London: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Italy for refusing entry to two NGO rescue vessels carrying hundreds of people from Libya, labeling the move a “violation” of the European country’s human rights obligations.
Geneva: Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its report released with Harvard Law School’s International Human Clinic has said that all countries should endorse a new political commitment aimed at protecting civilians from the bombing and shelling of cities and towns during wartime. The 23-page report, “Safeguarding
Rome: Italy has historically failed to respond adequately to hate crimes. It has a law providing for longer prison sentences for racially aggravated crimes. But law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts tend to pursue this only if racism is identified as the sole motive. On July 29,
New York: The New York-based right watchdog, Human Rights Watch has said that Indian authorities are restricting free expression, peaceful assembly, and other basic rights in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir three years after revoking the special status of the territory. The HRW in a
Male: In a serious setback for media freedom, the Maldives parliament today enacted legislation allowing courts to force journalists and media outlets to reveal their sources. While reiterating constitutional provisions guaranteeing freedom of the press, the new Evidence Act includes an exception that undermines those protections:
Caracas: Cenoya Silva, a Yanomami Indigenous woman from the remote community of Parima B in Amazonas state in Venezuela, has been waiting three months to see her 16-year-old son Borges Sifontes and her 19-year-old stepson Gabriel Silva, who are being confined in a military hospital
