News on Countries of Origin
Published: 1 Sep 2016
Global
Africa
Angola
Court drops case against Arao Bula Tempo, human rights lawyer
Central African Republic
Gambia
Ethiopia
Libya
- Airstrikes by Libyan National Army endangering lives of detainees held captive in Benghazi
- Foreign terrorist fighters recruited by ISIL and Al Qaeda are a threat to Libya, according to UN Security Council
Kenya
- Kenyan security forces have forcibly disappeared at least 34 people over last two years in Nairobi and northeast Kenya
- Four police officers charged in triple murder of International Justice Mission lawyer, client and taxi driver
Somalia
South Sudan
- Killings, rapes, and looting in Juba during and after clashes between government and opposition forces in July
- Chief editor of Juba Monitor detained by South Sudan National Security Service
- Man arbitrarily detained by South Sudan National Security Service dies; 30 still in detainment
Sudan
- Religious scholar detained without charge in Sudan for sermon in July
- Three human rights defenders affiliated with TRACKS for Training and Development remain arbitrarily detained in Khartoum, five released on bail
Uganda
- Uganda police raid gay pride event claiming it was illegal, activists arrested and beaten
- Influx of South Sudanese refugees overwhelms Uganda refugee reception centres
- Video shows excessive force by Uganda police as crowd watches opposition leader return home from prison
Western Sahara
Political stalemate heightens appeal of religious extremism for Western Sahara youth
Zimbabwe
Repression of opposition groups and social media amid renewed anti-government protests
Americas
Honduras
Honduran activists fear for lives following murder of several environmental activists
United States
Asia
Bangladesh
Two men held hostage by gunmen in Dhaka now detained by police without charge
China
- Police detain hundreds of former teachers protesting unequal pay in Beijing
- Protest blogger and girlfriend formally arrested in Yunnan for “stirring up trouble”
- Activists arrested for commemorating June 4 anniversary of Tiananmen Square protest
- Whereabouts of Chinese legal aide Zhao Wei remain unknown as her lawyer is interrogated by police and denied access to attorneys
- Missing Tibetan monk found in Chinese prison, held on unknown charge
- Tibetan monk given three year prison sentence for solitary protest against Beijing’s rule in Tibetan areas
- Tibetan woman detained by police after solo protest in Ngaba
- Uyghur webmasters and writers detained in Xinjiang before Ramadan to prevent criticism of government’s restrictions of Uyghur activities
India
- Land acquisition and coal mining violates Adivasi rights in India
- Death toll rises to 32 in violence between police and protesters in Kashmir
- Indian forces using pellet guns to stymie roadside demonstrations in Kashmir
Kazakhstan
Myanmar
- Refugees face tough choices as Myanmar government announces plan to repatriate refugees in Thailand
- Myanmar, UNHCR to ensure safe return of refugees
- Myanmar government denying ethnic identity of Rohingyas and refusing to review 1982 citizenship law that denies rights to Rohingyas
- 15 factory workers and student union members detained in Myanmar face range of criminal charges related to peaceful protest
North Korea
North Koreans labor under harsh conditions on construction in Pyongyang
Pakistan
- Five political activists at risk of torture while awaiting trial in Pakistan
- Pakistani police search for Christian man facing blasphemy charge for sending Christian poem to a Muslim friend via mobile phone
Vietnam
- Protest by ethnic and religious minority Ede in Central Highlands of Vietnam on 14 July violently suppressed
- Amnesty International releases report on treatment of prisoners of conscience in Vietnam that violates Vietnam’s international human rights obligations
Europe
Armenia
Unidentified men and police beat peaceful protestors in Armenia
Russia
- Russia Ministry of Justice has shut down 22 rights groups in two years
- Young man with no history of mental health issue detained in psychiatric institution following argument with his father, violating right to a fair trial
Ukraine
- OHCHR releases report on accountability of killings in Ukraine since January 2014
- Ukrainian government authorities and Russia-backed separatists arbitrarily detain, disappear and torture civilians in Eastern Ukraine
Middle East
Afghanistan
- Medical care cut off as Taliban assaults Lashkar Gah
- ISIL claims responsibility for terrorist attack in Kabul that killed 80
- Family of Afghan girl burned to death by husband’s family in Ghor demand justice
- Unenforced child labor laws put thousands of children at risk of injury and death
Egypt
- First doctor to be convicted of female genital mutilation in Egypt as organizations call for “zero tolerance” on practice
- Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah detained arbitrarily, according to UN working group
- Egypt National Security Agency disappearing and torturing hundreds to intimidate opponents and wipe out peaceful dissent
Iran
Iran denying medical care to political prisoners
Syria
- Airwars releases data on civilian deaths in Syria
- Video released showing beheading of boy by armed opposition group near Aleppo
- More than 100 civilians killed in U.S.-led coalition attacks in Manbij region of Syria since June
Turkey
- Turkish authorities issue arrest warrants for 42 journalists
- Two human rights defenders arbitrarily detained in Istanbul
- Eight Turkish soldiers seek asylum in Greece following failed coup attempt
- Is Turkey a safe country for refugees?