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Egypt: Chirac Must Urge Release, Opposition Leader
Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 7:54 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Brussels) – When French President Jacques Chirac conducts a state visit to Cairo on Wednesday, he should urge President Hosni Mubarak to release Ayman Nur from prison and end persecution of the opposition leader, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Saudi Justice
Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 7:51 pm | Human Rights Watch
At a recent economic forum in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, officials wowed foreign visitors with glitzy displays of a "changed" kingdom. Minister of Information Iyad al-Madani surprised everyone when he urged Saudi women to apply for driving licenses; ... More >>
Colombia: Uribe Must End Attacks on Media
Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 7:39 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) - Instead of attacking the news media for reporting allegations of criminal activity in a Colombian intelligence agency, President Álvaro Uribe should ensure a full investigation of the charges, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Kyrgyzstan: Assault on Organized Crime Critic
Friday, 14 April 2006, 10:19 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The investigation by Kyrgyz authorities into the recent attack on human rights activist Edil Baisalov must be thorough, independent and capable of leading to prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. An unidentified man wounded Baisalov ... More >>
South Korea should act like it knows
Friday, 14 April 2006, 10:18 am | Human Rights Watch
April 13, 2006 While South Korea is now led by a former human rights activist, has a government sprinkled with civil libertarians, and has made the difficult transition to a functioning democracy, when it comes to dealing with North Korea, it is still ... More >>
Chad: Rebel Offensive a Risk of Ethnic Reprisal
Friday, 14 April 2006, 10:15 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The Chadian government, rebel groups, and their backers in Khartoum must ensure that their forces do not attack civilians or target ethnic groups, Human Rights Watch said today. Rebels seeking to oust Chadian President Idriss Déby entered ... More >>
Syria: President Must Stop Arrests of Activists
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 7:57 pm | Human Rights Watch
The government of President Bashar al-Asad must put an end to the recent wave of arrests of activists in Syria, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released today. More >>
Saudi Arabia: Al-Qa’ida Critic Arrested
Wednesday, 12 April 2006, 7:51 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Saudi authorities in the northern city of Ha’il should immediately release Rabbah al-Quwai’i, a journalist for Riyadh’s al-Shams newspaper, Human Rights Watch said today. The group also urged Turki al-Sudairy, Saudi Arabia’s minister for human ... More >>
Jordan: Open Border to Palestinians Fleeing Iraq
Monday, 10 April 2006, 9:11 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Jordan should immediately reopen its border to Palestinian refugees fleeing violence in Iraq, Human Rights Watch said today. The international community should assist Jordan by offering to resettle these Iraqi Palestinian refugees in ... More >>
Rwanda: Documents Shed New Light on Genocide Plan
Monday, 10 April 2006, 9:08 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Organizers of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda used a “civilian self-defense system” to mobilize participants in the campaign to exterminate the Tutsi minority, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today. More >>
U.N.: New Rights Council Needs U.S. Support
Friday, 7 April 2006, 1:47 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The United States decision not to seek election to the new United Nations Human Rights Council undermines its claims to leadership in promoting human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on the United States to ... More >>
Germany: Prosecutor Denies Uzbek Victims Justice
Friday, 7 April 2006, 1:45 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Berlin) – The decision by Germany’s federal prosecutor not to open an investigation against former Uzbek Minister of Interior Zokirjon Almatov for crimes against humanity will be challenged by Human Rights Watch. The prosecutor’s decision is a blow for ... More >>
U.S.: Statement on the Jose Padilla Case
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 2:37 pm | Human Rights Watch
Today, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Jose Padilla, the U.S. citizen picked up on U.S. soil and held as an enemy combatant for more then three years without charge and without an opportunity to defend himself. The Supreme Court’s refusal ... More >>
No Guidelines on Empty ‘No Torture’ Promises
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 2:35 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – A Council of Europe expert group has rightly decided not to develop guidelines for the acceptable use of diplomatic assurances to justify sending people to places where they are at risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said today. The assumption ... More >>
Milosevic, Saddam, Taylor. Who's next?
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 2:33 pm | Human Rights Watch
NEW YORK—The transfer of former Liberian president and war crimes suspect Charles Taylor to the UN-backed Special Court on Sierra Leone is more evidence that the world has become a less hospitable place for people who are accused of committing atrocities. More >>
DR Congo: Election Dangers for Street Children
Thursday, 6 April 2006, 2:29 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Kinshasa) – As presidential elections approach, Congo’s tens of thousands of street children risk political manipulation and physical harm, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. More >>
Azerbaijan: Opposition Youth Activists on Trial
Saturday, 1 April 2006, 3:03 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The Azerbaijani government must ensure a fair trial for three opposition youth leaders whose trial begins today in Baku, Human Rights Watch said today. The case against the youth leaders originated with their arrest before the November 2005 ... More >>
China: Fears for Tibetan Slaughterhouse Detainees
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 6:37 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The authorities in Sichuan province must allow independent medical professionals and human rights monitors into a prison where five Tibetans have been held in custody without trial for more than six months, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Cambodia: Attack on Opposition Unsolved After 9yrs
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 8:24 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Nine years after the grenade attack on an opposition party rally in Phnom Penh that left at least 16 dead and more than 150 injured, there has been no progress in bringing the perpetrators to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. ... More >>
UAE: Address Abuse of Migrant Workers, Reform
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 8:20 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The government of the United Arab Emirates should take immediate steps to end the abusive labor practices that have helped spark recent unrest by migrant workers in Dubai, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
