View Don’t be fooled: Hungary’s government remains a threat to European values ǀ View The flouting of European values that led to the Fidesz’s suspension from the European People’s Party in March has not changed. What has changed is that the outcome of the elections has made Fidesz realize that it needs to stay in the EPP. 12/06/2019
View Council of Europe at 70 — achievements and concerns ǀ View The Council of Europe, Europe’s leading human rights body, is celebrating its 70th birthday this week, but it’s not a great time for a party. Crisis overshadows the anniversary gathering in Helsinki on 16-17 May of foreign ministers from the 47 member states. 15/05/2019
world news IS-linked children face torture in Iraqi detention: report A new Human Rights Watch report released Wednesday found children with suspected links to the so-called Islamic State were facing torture and charges of terrorism under Iraqi and Kurdish authorities 06/03/2019
Saudi Arabia Human rights campaigners call for tech firms to act over Saudi app The calls came after it emerged that both platforms have hosted a Saudi Arabian government app that allowed men to track women’s activity. 14/02/2019
View Europe should press the UN on North Korea's human rights abuses ǀ View Otto Warmbier and the millions of other victims of North Korea’s brutal leadership deserve justice and an end to these unparalleled atrocities. 11/02/2019
View Kyrgyzstan’s human rights abuses should sound alarm bells over closer ties with the EU | View While [Kyrgyzstan] boasts a very active and engaged civil society, Askarov’s imprisonment, and the government’s abject failure to act on the UN Human Rights Committee’s decision in his case [...] should give EU officials considerable pause. 24/01/2019
brussels bureau The Brief from Brussels: Rule of law, migration, glyphosate Those are the stories in today's Brief 17/01/2019
brussels bureau Human Rights Watch: Some EU leaders used migration to stoke fear Organisation published its latest World Report 17/01/2019
Syria ‘They took our children, our blood and now our property’ Human Rights Watch says the Syrian government is using a controversial new property law to prevent displaced residents returning to their homes in former rebel-held areas. 17/10/2018
world news UN criticised over new human rights council members The latest cohort of countries to be elected onto the Council includes the Philippines, Bahrain, Eritrea and Cameroon, drawing condemnation from Human Rights Watch. 13/10/2018
Good Morning Europe Hungary will seek legal ways to challenge Article 7 vote Hungary says it will seek legal ways to challenge a European Parliament vote to start Article 7 proceedings against the country. 13/09/2018
Hungary Hungary 'denying food to asylum seekers' Hungarian authorities have stopped distributing food to rejected asylum seekers held in transit zones, according to Human Rights Watch. 22/08/2018
Turkey Turkey stops registereing alsylum seekers from Syria- rights group Turkey stops registering asylum seekers from Syria, says Human Rights Watch. 16/07/2018
View Hungary is determined to silence any critics left standing | View The Hungarian government is using legislation and smear campaigns to send a chilling message to those who act in solidarity with marginalized groups: be quiet or face the consequences. 16/07/2018
Russia Team Egypt's Salah poses with Chechen leader ahead of World Cup Egyptian football star Salah poses for controversial photo-op with Chechen’s Kadyrov before World Cup starts in Russia. 12/06/2018
View Italy's election already has a winner ... xenophobia: View The tenor of the campaign leading up to Italy’s national elections on immigration issues is profoundly alarming, writes Human Rights Watch's Judith Sunderland from Milan. 27/02/2018
world news Luxury European jewellers failing to ensure ethical supply chains Which European brands are the best and worst when it comes to ethical sourcing? 09/02/2018
world news ‘Standing up to hate-inciting populists does work’ – HRW report Human Rights Watch praises France under Macron for tackling xenophobia, but blasts Austria and the Netherlands for pandering to populists. 18/01/2018
Turkey Rights group says Turkish police use torture Human Rights Watch says it has documented several cases of torture and enforced disappearances during the past year in Turkey. 12/10/2017
Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi to skip UN General Assembly amid Rohingya crisis Myanmar's de facto leader is facing growing pressure over the exodus of Rohingya Muslims 13/09/2017
Iraq Rights groups condemn 'revenge killings' in liberated Mosul Videos purporting to show the murder of suspected ISIL fighters at the hands of their militia and security forces captors have emerged on social media. 14/07/2017
Jewelry and Watches Swiss jeweller Chopard pledges commitment to 100% ethical gold Chopard’s co-president Karl Friedrich Scheufele said the brand wanted to “make a difference to the lives of people who make our business possible.” 01/03/2017
South Sudan South Sudan's human rights situation "amongst the worst on the planet" Famine has been declared in some areas of South Sudan - the first time such a declaration has been made since 2011. The country has been dogged by civil war, drought and hyperinflation. The situation 20/02/2017
Philippines Human rights groups slam Philippine's war on drugs Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International call for investigations into the extrajudicial police killings of President Duterte's war on drugs 01/02/2017
