Basra Residents Reeling From Contaminated Drinking Water
Mustafa Saadoun | globalresearch.ca | 2018-09-04
Human rights advocates and health officials estimate that 17,000 to 18,000 residents of Basra province have been poisoned by heavily polluted and salty drinking water. On Aug. 26, hundreds of residents …
globalresearch.ca/basra-residents-reeling-from-contaminated-drinking-water/5652939

Palestine Activists Hopeful as Bachelet Takes Office at UN
teleSUR / md-MS | telesurtv.net | 2018-09-04
The U.N. Human Rights Council, which opens a three-week session on Sept 10, is due to hold a debate on extending the mandate of its investigators on Yemen. It will also examine the next steps toward ensuring justice in Myanmar.
www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Palestine…

An Opportunity for LGBT Rights in Ecuador
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-09-04
Activists take part during the World Pride Parade 2017 in Quito, Ecuador on July 1, 2017. | © 2017 Patricio Realpe/Getty Images | When two same-sex couples went to the civil registry in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador to get married l…
hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/opportunity-lgbt-rights-ecuador

Who should be punished – Those behind a massacre or the people who expose it?
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-09-04
Monday September 3 was a black day for freedom of the press and the rule of law in Myanmar. A court in Yangon sentenced Reuters journalists Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, to seven years in prison for allegedly violating the colonial-era Official Secrets Act as they investigated a massacre of Rohingya Muslims. Trial evidence indicates that police purposefully handed them documents to "trap" them. | The burning question facing Myanmar is whether Preside…
hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/who-should-be-punished-those-behind-massacre-or-people-who-expose-it

Tens of Thousands in Chemnitz Stand Up to Far-Right Extremism
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-09-04
A flag is flown which states 'Racism Kills' as people arrive to attend an open-air concert under the motto: 'We Are More' on September 3, 2018 in Chemnitz, Germany. | © 2018 Matthias Rietschel/Getty Images…
hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/tens-thousands-chemnitz-stand-far-right-extremism

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights partners with Discovery Education to launch new education program
Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-09-04
Khalilah Harris and Kerry Kennedy discuss RFK Human Rights' launch of the Speak Truth To Power education initiative; engaging young people in schools to be aware of and take action on global human rights issues; and, the need to support teachers with the right tools and resources to be effective in the classroom | The post Robert F. Kenned…
therealnews.com/stories/robert-f-kennedy-human-rights-partners-with-discovery-education-to-launch-new-education-program

Inside the Prison Labor Strike: New Tactics Pay Off in Mainstream Coverage
Shared by Merula Furtado | truthout.org | 2018-09-04

| When the 2016 US prison strike kicked off, the media barely whispered. Despite efforts by the Free Alabama Movement, an organization centered around the men inside Holman prison, to spread the message through social media and compelling video footage taken inside prisons, mainstream journalists weren't biting. While independent media outlets covered the strike, an action that ultimately involved thousands of people in two dozen states drew virtual silence from mainstream media. | With the current ongoing prison strike, we find a totally different scenario.
truthout.org/articles/inside-the-prison-labor-strike-new-tactics-pay-off-in-mainstream-coverage/

Idleb: Millions in Need of Protection. The World Must Act Now
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-09-04
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2018/08/idleb-millions-in-need-of-protection-world-must-act-now/

Where are they? Their loved ones deserve to know
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-09-04
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2018/08/disappeared-in-africa/

Neither Dead Nor Alive
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-09-04
amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2018/08/neither-dead-nor-alive-mena-disappeared/

Please Oppose Warmonger, Execution and Torture Supporting Brett Kavanaugh
ESCJ | indybay.org | 2018-09-04
Kavanaugh worked with G W Bush for the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan and the torture of prisoners. He supports big business over employees, wardens over prisoners, the rights of the wealthy to steal elections. He refused a detained teen the right of an abortion. He ratified a DC agency forcing medical procedures on the disabled against their will.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/08/31/18817238.php

