Asia
Not so model: the reality of women incarcerated in Thailand’s ’model’ prisons
Flawed models – Implementation of int. standards in Thailand’s ‘model’ prisons for women. “The designation of ‘model’ prisons is an attempt to disguise the dreadful reality of women incarcerated in Thailand. Conditions are not even close to meeting minimum int. standards.
Saturday 14 December 2019IRAN: New report documents the systematic criminalisation of human rights defenders
(Paris, Geneva) Human rights defenders in Iran, long-time targets of the government, have been subjected to systematic judicial harassment since late 2017. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, an FIDH-OMCT partnership, sheds […]
Thursday 22 August 2019“India is much more dangerous than it was ten years ago”
Qantara – Celebrated Indian novelist Arundhati Roy, best known for works such as “The God of Small Things” and “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”, has also made a name for herself as an essayist and […]
Monday 10 June 2019“No Room to Bargain” Unfair and Abusive Labor Practices in Pakistan
Pakistan’s government is failing to enforce laws that could protect millions of garment workers from serious labor rights abuses.
Wednesday 23 January 2019Accountability for Atrocities in Myanmar ‘Cannot Be Expected’ within Its Borders – UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission
Human Wrongs Watch Continued denial of the facts and evidence of gross human rights violations by Myanmar is a clear indication of the country’s “lack of interest” in establishing a fully functioning democracy based on […]
Thursday 29 November 2018Declaration of Solidarity with Rohingya and Call for Myanmar Government to Be Investigated by the ICC
By Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Laureate | Peace People – TRANSCEND Media Service* Rohingya Genocide Day 25 Aug 2018 Human Wrongs Watch – 27 August 2018 — In February 2018 I participated in a Nobel Women’s […]
Thursday 29 November 2018Cambodia: In landmark verdict, the Khmer Rouge Tribunal recognises forced marriage as a crime against humanity and convicts former Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide
The conviction of former Khmer rouge leaders for forced marriages & sexual crimes stemming from them and their qualification as crimes against humanity set an important precedent in international law. The court’s verdict ensured that the perpetrators of forced marriages were properly punished & victims received justice.”Guissou Jahangiri, FIDH Vice President
Wednesday 21 November 2018Syria: Residents Blocked From Returning
Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – The Syrian government is unlawfully preventing displaced residents from former anti-government-held areas from returning to their properties, Human Rights Watch said today. Residents of one town, Qaboun, said the government is also demolishing […]
Tuesday 23 October 2018First Comes Love, Then Comes What Exactly?
Two new books — “Leftover in China” and “The Heart Is a Shifting Sea” — look to China and India, respectively, to assess how marriage withstands breakneck economic growth, social change and the increasing financial independence of women.
Thursday 23 August 2018Bangladesh: Rohingya rape survivors battle stigma
In a community that considers victims of sexual violence a disgrace, women are left alone to suffer.
Thursday 16 August 2018
