Amnesty International called on the Syrian government Friday to undertake concrete measures, including a nationwide search for thousands of individuals who disappeared under the Assad regime, to deliver truth, justice, and reparations for the victims and their families. A new report, published by the human rights organization, alleges that thousands of individuals are still struggling The post Syria urged to investigate over 100,000 missing person cases under Assad regime appeared first on JURIST – News.

Human Rights Watch on Friday called on Kenyan authorities to end the apparent harassment of Otsieno Namwaya, the organization’s associate Africa director, over his work documenting rights abuses in the country. According to HRW, from August 23 to 25, witnesses observed groups of plainclothes officers suspected to be from the  Operation Support Unit of the The post Kenya police accused of harassing senior HRW staff member appeared first on JURIST – News.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday strongly urged the US to immediately stop transferring immigrant detainees to the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, warning that they face “abusive and inhumane detention conditions” that may amount to ill-treatment. According to the interviews conducted by HRW of the immigrants, US officials did not inform them that The post Rights group calls for halt to immigrant transfers to Guantánamo Bay detention center appeared first on JURIST – News.

UN human rights experts have called on Pakistan to suspend its planned deportation of millions of Afghan refugees, set to commence on September 1. They warn that the policy violates international law and endangers returnees. The deportations, under Pakistan’s “Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan,” now also target Afghan refugees holding Proof of Registration (PoR) cards, many The post UN experts urge Pakistan to halt refugee deportations amid human rights concerns appeared first on JURIST – News.