Myanmar: 7 Years for Reporting the Truth
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-09-03
Wa Lone arrives for a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, June 18, 2018. | © 2018 Reuters | (Bangkok) — A Myanmar court's conviction of two Reuters journalists on politically motivated charge…
hrw.org/news/2018/09/03/myanmar-7-years-reporting-truth

Venezuela: Refugee Crisis Requires Concerted Regional Response
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-09-03
Venezuela's deepening crisis has triggered the largest migration flow of its kind in recent Latin American history. Governments in the Americas should develop a collective and uniform response to the exodus of people fleeing Venezuela. | (New York) — Governments in the Americas should develop a col…
hrw.org/news/2018/09/03/venezuela-refugee-crisis-requires-concerted-regional-response

Finally, Growing Calls For US To Stop Fueling Atrocities
Jake Johnson | iranian.com | 2018-09-03
After the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition issued a statement on Saturday calling its deadly bombing of a Yemeni school bus "unjustified" and claiming it was the result of mere "mistakes," human rights groups and progressive lawmakers ramped up calls for the U.S. to immediately halt all arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which has been viciously bombing Yemen for years. "We must end […] | The post Finally, Growing Calls For US To Stop Fueling Atrocities appeared first on The…
iranian.com/2018/09/03/calls-for-us-to-stop-fueling-atrocities/

Cluster Munition Coalition Statement on Stockpile Destruction to the Convention on Cluster Munitions Eighth Meeting of States Parties in Geneva
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-09-03
When we released Cluster Munition Monitor 2018 last Thursday, we highlighted the untarnished compliance record regarding the convention's core prohibitions. One of the most visible examples is seen in stockpile destruction, where all of the first states with cluster munitions to ratify the convention destroyed their stocks within the convention's eight-year deadline. | This achievement shows the world that States Parties take their obligations seriously and are committed to implementation. It also demonstrates to states considering joining the Convention on Cluster Munitions that the provisions are not overly bur…
hrw.org/news/2018/09/03/cluster-munition-coalition-statement-stockpile-destruction-convention-cluster

Hatewatch Headlines 9/4/18
Hatewatch Staff | splcenter.org | 2018-09-03
Human rights groups urge senators to grill Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as hearings begin today; should Trump's evangelical advisers be exempt from disclosure laws? Mollie Tibbetts family says don't use her death to advance racism, and…
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/09/04/hatewatch-headlines-9418

Finally, Growing Calls For US To Stop Fueling Atrocities
Jake Johnson | iranian.com | 2018-09-03
After the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition issued a statement on Saturday calling its deadly bombing of a Yemeni school bus "unjustified" and claiming it was the result of mere "mistakes," human rights groups and progressive lawmakers ramped up calls for the U.S. to immediately halt all arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which has been viciously bombing Yemen for years. "We must end […] | The post Finally, Growing Calls For US To Stop Fueling Atrocities appeared first on The…
iranian.com/2018/09/03/calls-for-us-to-stop-fueling-atrocities/

Seymour Hersh's Reporter: A life exposing government lies and crimes
wsws.org | wsws.org | 2018-09-03
Seymour Hersh, the investigative journalist who played a leading role in exposing the 1968 My Lai massacre in Vietnam and the Bush Administration's torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, has published a long-awaited autobiography.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/09/03/pers…

Yemen: Coalition Bus Bombing Apparent War Crime
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-09-02
People are seen near a bus destroyed by an airstrike that killed dozens of children, in a photograph taken on August 12, 2018 in Saada, Yemen. | © 2018 Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images | Update: | This news release has bee…
hrw.org/news/2018/09/02/yemen-coalition-bus-bombing-apparent-war-crime

