World News

Euroviews. 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

North Korea

Euroviews. 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

Kyrgyzstan

Euroviews. 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

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Rule of law, migration, glyphosate

Those are the stories in today's Brief

17/01/2019

Europe News

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

World

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

Hungary

Euroviews. 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

World News

Euroviews. 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