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Human Rights Watch, in concert with more than two dozen organizations, have called for the Assad regime in Syria to release noted human rights lawyer Khalil Ma’touq on the second anniversary of his disappearance.   It is believed that Ma’touq and a… Continue Reading →

The Chinese government’s attempt to block a tribute by the UN Human Rights Council to Cao Shunli, a prominent human rights activist who died in detention, is disgraceful, said Amnesty International. [Amnesty]

EJF’s investigation reveals the continuing brutal trade in modern-day slaves and Thai Government’s failure to adequately address the issue. Thailand’s seafood exports are the third most valuable in the world, supplying markets in the US, Europe and Asia but far… Continue Reading →

This film reveals evidence of human rights and labour abuses taking place at every stage of the lucrative Bangladeshi shrimp industry. Featuring testimonies recorded during investigations in 2012, the film documents examples of hazardous working conditions, the use of child… Continue Reading →

The UK has quietly been returning asylum seekers to Mogadishu, despite the threat of al-Shabab. [Al Jazeera]

This month, Saadi Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, was extradited from Niger to Libya to face trial. In an email interview, Hanan Salah, a Libya researcher at Human Rights Watch, explained the progress and failures to… Continue Reading →