A 5-Year-Old Girl in Immigrant Detention Nearly Died of an Untreated Ruptured Appendix
Debbie Nathan | theintercept.com | 2018-09-02
A 5-year-old girl fell gravely ill while in Border Patrol custody in McAllen, Texas. Her mother repeatedly sought medical care before her appendix ruptured. | The post A 5-Year-Old Girl in Immigrant Detention Nearly Died of an Untreated Ruptured Appendix appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/09/02/border-patrol-immigrant-detention-medical-neglect-texas/

Open letter to all the Pacific Islands Forum leaders: Protect and promote the rights of human rights defenders
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
Amnesty International is writing to express our concerns regarding the increasing risks and challenges faced by human rights defenders in the region, and to urge your government to demonstrate commitment to protect and promote the rights of those who defend human rights.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa05/9021/2018/en/

In Scotland, Girls Go to School with One Less Worry. Period
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-08-31
A general view of atmosphere as THINX lights up the Brooklyn Bridge and UN Secretariat Building to draw attention to period poverty on March 8, 2018 in New York City. | © 2018 Andrew Toth/Getty Images for THINX | Every girl around the…
hrw.org/news/2018/08/31/scotland-girls-go-school-one-less-worry-period

Guatemala: President Morales tries to stop the fight against impunity
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
Reacting to the decision of the government of Jimmy Morales to revoke the mandate of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said: | "The government's decision not to renew the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala, just when Congress should be analyzing the preliminary hearing against President Jimmy Morales, is another maneuver to weaken the fight against impunity in the country." | | "The unusual deployment and presence of security forces in front of the Commission and during the president's announcement is an effort to intimidate the people and institutions working for justice and human rights. The government cannot lead the country to repeat its shameful history of decades gone by."
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/08/guatemala-presidente-morales-intenta-frenar-la-lucha-contra-la-impunidad/

Nicaragua: In its attempt to avoid international scrutiny, government makes apparent its responsibility for human rights violations
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
Following the decision of President Daniel Ortega's government to expel the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights mission one day after the presentation of its report "Human Rights Violations and Abuses in the Context of the Protests in Nicaragua", on the serious crisis which the country has been facing since 18 April of this year, Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International, said…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/08/nicaragua-al-evitar-escrutinio-internacional-gobierno-deja-en-evidencia-su-responsabilidad-en-violaciones-de-derechos-humanos/

Ukraine: Ensure All Pensioners Have Access to Benefits
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-08-31
Pensioners queuing in front of a state bank branch in government-controlled Stanitsa Luhanska. March 22, 2018. | © 2018 Tanya Cooper | (Kyiv) — Ukraine's policy requiring pensioners from separatist-controlled parts of eastern
hrw.org/news/2018/08/31/ukraine-ensure-all-pensioners-have-access-benefits

From Venezuela to McCain, Media and Human Rights Industry on Same Page
Joe Emersberger | fair.org | 2018-08-31
On August 20, the Economist ran an article on Venezuela saying that "forced migration from the country might surpass the Syria crisis." The magazine reported: The UN's International Organization for Migration estimates that at the end of 2017 approximately 1.6 million Venezuelans were living outside their country. Today that number is likely to be far …
fair.org/home/from-venezuela-to-mccain-media-and-human-rights-industry-on-same-page/

Pentagon seeking contractors to train Saudi pilots on US soil amid bloody Yemen air campaign
RT | rt.com | 2018-08-31
The Pentagon plans to hire private contractors to train Saudi military pilots on US soil, documents show. Human Rights Watch (HRW) called the move disturbing amid outcry over US involvement in Saudi Arabia's air campaign in Yemen.
rt.com/usa/437353-saudi-pilots-us-training/

Guatemala: President Sabotages Fight for Justice
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-08-31
(New York) — President Jimmy Morales's decision to end the mandate of a UN-backed investigative body is a major blow to efforts to fight corruption, abuse, and impunity in Guatemala, Human Rights Watch said today. | On August 31, 2018, Morales announced that he would not request an extension of the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), which expires in September 2019. CICIG is investigating allegations that Morales's presidential campaign received illegal funding and is participating in the prosecution of his son a…
hrw.org/news/2018/08/31/guatemala-president-sabotages-fight-justice

