Western World

The United Kingdom government’s order to Apple to allow access to encrypted cloud data harms the privacy rights of users in the UK and worldwide, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today.

Only one in 10 sexual assault survivors in England and Wales would report crime again, survey shows

Three-quarters of rape victims in England and Wales responded to the largest ever survey of rape and sexual assault survivors and said their mental health was damaged “as a direct result of what police did, or failed to do, in their case”...

HRW criticized Germany’s controversial resolution

HRW noted that A resolution adopted by the German Bundestag last week on the pretext of curbing antisemitism and protecting Jewish life could negatively impact civil society and free expression in the country.

Dutch police detain 50 protesters at pro-Palestinian rally after soccer unrest

Police in the Netherlands have attacked pro-Palestinian protesters in Amsterdam, arresting dozens of them, two days after clashes erupted between the fans of the Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax teams.

1.7m UK households won’t turn heating on this winter, research finds

More than half of households cite rising living costs as reason for not heating homes, while quarter of pensioners blame loss of winter fuel payments.

France once again criticized by the UN for its police's 'excessive' use of force

A new UN report accuses French police of excessive use of force and disproportionate targeting of minority groups, leading to several deaths resulting from the use of firearms during traffic stops and serious injuries in the policing of protests.

Denmark Should Help Critically Ill Palestinians: HRW

In June my colleague and I went to Doha, Qatar to speak with Palestinian patients and their family members who had been evacuated from Gaza. The medical professionals treating them told us that these were the most complex trauma cases they had ever s...

US Universities Should Protect Students’ Right to Protest; NGOs

College and university presidents across the US need to respect and protect the right to protest in support of Palestinian rights the American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch said today in an open letter.

Germany: Gender self-ID law fails to address implications for women and girls, says Special Rapporteur

The Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, today expressed concern about the human rights implications for women and girls of Germany’s Gender Self-Determination Act, which allows the change in legal sex based on ...

International Court Rulings Require EU Action on Israel and Palestine:HRW

Some EU governments have long prevented the EU from taking measures to address the Israel’s grave abuses against Palestinians in Gaza and in the West Bank. A slew of recent rulings by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) make this inaction ...

IPPs: the prisoners serving never-ending jail sentences

In July 2000, eight-year-old Sarah Payne was murdered by Roy Whiting, a convicted paedophile who had been released early from a four-year sentence for abducting and assaulting a young girl. The resulting outcry was one reason why New Labour, keen to ...