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THE WEEK IN RIGHTS | JANUARY 25, 2018 |
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Photo © 2018 Human Rights Watch | Lives are at risk in Lebanon because of open burning of waste.
Despite protests calling for an end to the garbage crisis, more than 150 dumps across Lebanon are openly burning trash at least once a week. Older people and children are most at risk.
We need your help. The Lebanese government is considering a law that would ban open burning of waste. We're trying to get to 10,000 signatures telling the government to act now.
We're almost there.Take action today - sign your name and tell Lebanon to #StopTheBurning! |
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| | | Our annual review of human rights in the more than 90 countries we work in. And this year's keynote focuses on the global pushback against the authoritarian populist challenge. |
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| | | Consumers should be confident that their seafood from Thailand didn’t involve trafficked or forced labor. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. |
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| | | Leading human rights organization Memorial is under attack in Chechnya. This month, its offices were burned, its head was arrested on fabricated drug charges, and its offices received threatening texts. Clearly Chechen authorities are cracking down on the group. But there's still time to save it. |
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