UN Security Council: Condemn Abuses in Nicaragua
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-08-31
Burial of Teyler Lorío, 14 months old baby; his parents allege police shot him in the head when his father was holding him in his arms, walking on the street in Managua, Nicaragua, on July 25, 2018. | © Roberto José Fonseca H…
hrw.org/news/2018/08/31/un-security-council-condemn-abuses-nicaragua

Russia, Turkey, and Iran Should Act on Syria Detainees
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-08-31
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lock hands during a group photo in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. | © 2018 Tolga Bozoglu/Pool Photo v…
hrw.org/news/2018/08/31/russia-turkey-and-iran-should-act-syria-detainees

Guatemala: Reject 'Life and Family Protection' Law
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-08-31
An indigenous woman holds a placard reading 'My Body My Territory Is to be Respected' as she demonstrates on International Women's Day in Guatemala City on March 8, 2018. | © 2018 Getty Images | (New York) [mdas…
hrw.org/news/2018/08/31/guatemala-reject-life-and-family-protection-law

–ê–Å–Ç–∞–Ω–∏–Ω–Å–∫–æ–π –Ä–∞–±–æ–á–µ–π –≥–Ä–É–ø–ø–µ –ø–æ –∑–∞–¥–µ–Ä–∂–∞–Ω–∏–è–º –≤ –Å–≤–è–∑–∏ –Å –Å–∏–Ä–∏–π–Å–∫–∏–º –∫–æ–Ω–Ñ–ª–∏–∫–Ç–æ–º
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
–û–±–Ä–∞–â–∞–µ–º–Å–è –∫ –≤–∞–º –Å –≤–ã–Ä–∞–∂–µ–Ω–∏–µ–º –æ–∑–∞–±–æ–á–µ–Ω–Ω–æ–Å–Ç–∏ –Ω–µ–ø–Ä–µ–¥–æ–Å–Ç–∞–≤–ª–µ–Ω–∏–µ–º –¥–æ–ø–æ–ª–Ω–∏–Ç–µ–ª–å–Ω–æ–π –∏–Ω–Ñ–æ–Ä–º–∞–Ü–∏–∏ –æ –Å–ª–É–á–∞–è–Ö –Å–º–µ–Ä–Ç–∏ –ø–Ä–æ–∏–∑–≤–æ–ª–å–Ω–æ –∑–∞–¥–µ–Ä–∂–∞–Ω–Ω–ã–Ö –∏ –ø–Ä–æ–ø–∞–≤–à–∏–Ö –±–µ–∑ –≤–µ–Å–Ç–∏ –ª–∏–Ü –≤ –Å–≤–è–∑–∏ –Å –æ–±–Ω–æ–≤–ª–µ–Ω–∏–µ–º –ø–Ä–∞–≤–∏–Ç–µ–ª–å–Å–Ç–≤–æ–º –°–∏–Ä–∏–∏ –∑–∞–ø–∏–Å–µ–π –∞–∫–Ç–æ–≤ –≥–Ä–∞–∂–¥–∞–Ω–Å–∫–æ–≥–æ –Å–æ–Å–Ç–æ–è–Ω–∏–è –∏, –≤ –Ä–è–¥–µ –Å–ª–É–á–∞–µ–≤, –≤–ã–¥–∞–á–µ–π –Å–ø–Ä–∞–≤–æ–∫ –æ –Å–º–µ–Ä–Ç–∏ –Å –É–∫–∞–∑–∞–Ω–∏–µ–º –µ–µ –ø–Ä–∏–á–∏–Ω–ã. –ù–∞–Å–Ç–æ–è–Ç–µ–ª–å–Ω–æ –ø–Ä–∏–∑–ã–≤–∞–µ–º –±–µ–∑–æ–Ç–ª–∞–≥–∞–Ç–µ–ª–å–Ω–æ –ø–Ä–∏–Ω–è–Ç–å –º–µ–Ä–ã –∫–æ–º–ø–ª–µ–∫–Å–Ω–æ–≥–æ –∏ –Å–ø–Ä–∞–≤–µ–¥–ª–∏–≤–æ–≥–æ –Ä–µ–∞–≥–∏–Ä–æ–≤–∞–Ω–∏–è –≤ –æ–Ç–Ω–æ–à–µ–Ω–∏–∏ –ø–Ä–æ–¥–æ–ª–∂–∞–µ–º–ã–Ö –ø–Ä–∞–≤–∏–Ç–µ–ª–å–Å–Ç–≤–æ–º –ø–Ä–∞–∫–Ç–∏–∫ –ø–Ä–æ–∏–∑–≤–æ–ª–å–Ω–ã–Ö –∑–∞–¥–µ–Ä–∂–∞–Ω–∏–π, –Ω–µ–¥–æ–∑–≤–æ–ª–µ–Ω–Ω–æ–≥–æ –æ–±–Ä–∞–â–µ–Ω–∏–è –∏ –Ω–∞–Å–∏–ª–å–Å–Ç–≤–µ–Ω–Ω–ã–Ö –∏–Å–á–µ–∑–Ω–æ–≤–µ–Ω–∏–π.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde24/9024/2018/ru/

