Venezuela
Euroviews. EU election monitors can play a crucial role in Venezuela | View
Venezuelans will go to the polls for regional and local elections on Sunday amid a crackdown on dissent by the Maduro regime. European observers must document any rights violations as they happen, say Human Rights Watch's Jose Miguel Vivanco and Tamara Taraciuk Broner
Bulgaria
Euroviews. The Bulgarian government must make the UN torture report public | View
This week the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture raised concerns about the treatment of migrant children in Bulgarian detention centres. But the report will stay confidential - unless Sofia decides otherwise. Not good enough, says UN expert advisor Iveta Cherneva
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
'Kicks, beatings & mock executions': Police violence alleged in Bosnia
"While lying prone on the snowy ground with his hands cuffed behind his back, officers had fired bullets either side of his head to get him to reveal information on the location of certain smuggled merchandise."
Afghanistan
Euroviews. The world must not abandon human rights in Afghanistan | View
There is still a small window of opportunity for the international community to protect the most at risk and vulnerable through concrete measures. This should include maintaining and bolstering UNAMA’s human rights mandate when the Security Council reviews the mission’s mandate later in September.
