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EU-South Caucasus: Human Rights Benchmarks Needed
Friday, 9 December 2005, 1:30 pm | Human Rights Watch
The European Union should press for concrete benchmarks on torture, freedom of expression and other key human rights issues on Monday when it holds ministerial-level meetings with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
China: Violence & Intimidation Against Petitioners
Friday, 9 December 2005, 1:27 pm | Human Rights Watch
Thousands of citizens who petition Chinese authorities for the redress of grievances are attacked, beaten, threatened, and intimidated, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Activists and representatives trying to help petitioners are ... More >>
Rice Response on Treatment of Detainees Inadequate
Thursday, 8 December 2005, 3:27 pm | Human Rights Watch
The U.S. Secretary of State's statement yesterday about U.S. obligations under international law does not answer key outstanding questions about the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Singapore: Domestic Workers Suffer Grave Abuses
Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 3:13 pm | Human Rights Watch
Women migrant domestic workers in Singapore suffer grave abuses including physical and sexual violence, food deprivation, and confinement in the workplace, said Human Rights Watch in a new report released today. More >>
Jordan: Parliament Should Reject US Impunity Deal
Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 3:07 pm | Human Rights Watch
Jordan’s parliament should reject an agreement that would shield U.S. citizens and personnel under Jordan jurisdiction from ICC prosecution for war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. More >>
Vietnam: Cultural Revolution-Style Attacks
Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 3:03 pm | Human Rights Watch
Vietnamese authorities should cease their campaign of attacks on 83-year-old democracy activist Hoang Minh Chinh, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
U.S.: Rice Miscasts Policy on Torture
Tuesday, 6 December 2005, 2:54 pm | Human Rights Watch
In remarks at the start of a five-day trip to Europe, the U.S. Secretary of State mischaracterized the U.S. government’s “rendition” of terrorist suspects to make it appear lawful, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
US Admin's Bizarre Comments on Egyptian Elections
Monday, 5 December 2005, 2:45 pm | Human Rights Watch
Mr. McCormack’s statements, including his assertion that the State Department has “not received, at this point, any indication that the Egyptian Government isn’t interested in having peaceful, free and fair elections,” are utterly disconnected from the reality ... More >>
Kazakhstan: Abuses Mount Ahead of Kazakh Elections
Monday, 5 December 2005, 2:40 pm | Human Rights Watch
Kazakh authorities have forcibly returned ten persons who had fled persecution in Uzbekistan, in violation of Kazakhstan’s international commitments, Human Rights Watch said today. A second group of Uzbeks missing in Kazakhstan are feared to be ... More >>
Jamaica: HIV/AIDS Activist Steve Harvey Murdered
Friday, 2 December 2005, 1:48 pm | Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch mourns the death of Steve Harvey, a leading Jamaican HIV/AIDS activist who worked tirelessly to defend the health and human rights of people living with and at high-risk of HIV/AIDS. More >>
Zimbabwe Denies Protection & Assistance to Evicted
Friday, 2 December 2005, 1:45 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Zimbabwean government is refusing to protect and assist hundreds of thousands of people displaced by its campaign of forced evictions, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. At the same time, Zimbabwe is deliberately obstructing ... More >>
World AIDS Day: Activists need increased support
Friday, 2 December 2005, 1:37 pm | Human Rights Watch
World AIDS Day: Human Rights Watch Calls for Increased Support, Protections for Global AIDS Activists More >>
Anti-Gang Activist "Tookie" to be executed in US
Friday, 2 December 2005, 1:34 pm | Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch asks California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to Grant Clemeny to Stanley "Tookie" Williams More >>
Ukraine: Migrants, Asylum Seekers Regularly Abused
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 2:43 pm | Human Rights Watch
Ukraine regularly subjects migrants and asylum seekers to abuse, including extended detention in appalling conditions, violence, extortion, robbery and forced returns to face torture or persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today ... More >>
Uzbekistan: Access to Andijan Trials Blocked
Wednesday, 30 November 2005, 2:30 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Uzbek government has blocked international observers from monitoring two trials related to the May 13 events in Andijan, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on the government to uphold fair trial standards, including the right ... More >>
Senegal Places Dictator in Hands of African Union
Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 4:02 pm | Human Rights Watch
In the wake of Senegal’s announcement that it would place the case of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré in the hands of the African Union (AU), Human Rights Watch insisted on Senegal’s legal obligation to prosecute or extradite Habré and called ... More >>
Morocco: State Must Address Persistent Impunity
Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 3:58 pm | Human Rights Watch
The government of Morocco must act now to end impunity for the security forces and enhance judicial independence if it is to cement the legacy of the country’s truth commission, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. More >>
ICC: Success Depends on Engaging Local Populace
Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 3:24 pm | Human Rights Watch
The International Criminal Court (ICC) needs to raise its profile in the countries where it is conducting investigations, Human Rights Watch said today. With the annual Assembly of States Parties (ASP) meeting scheduled to start on November 28, Human ... More >>
Iraq: Saddam Trial Faces Big Challenges
Monday, 28 November 2005, 10:13 am | Human Rights Watch
The court trying Saddam Hussein and seven other former Iraqi officials will confront the challenge of protecting defense lawyers and witnesses when the trial for the Dujail massacre resumes on Monday, Human Rights Watch said. More >>
No Decision on Extradition of Ex-Chad Dictator
Monday, 28 November 2005, 10:05 am | Human Rights Watch
Court’s ruling that it "has no jurisdiction" places justice for Hissène Habré’s victims in hands of Senegal’s President More >>