Taiwan: First execution under President Tsai Ing-wen a crushing setback to abolition hopes
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
Responding to the execution of a 39-year-old man in Taiwan today — the country's first execution since President Tsai Ing-wen came to office in 2016 — Amnesty International Taiwan's Acting Section Director, Annie Huang, said: | "It is deeply disappointing that Taiwan has decided to resume the implementation of a cruel punishment, especially after President Tsai Ing-wen had stated clearly that her government aims to abolish the death penalty. | "That pledge now rings hollow. Today's execution is a crushing setback to the abolitionist movement in Taiwan and an act that casts a shadow over Tsai's preside…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/08/taiwan-dp/

Syria: Statement to the Astana Working Group on detentions and abductions in the Syrian conflict
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
In this document, non-governmental organizations express concern at the failure of the Syrian government to disclose more information about the deaths of arbitrarily detained and disappeared people in conjunction with government's update of the civil registries records and, in some cases, issuance of death notices that state the cause of death, and to urge you to take immediate steps to address the continuing government policies of arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and enforced disappearances in a comprehensive and just manner.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde24/9024/2018/en/

Suriye àáatƒ±≈ümasƒ± Kapsamƒ±ndaki Alƒ±koymalar ve Kaà߃±rmalar àúzerine Astana àáalƒ±≈üma Grubunun Dikkatine
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
Size, (Uluslararasƒ± Zorla Kaybedilenler Gàºnàº'nde) Suriye hàºkàºmetinin vatanda≈ülƒ±k kayƒ±tlarƒ±nƒ± gàºncellemesi ve bazƒ± durumlarda à∂làºm sebebinin aà߃±klandƒ±ƒüƒ± à∂làºm belgelerini tanzim etmesiyle baƒülantƒ±lƒ± olarak, hàºkàºmetin keyfi olarak gà∂zaltƒ±na alƒ±nmƒ±≈ü ve kaybedilmi≈ü ki≈üilerin à∂làºmleri hakkƒ±nda daha fazla bilgi vermemesinden duyduƒüumuz kaygƒ±yƒ± dile getirmek ve hàºkàºmetin devam ettirdiƒüi keyfi gà∂zaltƒ±, kà∂tຠmuamele ve zorla kaybetme politikalarƒ±nƒ±n àßà∂zàºmຠiàßin acilen kapsamlƒ± ve adil adƒ±mlar atmanƒ±zƒ± talep etmek iàßin yazƒ±yoruz.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde24/9024/2018/tr/

