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EU Should Push for ICC Referral of Darfur to Rice
Thursday, 10 February 2005, 11:33 am | Human Rights Watch
The EU Troika should send a clear message to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice that the Security Council must refer Darfur to the International Criminal Court at the February 10 EU-USA Ministerial Meeting in Luxembourg, Human Rights Watch said ... More >>
Iran: Political Prisoners with Violent Criminals
Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 12:22 am | Human Rights Watch
The confinement of political prisoners in Iran together with violent criminals endangers their lives, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called for the immediate release of all prisoners held for the peaceful expression of political opinions. More >>
After Tsunami, Acehnese Fear Forced Relocation
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 10:15 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York, February 7, 2005) The Indonesian government’s plan in Aceh to register and relocate more than 100,000 people displaced by the tsunami to semi-permanent camps threatens their right to return home, Human Rights Watch and Human Rights First ... More >>
Cambodia: Opposition Arrested, Forced to Flee
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 10:07 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York, February 6, 2005) -- The targeting of opposition parliamentarians is a thinly-veiled effort by Cambodia’s ruling parties to eliminate their political opponents, Human Rights Watch said today. This week three leading opposition members of Cambodia’s ... More >>
Darfur: A Human Rights Catastrophe
Tuesday, 8 February 2005, 10:03 am | Human Rights Watch
Since early 2003, the people of Sudan's western Darfur region have experienced a brutal government-coordinated scorched earth campaign against civilians belonging to the same ethnicity as members of two rebel movements, the Sudan Liberation Army ... More >>
Egypt: Peaceful Critics Arrested in Clampdown
Monday, 7 February 2005, 11:43 am | Human Rights Watch
Egypt: Peaceful Critics Arrested in Clampdown on Dissent Mubarak Government Should Release Detained Parliamentarian, Activists More >>
Uzbekistan: Rights Group Threatened
Monday, 7 February 2005, 11:41 am | Human Rights Watch
Uzbekistan: Rights Group Threatened for Alleging Abuse Clamping Down on Civil Society, Justice Ministry Threatens Human Rights Group More >>
Nigeria: Fight for Oil Wealth Fuels Violence
Monday, 7 February 2005, 11:39 am | Human Rights Watch
Nigeria: Fight for Oil Wealth Fuels Violence in Delta Government Must Combat Impunity; Oil Industry Should Ensure Transparency More >>
Human Rights Watch - U.S. Government Meat Study
Friday, 4 February 2005, 12:04 am | Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch welcomes a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)—formerly the Government Accounting Office—on worker safety in the meat and poultry industry. The GAO report backs up Human Rights Watch’s findings that this ... More >>
Honor for Human Rights Watch’s Global Monitoring
Friday, 4 February 2005, 12:02 am | Human Rights Watch
Major German Honor for Human Rights Watch’s Global Monitoring 40th Annual Theodor-Heuss Prize Celebrates Rights Work More >>
Cuba: EU Should Insist on Real Rights Progress
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 11:56 am | Human Rights Watch
The European Union should make normalizing economic relations with Cuba contingent on Cuba’s meaningful progress on human rights, Human Rights Watch said today as EU foreign ministers meet to consider dropping measures imposed in 2003. More >>
U.S. Fiddles Over ICC While Darfur Burns
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 11:54 am | Human Rights Watch
U.S. Fiddles Over ICC While Darfur Burns U.N. Security Council Should Reject U.S. Scheme for Ad Hoc Court More >>
Nepal: State of Emergency Deepens Rights Crisis
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 11:52 am | Human Rights Watch
King Gyanendra of Nepal today dismissed the government, assumed direct power, and declared a nation-wide state of emergency. This action plunges the country deeper into crisis and puts the Nepalese people at even greater risk of gross human rights ... More >>
Tunisia: Internal Exile Used to Silence Dissident
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 11:50 am | Human Rights Watch
Tunisia: Internal Exile Used to Silence Dissident Tunisian authorities should stop harassing journalist and former political prisoner Abdallah Zouari, and end his banishment in the remote south of the country, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Iraqi Election 2005
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 11:49 am | Human Rights Watch
Two researchers from Human Rights Watch observed the January 30 elections in the Kurdish controlled region of northern Iraq. They visited five polling stations in the Arbil Governorate: two in Arbil city, one in Ainkawa and two in Koisanjaq. Security ... More >>
Despite Gaza Pullout Plan, Home Demolitions Expand
Tuesday, 19 October 2004, 8:42 am | Human Rights Watch
(Jerusalem, October 18, 2004) -- The Israeli armed forces have illegally razed thousands of homes, regardless of military necessity, to clear Palestinians from the Gaza-Egypt border and create a "buffer zone," Human Rights Watch said in a report ... More >>
Afghanistan: Human Rights Abuses by U.S. Forces
Tuesday, 9 March 2004, 8:35 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York, March 8, 2004) – U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan have arbitrarily detained civilians, used excessive force during arrests of non-combatants, and mistreated detainees, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. More >>
Human Rights Abuses of Post-September 11 Detainees
Friday, 23 August 2002, 12:10 am | Human Rights Watch
For me America was the dreamland. I used to think that I was lucky to live in a liberal and democratic country. But the dreamland became hell for me after September 11. - Muffed Khan, a deported Pakistani.1 More >>
New Killings And “Disappearances” In Chechnya
Monday, 25 March 2002, 11:28 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York, March 23, 2002)—Russian forces on sweep operations in Chechnya continue to commit serious violations, Human Rights Watch said today. Fourteen witnesses have told Human Rights Watch researchers in the field about torture and ill-treatment, ... More >>
Call for Liberty and Security in 911 Aftermath
Friday, 2 November 2001, 11:45 am | Human Rights Watch
(Washington, November 1, 2001) A diverse coalition of 48 humanitarian, religious, human rights and civil liberties organizations today released a set of recommendations for responding to the September 11th attacks. The groups stressed the importance ... More >>
