Section: Human Rights Watch (USA)
Ukraine: Russian Missile Kills Civilians in Shopping Center
Click to expand Image Rescue operations at a shopping center in Kremenchuk, Ukraine, which was hit by a Russian missile on June 27. Photo taken on June 28, 2022. © 2022 Giorgi Gogia/Human Rights Watch (Poltava, June 30, 2022) – Russian forces launched a missile which struck a shopping center in Kremenchuk, central Ukraine, on June 27, 2022. The...
Iran: Rights Defenders Sentenced for Questioning Covid Policies
Click to expand Image Paramedics work in a laboratory that tests samples taken from patients suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, March, 10, 2020. © 2020 AP (Beirut) – Iranian authorities sentenced five prominent human rights defenders to prison on June 19, 2022, for attempting to file a...
Morocco/Spain: Horrific Migrant Deaths at Melilla Border
Click to expand Image Migrants hold placards during an anti-racism demonstration in the Moroccan capital Rabat on June 28, 2022. © 2022 AFP via Getty Images (Milan, June 29, 2022) – The deaths of at least 23 African men at the Melilla-Morocco border on June 24, 2022 requires an independent, impartial investigation capable of determining what...
Polish Court Rules Pushback of Asylum Seekers Unlawful
Click to expand Image Two women and a child huddle in sleeping bags on the forest floor after crossing the Polish-Belarusian border near Michalowo on October 6, 2021. © 2021 Maciej Luczniewski/NurPhoto via AP Although a violation of international law, Polish border guards almost daily summarily push back asylum seekers attempting to cross the...
Crackdown in Russia Requires Dedicated UN Monitoring
Click to expand Image Police officers detain a demonstrator holding a poster reading “Hands off Memorial, freedom for political prisoners” in front of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Moscow, Russia, December 14, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin Ten years ago, on July 13, 2012, Russia’s parliament adopted its...
In Ukraine, Women Should Be Protected from Violence in War and Peace
Click to expand Image A woman carries flowers and a placard that says “At the funeral of the patriarchy” during the feminist’s Women March on International Women’s Day 2021 in Kyiv, during which marchers called on the Ukrainian authorities to ratify the Istanbul Convention. © Pavlo Gonchar / SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Images...
Landmines: US Moves Closer Toward Global Ban
Click to expand Image A landmine survivor wearing a prosthetic leg at an event to commemorate the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action in Bogotá, Colombia, April 4, 2022. Colombia is one of 164 countries that has prohibited antipersonnel landmines. © 2022 Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP via Getty Images (Geneva, June 21, 2022) –...
Explosive Weapons: Declaration to Curb Civilian Harm
Click to expand Image Damage caused to residential buildings by a Russian attack on March 13, 2022 on Myru Avenue in Chernihiv city, April 19, 2022. Local official said at least six people were killed. © 2022 Belkis Wille/Human Rights Watch (Geneva, June 16, 2022) – A new political declaration holds great potential to protect civilians in armed...
Feminist and LGBT Rights Activist on Trial in Russia
A prosecutor has called for Russian activist Yulia Tsvetkova to serve three years and two months in prison during a closed trial over absurd “pornography” charges. Click to expand Image Yulia Tsvetkova. …read more Source:: Human Rights...
Ukraine: Russian Landmine Use Endangers Civilians
Click to expand Image TM-62 anti-vehicle mines found during a mine clearance mission near Bervytsia, a village previously occupied by Russian forces, Kyiv region, Ukraine, April 21, 2022. © 2022 Sipa via AP Images (Geneva, June 15, 2022) – Russian forces are using landmines in Ukraine that are causing civilian casualties and suffering, as well as...