خطاب به کار گروه آستانه در ارتباط با بازداشتها و آدم ربایی ها در منازعه سوریه
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
با نوشتن این نامه نگرانی خود را از عدم افشای اطلاعات بیشترهنگام به روزرسانی سوابق ثبت احوال از سوی دولت سوریه دربارهی مرگ و میر افرادی که به طور خودسرانه بازداشت و ناپدید شده اند و در برخی موارد صدور اطلاعیه های فوت فاقد علت مرگ، ابراز می کنیم و از شما می خواهیم تا اقدامات فوری برای رسیدگی جامع و عادلانه نسبت به سیاست های مداوم دولت مبنی بر بازداشت خودسرانه، بدرفتاری و ناپدید شدن های اجباری را انجام دهید..
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde24/9024/2018/fa/

إلى مجموعة عمل الآستانة حول الاعتقالات والاختطافات في الصراع السوري
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
نراسلكم لنعبر عن قلقنا حيال عدم كشف الحكومة السورية عن المزيد من المعلومات بشأن حالات وفاة المحتجزين والمفقودين بصورة تعسفية بالتوافق مع تحديث الحكومة للسجلات المدنية وإصدارها، في بعض الحالات، وثائق وفاة تبيّن سبب الوفاة ولنح ثّكم على اتخاذ خطوات فورية لمواجهة سياسات الحكومة المستمرة في الاعتقال التعسفي وسوء المعاملة والاختفاء القسري بطريقة شاملة وعادلة.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde24/9024/2018/ar/

Belarus: Detention of journalists, harassment of independent media and new unduly restrictive legislation mark a low point for freedom of expression
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
The right to freedom of expression in Belarus has been dealt a series of severe blows in recent weeks, as the authorities' crusade against journalists and independent media outlets continues. The latest moves by the Belarusian authorities demonstrate their resolve to eliminate all critical voices in the country and deprive people in Belarus of the opportunity to freely access, share and disseminate information and ideas.
amnesty.org/en/documents/eur49/9026/2018/en/

Further Information: Iran: Iranian Kurd facing imminent execution: Ramin Hossein Panahi
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-31
Ramin Hossein Panahi, from Iran's Kurdish minority, was moved to Raja'i Shahr prison in Karaj, Alborz Province, on 13 August in preparation for his execution. He started a hunger strike on 26 August, after which he was immediately removed from the prison's general ward. He has not been heard from since. He is at imminent risk of execution.
amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/9004/2018/en/

Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara–A Rare Look Inside Africa's Last Colony
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-08-31
In this exclusive broadcast, Democracy Now! breaks the media blockade and goes to occupied Western Sahara in the northwest of Africa to document the decades-long Sahrawi struggle for freedom and Morocco's violent crackdown. Morocco has occupied the territory since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international community. Thousands have been tortured, imprisoned, killed and disappeared while resisting the Moroccan occupation. A 1,700-mile wall divides Sahrawis who remain under occupation from those who fled into exile. The international media has largely ignored the occupation–in part because M…
www.democracynow.org/2018/8/31/four_days…

Cluster Munitions: Full Compliance by Ban Treaty States
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-08-30
A BLU-61 submunition marked for destruction in-place in the Basra governorate of Iraq, March 2018. | © 2018 UNMAS | (Geneva) — No state party to the 2008 treaty prohibiting cluster munitions has violated the core prohibitio…
hrw.org/news/2018/08/30/cluster-munitions-full-compliance-ban-treaty-states

China: Systematic repression of ethnic minorities laid bare in UN findings
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-30
In response to the release of concluding observations on China by the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Amnesty International's Deputy East Asia Director Lisa Tassi said: | "The Committee's findings highlight the systematic oppression of ethnic minorities in China, including the mass arbitrary detention of Chinese Uighurs and others in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR). | "The Chinese government must now heed the call to tackle serious human rights violations. Rather than dismissing the Committee's recommendations, it must immediately set out next steps to address th…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/08/china-systematic-repression-of-ethnic-minorities-laid-bare-in-un-findings/

