Government, Partners Should Support Transition (Nairobi) – Donors and foreign partners should urge Sudan to prioritize justice and legal and institutional reforms in Sudan, even as they focus on the...
Put in Place New Protections, Expedite Reform (Beirut) – Iran’s recently approved law to protect children and adolescents is a small positive step forward but falls short of the fundamental reforms...
June 22, 2020 – In an open letter to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, 24 nongovernmental organizations, including Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, express their disappointment with the...
Plusieurs centaines de civils ont été tués depuis mars dans des violences ethniques Lewis Mudge Directeur, Afrique centrale C’était un raid de nuit. Des combattants présumés d’une milice Lendu ont...
A Step Toward Accountability (Geneva) The United Nations Human Rights Council on June 22, 2020 took a positive step toward accountability by establishing a fact-finding body to investigate violations...
Several Hundred Civilians Killed Since March in Ethnic Violence It was an overnight raid. Fighters believed to be from an ethnic Lendu-led militia stormed Loda, a village about 100 kilometers north...
***Russia Should Support Medical Aid via Syria-Iraq Border to Prevent Covid-19 Spread** Louis Charbonneau United Nations Director The UN Security Council – including Russia – needs to act quickly to...
Pandemic Creates New Barriers for Women and Girls Already Facing Deep Inequality On May 28, 2020, Human Rights Watch launched a survey to learn more about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on...
Summary Executions, Torture, Desecration of Corpses (Beirut) – The Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) should urgently investigate evidence that fighters affiliated with it apparently tortured, summarily...
Apparently Unlawful Attacks, No Redress for Civilian Deaths (Nairobi)– Two United States airstrikes in Somalia in early 2020 killed seven civilians in apparent violation of the laws of war. US forces...