Section: Human Rights Watch (USA)
Ukraine: Torture, Disappearances in East
(Kiev) – Both the Ukrainian government authorities and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine are holding civilians in prolonged, arbitrary, and sometimes secret detention and torturing them, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said in a joint report released today. July 21, 2016Report “You Don’t Exist” Arbitrary Detentions,...
“You Don’t Exist”
Summary In April 2015, Vadim, 39, was traveling on a shuttle bus home to Donetsk, the capital of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine. He had boarded in Slovyansk, which is under Ukrainian government control. At a checkpoint manned by Ukrainian forces, a gunman ordered him off the bus. Armed men in camouflaged...
Ukraine: Journalist Killed in Kiev Car Explosion
(Berlin) – Ukrainian authorities should ensure that the investigation into the killing of the journalist Pavel Sheremet, is effective, impartial, and thorough Human Rights Watch said today. Sheremet was killed on July 20, 2016 in Kiev in a car explosion that the authorities said was caused by an explosive device. Sheremet was known for often...
Dispatches: Criminalization Drives Global Rise in HIV Infections
After a period of decline, new HIV infections among adults across the globe are on the rise again. Michel Sidibe, executive director at UNAIDS, warned delegates at this year’s International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, that infection rates are on the up in most parts of the world. Nearly 2 million people become HIV-positive...
Human Rights Watch Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 …read more Source: Human Rights...
2016-5-eca-eastern-ukraine RUS
Language Russian До войны это было домом по улице Суворова в Углегорске – здесь жили люди. Alt Text 2016-5-eca-eastern-ukraine Copyright © 2016 Tanya Lokshina/Human Rights Watch Region / Country Europe/Central Asia Russia Ukraine English …read more Source: Human Rights...
2016-6-eca-donetsk
Language English A member of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic forces stands guard near buildings destroyed during battles with Ukrainian armed forces, at Donetsk airport, Ukraine, June 1, 2016. Alt Text 2016-6-eca-donetsk Copyright © 2016 Reuters Region / Country Europe/Central Asia Ukraine …read more Source: Human Rights...
Silenced on Her Husband’s Disappearance
“Come in,” the stylish middle-aged woman says as she leads me into her bright spacious kitchen. Her husband disappeared without a trace in March last year when he was driving from Donetsk, the capital of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) in war-torn eastern Ukraine. His elderly mother was feeling unwell, and he was on his...
Президент Украины Петр Порошенко
Language Russian Президент Украины Петр Порошенко на пресс-конференции в Киеве, Украина, 14 января 2016 г. Alt Text Президент Украины Петр Порошенко Copyright © 2016 Reuters Region / Country Ukraine Topic Press Freedom English …read more Source: Human Rights...
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
Language English Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko at a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine on January 14, 2016. Alt Text Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko Copyright © 2016 Reuters Region / Country Ukraine Topic Press Freedom Русский …read more Source: Human Rights...
