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China: Tibetan Faces Baseless Subversion Charges
Monday, 12 November 2007, 10:45 am | Human Rights Watch
"Once again, the Chinese government is persecuting a Tibetan for having the courage to call for the return of the Dalai Lama," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. More >>
China: Stop HIV, Not People Living With HIV
Monday, 12 November 2007, 10:45 am | Human Rights Watch
China should focus its efforts on stopping HIV transmission, not on limiting the freedom of movement, expression and speech of people living with HIV, said Human Rights Watch today at a global meeting of AIDS activists gathered in Abuja, Nigeria. More >>
Georgia: Riot Police Violently Disperse Protesters
Friday, 9 November 2007, 9:22 am | Human Rights Watch
Riot police in the Georgian capital Tbilisi beat demonstrators and shot fleeing protestors with rubber bullets while trying to disperse anti-government demonstrations, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Pakistan: Release Judges, Lawyers And Activists!
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 4:09 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Pakistan government should immediately release thousands of lawyers and opposition activists detained across the country in a crackdown after military ruler General Pervez Musharraf suspended the constitution and imposed a state of emergency on November ... More >>
UN: Support Global Gay Rights Charter
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 10:11 am | Human Rights Watch
Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay will co-sponsor the New York event of the Yogyakarta Principles, a global charter for gay rights, at the United Nations on November 7, 2007, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Makeshift US Military Commissions Rules Unfair
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 10:10 am | Human Rights Watch
"Once again, the military commissions are concocting rules that are fundamentally unfair," said Jennifer Daskal, senior counterterrorism counsel at Human Rights Watch. "It's time for the Bush administration to recognize that its legal experiment has ... More >>
Eu/Serbia: Don't Compromise On Mladic
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 10:10 am | Human Rights Watch
The European Commission's decision to move ahead with an association agreement with Serbia despite Belgrade's failure to arrest a key suspect could threaten efforts to bring war criminals to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
IOC Should End Silence On China Press Freedoms
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 10:09 am | Human Rights Watch
"The IOC's reluctance to challenge the Chinese government's ongoing violations of media freedoms is at odds with the Olympic Charter's dedication to 'ethical principles' and 'preservation of human dignity,'" said Sophie Richardson, deputy Asia director ... More >>
South Korea: Rights Bill Excludes Many
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 10:49 am | Human Rights Watch
A petition, spearheaded by an organization called the Assembly of Scientists Against Embryonic Cloning, was sent to all branches of government claiming that if the bill becomes law, "homosexuals will try to seduce everyone, including adolescents; victims ... More >>
Pakistan: End Emergency, Restore Constitution
Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 10:46 am | Human Rights Watch
While some lawyers have been placed in police custody, Human Rights Watch has learned that others, including Ali Ahmed Kurd, a senior lawyer from Balochistan, have been handed over to the military's feared Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. The ... More >>
A New Approach To Combating Terrorism Needed
Monday, 25 June 2007, 11:43 am | Human Rights Watch
June 21, 2007 The Human Rights Act is one of the Labour Government’s most enlightened achievements. Its purpose, according to Tony Blair, was to “bring rights home,” allowing people to assert their rights in the UK rather than taking the arduous path ... More >>
Refugee Swap Flouts International Law
Monday, 23 April 2007, 10:19 am | Human Rights Watch
A deal between the United States and Australia to trade refugees housed at Guantanamo Bay for those held on the island nation of Nauru upends international refugee standards, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Banned, Censored, Harassed and Jailed
Thursday, 8 February 2007, 10:04 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York, February 6, 2007) - Forty-five writers from 22 countries have received Hellman/Hammett grants this year in recognition of the courage with which they face political persecution, Human Rights Watch said. More >>
PNG: Govt Must End Police Child Brutality
Monday, 30 October 2006, 12:53 am | Human Rights Watch
Police violence against children remains rampant in Papua New Guinea, despite recent juvenile justice reform efforts, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Children and others in police custody are often raped and tortured. More >>
UAE: End Harassment of Rights Defenders
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:06 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The authorities in the United Arab Emirates should end their harassment of some of the country’s most prominent human rights defenders and give their organizations the legal recognition they have sought, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Civilians
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:04 am | Human Rights Watch
(Jerusalem) – Human Rights Watch called today on the leaders of Palestinian factions and Palestinian government officials to bring an immediate end to the lawlessness and vigilante violence that has plagued the Occupied Palestinian Territories and ... More >>
Indonesia: Bolsters Impunity for Munir’s Murder
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 2:00 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The Indonesian Supreme Court’s acquittal of the only person convicted for the murder of leading human rights activist Munir Said Thalib highlights the failure of the Indonesian justice system to combat impunity, Human Rights Watch said ... More >>
Iraq: Palestinians Targeted With Death Threats
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 1:55 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Shi`a armed groups have threatened to kill Palestinian refugees living in Baghdad if they do not leave Iraq within 72 hours, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
India: Child Labor Law Welcomed, Needs Enforcing
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 1:54 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The Indian government has taken a step forward by enacting a law to ban domestic work and some other forms of labor by children under age 14, Human Rights Watch said today. The law goes into effect on October 10, but to be effective, the ... More >>
Hezbollah Needs to Answer
Saturday, 7 October 2006, 1:51 am | Human Rights Watch
When 800,000 pro-Hezbollah demonstrators gathered in downtown Beirut on Sunday, they made it clear to the world that even after its war with Israel, Hezbollah is still a formidable military and political force. As such, it has become a model for armed ... More >>
