The guilty verdict against Efraín Ríos Montt, former leader of Guatemala, for genocide and crimes against humanity is an unprecedented step toward establishing accountability for atrocities during the country’s brutal civil war.
The collapse of an eight-story factory building near Dhaka which killed more than 380 people shows the urgent need to improve Bangladesh’s protections for worker health and safety, with reforms including labour inspections and the right of workers to unionize.
Syrian forces’ use of cluster munitions in residential areas is causing mounting civilian casualties, Human Rights Watch said today. An initial review of available information has identified at least 119 locations across Syria where at least 156 cluster bombs have been used in the past six months.
Hugo Chávez’s presidency (1999-2013) was characterized by a dramatic concentration of power and open disregard for basic human rights guarantees according to Human Rights Watch.
The Syrian government launched at least four ballistic missiles that struck populated areas in the city of Aleppo and a town in…