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Rwanda: Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Rwanda
In May 2024, Rwandan immigration authorities denied entry to Clémentine de Montjoye, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch, upon arrival at Kigali International Airport, as she traveled to Rwanda ...
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Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Nepal
Human Rights Watch submits the following information regarding Nepal’s human rights record since its 2021 Universal Periodic Review (UPR), including efforts towards implementation of recommendations ...
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Conflict victims, rights groups challenge Nepal’s transitional justice at UN
In a shadow report to the UN Human Rights Council, they demand victims’ voices heard and their dignity restored.
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Nepal fails to deliver on human rights commitments
NGOs tell UN rights council that the country’s delivery on child rights, gender violence, and equity remains poor.
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Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Australia
The submission covers human rights concerns monitored by Human Rights Watch, including treatment of asylum seekers, Indigenous peoples’ rights, children’s rights, disability rights, older persons ...
Nepal: Joint Submission To The UN Universal Periodic Review - 51st Session Of The UPR Working Group
During the 3rd UPR cycle, the Government of Nepal received 13 recommendations relating to the space for civil society (civic space). It accepted 11 of these recommendations and noted two. An ...
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Conflict victims, rights groups internationalise legitimacy question on transitional justice process
Even as Nepal has made progress in amending the transitional justice Act since the last United Nations Universal Periodic ...
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Angola: Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Angola
48th session of the United Nations Universal Periodic Review Introduction This submission highlights Human Rights Watch's concerns about Angola's compliance with its international human rights ...
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Partners hail Malawi’s human rights strides
Pa r tner s yes terday described Malawi’s human rights agenda as being on the right track ahead of the country’s Universal ...
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Kazakhstan puts human rights at core of governance in bid to set regional example
The wide-ranging reforms were recognised by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review in Geneva in January, including the abolition of the death penalty.
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Kazakhstan: Oral statement for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
On 1 July 2025, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its Kazakhstani member organisation, the ILI Foundation, delivered a statement at the 59th session of the UN Human Rights ...
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NCHR welcomes int'l human rights recommendations for Egypt
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) welcomed the international recommendations presented to Egypt as a vital opportunity to reinforce the country’s commitment to the international human ...