World Human Rights Watch - Interview: Destruction and Rape in South Sudan‏

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here. THE WEEK IN RIGHTS July 23, 2015 Follow us on:   Interview: Destruction and Rape in South Sudan Photo ©2015 Samer Muscati/Human Rights Watch Four years after South Sudan became the world's newest country, its civil war has reached horrific levels of violence. Between April and June, government forces, together with Bul Nuer militia, carried out an aggressive offensive in Unity State. Despite meeting little resistance in many areas - only women, children, and the elderly remained in most villages - troops killed civilians, torched homes, and beat, raped, and abducted women. At least 100,000 people have been displaced and untold numbers are left suffering.  South Sudan researcher Skye Wheeler speaks about the report, "They Burned it All," and this horrible new phase in South Sudan's civil war. Read more » share on:   Ecuador: Courts Stalling on Protester Appeals There is no question that if someone commits a crime during a protest, he or she should be investigated. But it's deplorable not to grant hearings to set aside terrorism or sabotage convictions for peaceful protesters and government critics even when Ecuadorian law has changed to avoid this kind of abuse of the justice system.  See the Latest News in the Americas >>  share on:   Dispatches: Death of a Tibetan Monk Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, a revered Tibetan lama whose family was informed this week of his death in detention, never ceased to be an inspiration to Tibetans and a thorn in the side of Chinese officials even while held virtually incommunicado in prison.  See the Latest News in Asia »  share on:   Kazakhstan: LGBT Community Living in Fear  The climate of fear for LGBT people in Kazakhstan is stoked both by the abuses and discrimination they face directly, as well as abuse and discrimination when they try to report rights violations to authorities.  See the Latest News in Europe/Central Asia >>  share on:   Israel: Security Forces Abuse Palestinian Children  Israeli security forces have used unnecessary force to arrest or detain Palestinian children as young as 11. Security forces have choked children, thrown stun grenades at them, beaten them in custody, threatened and interrogated them without the presence of parents or lawyers, and failed to let their parents know their whereabouts.  See the Latest News in the Middle East/North Africa »  share on:   SOCIAL MEDIA       Keep up with the world's latest human rights news.  Follow Now » PUBLICATION       "They Burned it All"  Destruction of Villages, Killings, and Sexual Violence in Unity State South Sudan   Download Now » TWEET of the WEEK Kurdish YPG in #Syria accepts cases of child soldiers and pledges (again) to stop practice. shar.es/1slhbk  Follow Wenzel Michalski » Thank you for supporting Human Rights Watch Follow us on: Human Rights Watch 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10118 USA Tel: 1 (212) 290-4700 | news@hrw.org