EU Should Follow UN Guidelines on LGBT Asylum Seekers
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-08-30
The process of seeking asylum is difficult for anyone, but sexual and gender minorities fleeing persecution in their home countries can be particularly vulnerable, as two recent decisions by Austrian asylum officers show. | Tattoo of a world…
hrw.org/news/2018/08/30/eu-should-follow-un-guidelines-lgbt-asylum-seekers

Iran Takes US to Court Over Alleged Treaty Breach
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-08-30
The Peace Palace in The Hague (Netherlands), seat of the International Court of Justice. | © Jeroen Bouman, courtesy of the ICJ | This week, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations' Court, held hearings…
hrw.org/news/2018/08/30/iran-takes-us-court-over-alleged-treaty-breach

India: 5 More Rights Activists Detained
Human Rights Watch | hrw.org | 2018-08-30
Police try to stop people belonging to the Dalit community as they take part in a protest during a nationwide strike called by Dalit organizations, in Chandigarh, India on April 2, 2018. | © 2018 Reuters/Ajay Verma | (New York) —
hrw.org/news/2018/08/30/india-5-more-rights-activists-detained

Swaziland: "They don't see us as people": Security of tenure and forced evictions in Eswatini
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-30
Discussing two emblematic cases, this report reveals how the human rights violation of forced evictions is rooted in Eswatini's land governance system which fails to provide at least hundreds of people with a minimum degree of security of tenure. The report also highlights the failure of the Eswatini government to abide by its international, regional and national legal obligations, especially the obligation to guarantee the right to adequate housing.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr55/8785/2018/en/

Kenya: Real-time reporting to lift the lid on police killings, abductions
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-30
Kenyans will be able to share information about police extra-judicial killings and abductions in real time, using a new online portal designed to help human rights organizations hold the authorities to account, Amnesty International said as the world marks the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances. | "Hundreds of people are arrested every year in what are termed as crime-busting police swoops, but many so-called suspects are never presented in court or charged with any crime. The next thing that usually happens is that they are found dead, their bodies callously dumped somewhere. Others are disa…
amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/08/kenya-real-time-reporting-to-lift-the-lid-on-police-killings-and-abductions/

Sudan: Online activist held incommunicado over a month: Ahmed Al-Dai Bushara Joudah
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-30
Ahmed Al-Dai Bushara Joudah, a journalist and social media activist, was arbitrarily arrested on 16 July in Omdurman, Sudan by National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) agents. He is currently being held without charge at the NISS detention centre in Khartoum North. He has been denied access to a lawyer and family. He is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment while in detention.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr54/8999/2018/en/

السودان:احتجاز ناشط إنترنت بمعزلٍ عن العالم الخارجي لأكثر من شهر
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-30
في 16 يوليو/تموز 2018، اعتقل تعسفياً، بأم درمان في السودان، الصحفي أحمد الضي بشارة جودة، على أيدي عناصر جهاز الأمن والمخابرات الوطني، وأحمد الضي هو أحد نشطاء مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي. ويجري احتجازه في الوقت الراهن بمركز للاعتقال تابع لجهاز الأمن والمخابرات في شمال الخرطوم دون أن تُوجه له تهمة. كما مُنع من الاستعانة بمحامٍ أو الاتصال بأسرته. وقد يتعرض للتعذيب وغيره من ضروب المعاملة السيئة أثناء احتجازه.
amnesty.org/en/documents/afr54/8999/2018/ar/

Indonesia: 18 months in prison for mosque noise complaint: Meliana
amnesty.org | amnesty.org | 2018-08-30
Meliana, an ethnic Chinese Buddhist woman, has been convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to 18 months in prison for complaining about the loudspeaker volume at a local mosque. Amnesty International considers her a prisoner of conscience who must be immediately and unconditionally released.
amnesty.org/en/documents/asa21/9007/2018/en/