UN Elections Shouldn’t Disparage Human Rights
Click to expand Image U.N. headquarters Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. © AP Photo/Jeenah Moon When the United Nations General Assembly held its annual election for seats on the Human Rights Council last...
View ArticleAn Opportunity to Lower Drug Costs in the US
Click to expand Image File photo showing pharmaceuticals. © 2018 AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File Last week, members of the United States House of Representatives reintroduced a bill to lower...
View ArticleAnd the Oscar for Censorship Goes to Xi Jinping
Click to expand Image Director Chloe Zhao, winner of the Academy Award for Best Director for her film "Nomadland," poses at the Oscars in Los Angeles, April 25, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Chris Pizzello,...
View ArticleAbusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes of Apartheid, Persecution
(Jerusalem) – Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The finding is based on an overarching...
View ArticleNearly 400 MEPs and MPs Join Chorus of Voices Calling for a TRIPS Waiver on...
Click to expand Image © The European Commission and European Union (EU) Member States continue to ignore growing calls for a patent waiver that would increase global production and availability of...
View ArticleCambodia: Revise Flawed Disability Bill
Click to expand Image Front side of the National Assembly of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, May 7, 2019. © Daniel Kalker/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Bangkok) – The Cambodian government should revise a...
View ArticleJapan: Suspend Aid Benefitting Myanmar Junta
Click to expand Image People protest the Myanmar Armed Forces in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo on April 1, 2021. © The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images (Tokyo) – The...
View ArticleBangladesh: Rohinyga Refugees Allegedly Tortured
Click to expand Image Rohingya refugees headed to the Bhasan Char island prepare to board navy vessels from the south eastern port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh on Feb.15, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo (New...
View ArticleHigh-level Commitment in Brazil to Protect People with Disabilities
Brazil’s National Council for Prosecutors, the government body overseeing the country’s prosecutors, took a major step yesterday by approving a resolution that could mean significant human rights...
View ArticleThe US Shouldn’t Use Intellectual Property Claims to Block Vaccine Access
Click to expand Image A woman receives the AstraZeneca vaccine for Covid-19 at an apartment building in Bengaluru, India, April 24, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi The Biden administration announced...
View ArticleUniversity of Toronto’s Leadership Draws Fire Over Academic Freedom
Click to expand Image Signage at the University of Toronto. © Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto Last summer, a hiring committee unanimously selected Dr. Valentina Azarova to direct...
View ArticleIndia: Protect Rights, Dignity Amid Covid-19 Crisis
Click to expand Image Healthcare workers rushing with an oxygen cylinder at Jaipur Golden hospital where at least 25 Covid-19 patients died the previous night during an oxygen shortage, New Delhi,...
View ArticleNew York City Government Votes to Promote Intersex Rights
Last week, the New York City Council passed a bill mandating the city’s health department to develop educational materials about how so-called “normalizing” surgeries on children born with variations...
View ArticleAnother Day of Violence Across Nigeria
Click to expand Image Greenfield University in Kaduna state, Nigeria. © Greenfield University As I went about my day on Monday of this week catching up on the happenings in Nigeria, I was struck by...
View ArticleTunisia Jails Repatriated Women With Suspected ISIS Ties
Click to expand Image The Palace of Justice in Tunis, Tunisia, on January 29, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo / Hassene Dridi (Tunis) – Families of women and children with ties to suspected members of the...
View ArticleDR Congo: Prioritize Justice for Serious Crimes
Click to expand Image Women demonstrate for peace in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, April 23, 2021. © 2021 Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro (Kinshasa) – The Democratic Republic of Congo’s newly...
View ArticleUS: Pass PRO Act to Empower Workers, Protect Rights
Click to expand Image Frontline healthcare workers in Minnesota picket for fair wages. © 2021 SEIU Healthcare Minnesota (Washington, DC) – The United States Senate should pass the Protecting the...
View ArticleThe Myanmar Junta’s Assault on the Truth
Myanmar security forces have launched a full-scale attack on the country’s media, targeting journalists for arrest, raiding the offices of newspapers and online media, and banning five outspoken media...
View ArticleGermany’s Top Court Finds Country’s Climate Law Violates Rights
Click to expand Image © 2020 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch In a landmark decision issued today, Germany’s top court found lawmakers have a human rights obligation to protect people from the...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Reject ‘Political Victimization’ Findings
Click to expand Image Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, center, arrives in parliament to address the ceremonial inauguration of the session in Colombo, Sri Lanka, January 3, 2020. © 2020 AP...
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