Human Rights Watch says Cameroonian separatists target schools
Dakar, SenegalReuters An international human rights group on Thursday accused separatist fighters in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions of systematically targeting schools, students and teachers during a civil war that has killed thousands of people. The attacks have forced two out of every three schools in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions to close, denying over 700,000 students access to […]
Eritrean and Tigrayan forces killed and raped refugees – HRW report
Nairobi, KenyaReuters Eritrean soldiers and Tigrayan militias raped, detained and killed Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, an international rights watchdog said on Thursday. Human Rights Watch’s report detailed attacks around two camps in Tigray, where local forces have battled the Ethiopian Government and their Eritrean allies since November in a conflict that […]
Watchdog says ‘pervasive’ digital sex crime affecting life for South Korean women, girls
Seoul, South KoreaReuters Digital sex crime is now so pervasive in South Korea that the fear of it is affecting the quality of life for women and girls, with many victims saying they had considered suicide or leaving the country, a human rights watchdog said on Wednesday. South Korea has become the global epicentre of […]
Jewellery brands urged to do more to fight gold, diamond mining abuses
Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation As jewellery sales get a pre-Christmas boost, consumers were warned on Tuesday that major brands are still not doing enough to combat human rights and environmental abuses in their gold and diamond supply chains. In a survey of 15 major jewellery companies, Human Rights Watch found few had taken concrete […]
Hundreds of thousands of people shackled for mental health issues globally, Human Rights Watch says
Abuja, NigeriaReuters Hundreds of thousands of men, women and children with mental health conditions are living chained up in roughly 60 countries, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Without mental health support or awareness, families or institutions often shackle people against their will, leaving them eating, sleeping, urinating and defecating in one small space, the […]
Pakistan garment industry reforms fail to stop abuses – activists
Thomson Reuters Foundation Millions of workers in Pakistan’s garment industry face routine abuse from sexual harassment to beatings to being refused toilet breaks, human rights activists said on Wednesday. Despite a series of reforms following deadly factory fires and protests, many of Pakistan’s 15 million garment workers struggle with poor working conditions and face threats […]