Tag: domestic servitude

A Singapore court sentenced former minister S. Iswaran to 12 months in prison on Thursday for obstructing justice and accepting over $300,000 in gifts....

The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (the Act) outlines specific obligations for reporting entities to improve transparency in wire transfers....

On September 21, I attended the fourth annual commemoration of a massacre at Peehee Mu’huh, land sacred to People of Red Mountain (Atsa Koodakuh...

(Beirut) – A Tunisian judge has detained a prominent activist and former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, Sihem Bensedrine, apparently in retaliation for...

(Washington, DC) – Guatemala’s Congress should ensure a transparent, merit-based selection process for Supreme Court and appellate court judges, Human Rights Watch said today. On September...

The Israeli government’s attacks and unlawful blockade against Gaza have inflicted profound suffering on children with disabilities, and explosive weapons have left many others with...

(Nairobi) – A new Niger government ordinance creating a database of people suspected of terrorism undermines fundamental rights enshrined in national and international law, Human...

Earlier this week, Norwegian police confirmed the arrest of a man on suspicion of incitement to commit crimes against humanity in Cameroon. AFP confirmed the...

The death of Muhammad Kamran Ashiq, a 37-year-old Pakistani man in police custody in Athens on September 21, demands an immediate and thorough independent...

Today, on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya announced...

The Philippine government has accused union leaders and members of being combatants or supporters of communist insurgency, putting them at great risk of harassment...

(Bangkok) – Bangladeshi authorities should allow Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar to obtain protection and humanitarian assistance, Human Rights Watch said today. An estimated 18,000...

The Rwandan army and the M23 armed group have throughout 2024 indiscriminately shelled displacement camps and other densely populated areas near Goma in eastern Congo.The...

Global critics of the international financial architecture say the system is broken. As Brazilian President Lula da Silva said today addressing the United Nations General Assembly,...