Section: Human Rights Watch (USA)
UN Human Rights Council: Human Rights situation in Ukraine
Oral Presentation of the Periodic Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsHuman Rights Watch welcomes the new periodic report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and this important opportunity to discuss the situation in Ukraine with member states of the Human Rights Council. In line with recommendations already made...
Letter to Vice President Biden on Ukraine
December 7, 2015 Related Content Letter to Vice President Biden Vice President Joseph Biden Eisenhower Executive Office Building 1650 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, DC 20502 Dear Mr. Vice President, We are writing regarding your upcoming travel to Ukraine the week of December 7, 2015. Your trip presents an important opportunity for the United...
Dispatches: Ukraine Bans Anti-LGBT Discrimination at Work
Last week, Ukraine’s parliament made it illegal to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in employment – a welcome move in a country where LGBT activists have been attacked and homophobic legislation proposed in recent years. LGBT rights have been a big issue of debate between Russia and Ukraine, and...
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Language English Gay rights activists attend a rally outside the parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, November 10, 2015. Alt Text Gay rights activists attend a rally outside the parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, November 10, 2015. © 2015 ReutersRegion / Country Europe/Central Asia Ukraine Topic LGBT Rights …read more Source: Human...
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Language Russian Школа № 3 в Красногоровке, восток Украины Alt Text 2015-11-eca-krasnohorivka © Бид Шеппард, Хьюман Райтс Вотч Region / Country Europe/Central Asia Ukraine Topic Children’s Rights Education Education and Conflict Free Speech English …read more Source: Human Rights...
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Language English School Number 3 in Krasnohorivka remains closed after heavy shelling from Russian-occupired territories in eastern Ukraine near Donetsk. Alt Text 2015-11-eca-krasnohorivka © Bede Sheppard, Human Rights WatchRegion / Country Europe/Central Asia Ukraine Topic Children’s Rights Education Education and Conflict Free Speech...
The last school bell in Krasnohorivka
Expand School Number 3 in Krasnohorivka remains closed after heavy shelling from Russian-occupired territories in eastern Ukraine near Donetsk. © Bede Sheppard, Human Rights Watch Nina Nikolayevna prefers to focus on the good times. When the school principal reminisces about the celebrations they used to hold at School Number 3, she is...
Il faut limiter l’emploi des armes incendiaires
Les États devraient profiter de la réunion diplomatique à Genève pour renforcer le traité international(Washington, le 5 novembre 2015) – Les États devraient prendre des mesures concrètes pour renforcer le droit international relatif aux armes incendiaires, a déclaré Human Rights Watch dans un rapport diffusé aujourd’hui, en vue d’une...
Curb Use of Incendiary Weapons
Seize Diplomatic Opening to Strengthen International Law Expand A video posted to YouTube by activists from Quseir, Syria shows ZAB 2.5 incendiary submunitions burning in the playground of the Ghaleb Radi school following an airstrike on December 3, 2012. …read more Source: Human Rights...
From Condemnation to Concrete Action: A Five-Year Review of Incendiary Weapons
Memorandum to Convention on Conventional Weapons DelegatesIncendiary weapons rank among the cruelest means of armed conflict. The fire and heat they produce cause excruciatingly painful burns that are difficult to treat and can lead to long-term psychological harm and severe disfigurement. They also start fires that can destroy buildings and...
