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Jordan: Reform Proposal Would Expand Press Freedom
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 4:12 pm | Human Rights Watch
King Abdullah of Jordan should support a proposal that would strip the national press association of its power to prevent journalists from working, Human Rights Watch said today. A reform committee is scheduled to present a provision to abolish the ... More >>
Uganda: Political Repression Accelerates
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 4:07 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Ugandan government should reverse its ban on speech and demonstrations linked to the trial of the main opposition candidate for president, Dr. Kizza Besigye, and end its intimidation of the courts, Human Rights Watch said today. The government ... More >>
Iran: Two More Executions for Homosexual Conduct
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 7:04 pm | Human Rights Watch
Iran’s execution of two men last week for homosexual conduct highlights a pattern of persecution of gay men that stands in stark violation of the rights to life and privacy, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
CIA use of Torture: Contradicts US Law, Practice
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 7:00 pm | Human Rights Watch
Porter Goss, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, has made misleading statements about the CIA’s use of torture and mistreatment of detainees, Human Rights Watch said today. Goss was quoted today in USA Today stating that the CIA does not ... More >>
Sudan: A Shameful Place for an African Summit
Thursday, 17 November 2005, 5:56 pm | Human Rights Watch
By allowing Khartoum to host its summit in January, the African Union would tarnish its credibility and condone the Sudanese government’s complicity in crimes against humanity in Darfur, Human Rights Watch warned today in a letter to African heads ... More >>
South Africa: Asylum Seekers Encounter Abuse
Thursday, 17 November 2005, 5:55 pm | Human Rights Watch
Asylum seekers and refugees in Johannesburg often face harassment, mistreatment and extortion by the police, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The South African government must provide better protection and assistance in the process ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: Teachers Silenced, Blasphemy Charges
Thursday, 17 November 2005, 5:51 pm | Human Rights Watch
A Saudi court has sentenced a high school chemistry teacher to more than three years in prison and 750 lashes for talking to his pupils about his views on a number of current topics, such as Christianity, Judaism and the causes of terrorism. More >>
“African Pinochet" Chadian Dictator Arrested
Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 7:55 pm | Human Rights Watch
Senegal today arrested the former Chadian dictator, Hissène Habré, on an international arrest warrant from Belgium for atrocities committed during his eight-year rule. The Senegalese government must now fulfill its international legal obligations to ... More >>
Turkey: Headscarf Ruling Denies Women Education
Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 7:52 pm | Human Rights Watch
The European Court of Human Rights decision to uphold the Turkish government’s headscarf ban will deny thousands of women access to higher education and a professional life in Turkey, said Human Rights Watch today. More >>
Uganda: Opposition Leader Arrested
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 8:09 pm | Human Rights Watch
Uganda’s leading opposition politician and presidential candidate, Dr. Kiiza Besigye, should be promptly granted bail and provided with a fair trial, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Libya: Foreign Health Workers Describe Torture
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 8:05 pm | Human Rights Watch
Libya's Supreme Court should consider the torture claims of six foreign medical workers on death row for injecting 426 Libyan children with HIV, Human Rights Watch said. The court will review the case today. More >>
D.R. Congo: Protect Activists Returning From Exile
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 8:03 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Congolese government must ensure protection for two prominent human rights activists who have returned home from exile, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Uzbekistan: Guilty Verdict in Andijan Show Trial
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 8:01 pm | Human Rights Watch
In a show trial that violated international fair-trial standards, the Uzbek Supreme Court today handed down a guilty verdict to all of the 15 defendants charged with crimes related to the May violence in Andijan, Human Rights Watch said. The men received ... More >>
PNG: Investigate Police Shootings Schoolchildren
Thursday, 3 November 2005, 10:47 am | Human Rights Watch
For Immediate Release: Papua New Guinea: Investigate Police Shootings of Schoolchildren (New York, November 1, 2005) — The government of Papua New Guinea should immediately investigate police killings of three schoolchildren and the injuring of roughly two ... More >>
Indonesia: Elimination of All Military Business?
Monday, 10 October 2005, 8:43 pm | Human Rights Watch
Now that the Indonesian military might be independently selling off its shares in private companies, the government has no time to waste in setting ground rules to eliminate military businesses. A year after a landmark law mandated that the TNI ... More >>
Azerbaijan: Police Violence Mars Election Campaign
Wednesday, 5 October 2005, 5:52 pm | Human Rights Watch
Prospects for Free Parliamentary Elections in Doubt Mounting police violence against members of the political opposition in Azerbaijan casts serious doubt on the government’s commitment to ensuring free and fair parliamentary elections on November 6, Human ... More >>
Iraq: Insurgent Groups Responsible for War Crimes
Monday, 3 October 2005, 8:40 pm | Human Rights Watch
The various rationales offered by insurgent groups in Iraq for their attacks on civilians are not justified in international law, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. More >>
U.S.: Condemn Religious Repression in Turkmenistan
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 8:54 pm | Human Rights Watch
The U.S. government should single out Turkmenistan for denying religious freedom to its citizens, a coalition of leading human rights groups said today in a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. More >>
China: End Censorship of Internet
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 8:49 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Chinese government should repeal laws and regulations aimed at complete government control of the Internet, Human Rights Watch said today. Leaders of democracies must press President Hu Jintao at every meeting to adhere to international standards on ... More >>
Nepal Army Officers Avoid Jail for Torture, Murder
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 8:45 pm | Human Rights Watch
Three Nepalese army officers found guilty of torturing and murdering a 15-year-old girl will most likely not serve a single day in jail following a court martial ruling that highlights the impunity of the Royal Nepal Army, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
