Press Release
Rights of people with albinism must be guaranteed in Malawi
Malawian officials must live up to their promises to end violence against people with albinism and tackle discrimination against this…
June 13, 2016
Press Release
Israel renews detention without charge of Palestinian circus performer for further six months
The Israeli military today renewed for six months the detention of Palestinian circus performer Mohammad Faisal Abu Sakha, who has…
June 13, 2016
Press Release
Stubborn politics accelerate catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Venezuela
The Venezuelan authorities’ stubborn denial over the country’s current humanitarian crisis, coupled with their refusal to ask for international aid,…
June 10, 2016
Report
Living in Insecurity: How Germany is Failing Victims of Racist Violence
Failed responses to the sharp increase in hate crimes across Germany – including attacks on shelters for asylum-seekers – expose…
June 8, 2016
Press Release
Mexico: Woman tortured by police is released from prison after four years of injustice
A judge´s decision to acquit mother of two Yecenia Armenta Graciano and release her from prison today in northern Mexico…
June 7, 2016
Report
Malawi: Killing spree of people with albinism fuelled by ritual practices and policing failures
A surge in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices, has exposed a systematic…
June 6, 2016
Press Release
Malawi: Killing spree of people with albinism fuelled by ritual practices and policing failures
A surge in killings of people with albinism, whose body parts are used in ritual practices, has exposed a systematic…
June 6, 2016
Press Release
Security forces must refrain from excessive use of force during rural protests in Colombia
The Colombian authorities must ensure that the security forces, in particular the ESMAD anti-riot police, refrain from using disproportionate and…
June 6, 2016
Press Release
Detainees beaten and forced to appear before court inadequately dressed in Ethiopia
Authorities in Ethiopia should immediately stop the ill treatment of political opposition members and human rights defenders who were beaten…
June 3, 2016
Press Release
Wrongfully imprisoned Kurdish human rights defender’s life hangs in the balance in Iran
The life of a wrongfully imprisoned Iranian Kurdish human rights defender and journalist rests in the Iranian authorities’ hands, said…
June 2, 2016
Report
Dangerous to Dissent: Human Rights Under Threat in Gambia
Authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of…
June 1, 2016
Press Release
Gambia: Crackdown and brutal repression in run up to elections
Authorities in Gambia must free dozens of political prisoners and end the brutal crackdown on the rights to freedom of…
June 1, 2016