ:Horrific scenes as security forces resort to lethal force to disperse Karbala protests
- 7 November 2019 / Region:REPUBLIC OF IRAQ / Topic:
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF CHILE: Decision to cancel APEC and COP25 will not divert the international community's attention from human rights violations
- 7 November 2019 / Region:REPUBLIC OF CHILE / Topic:
- International SecretariatHASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN:End arbitrary detention of women who disobey male guardians or have unsanctioned relationships
- 5 November 2019 / Region:HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN / Topic:Women's Rights
- International SecretariatISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN:Hazardous air puts lives at risk
- 5 November 2019 / Region:ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN / Topic:
- International SecretariatUNION OF MYANMAR:Military atrocities ‘relentless and ruthless’ in northern Shan State
- 31 October 2019 / Region:UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group
- International SecretariatFRENCH REPUBLIC:Conviction of man who offered tea and warm clothes to asylum seekers must be reversed
- 30 October 2019 / Region:FRENCH REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF TUNISIA:New president must commit to key human rights reforms
- 30 October 2019 / Region:REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA / Topic:
- International SecretariatSTATE OF QATAR:Pledge to end abusive ‘kafala’ system must truly transform workers’ right
- 24 October 2019 / Region:STATE OF QATAR / Topic:
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE:Government reinforces discriminatory policy of excluding pregnant girls from school, jeopardising right to education of hundreds
- 19 October 2019 / Region:REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE / Topic:Reproductive Rights
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF ANGOLA:Drought and commercial cattle farming exposes tens of thousands to devasting hunger
- 17 October 2019 / Region:REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA / Topic:
- International SecretariatISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN:Limited allocation of football tickets for women a ‘cynical publicity stunt’
- 17 October 2019 / Region:ISRAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN / Topic:Women's Rights
- International SecretariatSYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC:Civilians at risk as Turkish military offensive looms
- 17 October 2019 / Region:SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC / Topic:Year of Rebellion Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa
- International SecretariatREPUBLIC OF CAMEROON:Release of Maurice Kamto and several detainees must signal end of repression of dissenting voices
- 16 October 2019 / Region:REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON / Topic:
- International SecretariatGovernment calls for Facebook to Break Encryption 'Latest Attempt to Intrude on Private Communications'
- 16 October 2019 / Region: / Topic:
- International SecretariatARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT:Largest wave of mass arrests since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power
- 15 October 2019 / Region:ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT / Topic:
- International SecretariatRUSSIAN FEDERATION:Arbitrary blocking of Fergana news agency is a cynical attack on media freedom
- 9 October 2019 / Region:RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:
- International SecretariatJAPAN:198 joined hunger strike in protest of prolonged detention at immigration facilities
- 8 October 2019 / Region:JAPAN / Topic:
- International SecretariatPEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA:Hong Kong: Emergency powers are an extreme attempt to quash protests
- 7 October 2019 / Region:PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:
- International SecretariatKINGDOM OF MOROCCO:Journalist jailed for one year over unlawful abortion in devastating blow for women’s rights
- 6 October 2019 / Region:KINGDOM OF MOROCCO / Topic:Women's Rights