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Cambodia: Time for Progress, Not Empty Promises
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:22 am | Human Rights Watch
(London) – Cambodia’s international donors must hold the country’s government to its commitments to protect human rights, fight corruption, and ensure the protection of land and natural resources, a group of five leading international organizations ... More >>
EU Rejects Trade With Turkmenistan On Rights Abuse
Friday, 6 October 2006, 4:19 am | Human Rights Watch
(Brussels) – The European Parliament yesterday took a principled stand against grossly abusive governments by voting against a trade agreement with Turkmenistan, Human Rights Watch said. More >>
Thailand: Coup Leaders Must Restore Rights
Thursday, 5 October 2006, 4:35 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The newly appointed interim prime minister of Thailand must immediately restore fundamental rights as the first step toward a return to democracy, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
UN: New Secretary-General, Lead on Human Rights
Thursday, 5 October 2006, 4:33 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The incoming UN Secretary-General must be prepared to speak out publicly against human rights abusers wherever they are found, however powerful they are, Human Rights Watch said today. The Security Council late yesterday afternoon conducted ... More >>
UN: Rights Council Misses Opportunity, Uzbekistan
Thursday, 5 October 2006, 4:31 am | Human Rights Watch
(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council yesterday squandered a crucial opportunity to mount a principled response to the Uzbek government’s abusive crackdown on human rights following the massacre of hundreds of unarmed protesters in May 2005, ... More >>
Cambodia: Release Scapegoats for Leader’s Murder
Thursday, 5 October 2006, 4:30 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – At an appeal court hearing on Friday the Cambodian judiciary should release, for lack of evidence, two men wrongly convicted of murdering labor leader Chea Vichea, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
States Must Cooperate With UN Human Rights Council
Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 4:34 am | Human Rights Watch
(Geneva) – UN member states must take immediate steps to improve cooperation with the Human Rights Council, particularly with the independent experts it has appointed to look at human rights issues, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
North Korea: Labor Rights at Risk, Indust. Complex
Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 4:32 am | Human Rights Watch
(Seoul) – The North Korean law governing the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC), a new industrial joint venture between North Korea and South Korean companies, should be amended to ensure adequate protections of basic workers’ rights, Human Rights ... More >>
Philippines: Fear Impedes Probe Into Killings
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 12:42 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – As a Philippine government task force nears its October 7 deadline to solve a number of high-profile killings, it has made little visible progress amid a climate of fear and a lack of cooperation by military authorities, Human Rights ... More >>
Burma: UN Security Council Must Press for Reforms
Saturday, 30 September 2006, 12:40 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Discussion of Burma in the United Nations Security Council must result in a call for democratic reform and respect for human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Tomorrow, for the first time, the Council will discuss Burma in a “private ... More >>
Kyrgyzstan: Bride-Kidnapping, Abuse Rampant
Friday, 29 September 2006, 2:49 am | Human Rights Watch
(Bishkek) – Kyrgyzstan’s government is allowing domestic violence and the abduction of women for forced marriage to continue with impunity, Human Rights Watch said today in its first report on human rights violations in this Central Asian country. More >>
Jamaican, Montréal AIDS Activists Recognized
Friday, 29 September 2006, 2:45 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) — Gareth Williams, a leading AIDS activist and voice for the rights of sexual minorities in Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean, is the recipient of the 2006 International Award for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, the Canadian ... More >>
Afghanistan: Bush, Karzai, Musharraf Must Act Now
Friday, 29 September 2006, 2:40 am | Human Rights Watch
(Washington) -- Presidents Bush, Karzai, and Musharraf should act immediately to stop the increasing insecurity and attendant human rights abuses gripping southern Afghanistan and Pakistan’s border areas, Human Rights Watch said today. The three ... More >>
China: Beijing Closes Schools for Migrant Children
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 2:29 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Over the past two weeks, Beijing municipal authorities have shut down more than 50 schools for children of migrant workers, Human Rights Watch said today. The schools’ closure – part of a campaign to close all unregistered schools for ... More >>
US: Congress Should Reject Detainee Bill
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 2:28 am | Human Rights Watch
(Washington, D.C.) – The U.S. Congress should vote down the draft military commissions and detainee treatment bill, Human Rights Watch said today. In denying the fundamental right of habeas corpus to detainees held abroad, defining “unlawful enemy combatants” ... More >>
US: Call Cruelty What It Is
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 2:26 am | Human Rights Watch
Monday, September 18, 2006 President Bush is urging Congress to let the CIA keep using "alternative" interrogation procedures -- which include, according to published accounts, forcing prisoners to stand for 40 hours, depriving them of ... More >>
Iran: Former MP Tortured to ‘Repent’ for Criticism
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 2:22 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamene’i, should immediately order the unconditional release of Ali Akbar Mousavi Khoini, a former member of parliament and critic of Iranian detention practices, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Pakistan: ‘Free Kashmir’ Far From Free
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 2:14 am | Human Rights Watch
(Islamabad) – In Azad Kashmir, a region largely closed to international scrutiny until a devastating earthquake hit last year, the Pakistani government represses democratic freedoms, muzzles the press and practices routine torture, Human Rights ... More >>
Israel Gov Committee, Probe Laws of War Violations
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 2:09 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The Israeli government committee that will investigate the government’s handling of the recent war in Lebanon should also examine the decisions and policies that led to the large number of Lebanese civilian casualties, Human Rights Watch ... More >>
Iran: Juvenile Offenders Face the Hangman’s Noose
Tuesday, 26 September 2006, 2:04 am | Human Rights Watch
(Cairo) – The scheduled executions in Iran this week of two juvenile offenders – and their last-minute reprieve – highlight the country’s status as the world leader in juvenile executions, Human Rights Watch said. More >>
