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In 2019, HRW researchers interviewed dozens of children in northeast Nigeria who had been detained in horrific conditions in a military prison for alleged association with the armed group Boko Haram. The children described beatings, overwhelming heat, frequent hunger, and being packed tightly in cells with hundreds of other detainees “like razorblades in a pack.” Most were never charged and held for months or years with no outside contact.
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the newest iteration of the Monthly Defender - revised and reinvigorated to bring you some of the most important updates from our organization. Along with recent news, we’re using this new design as an opportunity to take an impact-forward approach and show off all that your generosity has helped us achieve. The Defender shows the best of HRW’s work, and we’re thrilled that you are here to see your impact. Look for this email in your inbox on the last Monday of every month. And once again, thank you!
In October 2022, Human Rights Watch hired our first dedicated researcher on racism and human rights in Europe, Almaz Teffera. Almaz works on the human rights implications of racism and discrimination based on racial, ethnic, or religious identity in the European Union and the United Kingdom.
She was recently interviewed by HRW’s Amy Braunschweiger about her passion for this work, the rise of racism and far-right politics in Europe, and what this new role means for both her and the organization.
Each year, hundreds of thousands of metric tons of plastic waste from the European Union are shipped to Turkey for recycling. Yet plastic recycling facilities in Turkey are threatening the health of local communities and workers, including children, refugees, and undocumented migrants.
The Bahraini government is using its political isolation laws and a series of other tactics to keep activists and former opposition party members out of public office and other aspects of public life, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
President Joe Biden announced that he would grant pardons for simple federal marijuana possession convictions. This action reflects major changes in public opinion and US federal drug policy, and is consistent with decades-long research and advocacy by many groups pushing for rights respecting US drug policy.
Human Rights Watch issued a report in a question-and-answer format to describe the human rights imperatives, guided by international law, to protect the right to vote and the integrity of elections in the United States.
Lots of effort went into establishing Qatar as the host of the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2022. Little to no attention was given by the sporting and state authorities, however, to the conditions for the millions of migrant workers who would be needed to build the massive infrastructure and stadiums for the World Cup in the extreme heat. In 2010, low-paid migrants from Asia and Africa already made up more than 90 percent of the country’s workforce. The most crucial test is whether Qatar and FIFA will provide a remedy for the deaths and other abuse since 2010. FIFA and Qatar should not forget migrant workers who returned home humiliated without their wages, injured or dead, with families left uncompensated and in debt.
Across Iran, protesters led by women and girls are fighting to end over four decades of systematic repression in the country. Please don’t delay, make your best gift right now. Justice can’t wait.
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