Over 300 slain in Brazil's Amazon over land and resources in past decade, HRW report says
A Human Rights Watch report on Tuesday found that more than 300 people have been killed over the past decade in conflicts over the use of land and resources in the Amazon, many by organized criminal networks profiting from illegal deforestation. Of those cases, only ...
Human Rights Watch accuses Nicaragua of torturing protesters and urges sanctions
Pro-government forces in Nicaragua committed human rights abuses including torture in suppressing recent protests against President Daniel Ortega, and top officials should face sanctions, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Wednesday. After demonstrations against Ortega broke out in April 2018, more than 700 ...
Saudi coalition probes own airstrikes in Yemen, deems its actions mainly justified
A panel set up by the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen to investigate civilian casualties found a series of deadly airstrikes largely justified, citing the presence of armed militiamen at the homes, schools and clinics that were targeted. The Joint Incidents Assessment Team said on ...
HRW fears Trump's 'particularly ugly' refugee ban, torture threat
U.S. President Donald Trump is "closing the door" on people fleeing Islamic State, and may try to re-open secret detention centers where torture can be used, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday, calling on Congress to intervene. A temporary ban on refugees that Trump ...
Human rights watchdog urges LGBT-inclusive curricula for Japan's schools
With a new proposal, a human rights group is urging the government to give ample consideration to sexual minority students when compiling educational guidelines and teacher training programs. The proposal is part of ongoing efforts to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children from harassment ...
In historic move, Japan's legal community takes stand against death penalty
Lawyers position themselves against capital punishment as the Japan Federation of Bar Associations calls for an end to the practice.
Bullying of LGBT students at 'epidemic' levels in Japan: Human Rights Watch
The bullying of sexual minorities is reaching “epidemic” levels in Japan because of a lack of effective policies and training, Human Rights Watch says in a report.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels in Yemen said Saudi air defense units intercepted multiple missiles fired from inside Yemen toward the kingdom's southwest border city of Jizan on Monday. A statement by the coalition said the rockets did not cause injuries or material damage and ...
27 arrested over India alleged 'witch-hunt' massacre of tribal women
India must do more to tackle the practice of witch-branding among tribal communities, activists said on Monday following the murder of five women accused of sorcery. The victims, aged 35 to 52, were dragged out of their rural homes in the eastern state of Jharkhand ...
Libya's recognized prime minister safe after gunmen attack his motorcade
Gunmen tried to assassinate Libya's internationally recognized prime minister on his way to the airport in the eastern city of Tobruk on Tuesday, a spokesman for his government said. Arish Said, head of the government's media department, said that Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni's motorcade was ...
HRW report: Sudanese forces raped 221 women, girls in 2014 mass attack on Darfur village
Sudanese army troops raped at least 221 women and girls in a Darfur village in a series of organized, house-to-house attacks last year, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Wednesday. The organization's Africa director, Daniel Bekele, called it "a new low in the ...
Dozens more girls abducted by apparent Boko Haram extremists in Nigeria
Dozens of girls and young women are being abducted by Islamic extremists in northeast Nigeria, raising doubts about an announced cease-fire and the hoped-for release of 219 schoolgirls held captive since April. On Oct. 17, Nigeria's military said a cease-fire had been agreed to with ...
