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World Bank Group: Inadequate Response to Killings, Land Grab
Monday, 13 January 2014, 12:32 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Washington, DC) – A report made public on January 10, 2014, by a World Bank Group ombudsman reinforces the need for proper oversight of its investments around the world, Human Rights Watch said today. The review concerned an investment in a company ... More >>
Israel: Ariel Sharon’s Troubling Legacy
Monday, 13 January 2014, 12:10 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Jerusalem) – Ariel Sharon died without facing justice for his role in the massacres of hundreds and perhaps thousands of civilians by Lebanese militias in the Sabra and Shatilla refugee camps in Lebanon in 1982. The killings constituted war crimes ... More >>
Côte d’Ivoire: Positive Sign for Justice
Friday, 10 January 2014, 11:48 am | Human Rights Watch
(Paris) – The Ivorian government took an important step in supporting accountability for the country’s postelection atrocities by renewing the mandate of the special unit investigating those crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The government now ... More >>
US: Internet Companies Assessed on Rights Policies
Friday, 10 January 2014, 11:16 am | Human Rights Watch
Washington, DC) – The first independent assessment of major internet companies shows that companies can and do incorporate voluntary standards on privacy and freedom of expression into their operations. More >>
Brazil: Ensure Justice in Prison Deaths
Thursday, 9 January 2014, 9:10 am | Human Rights Watch
(São Paulo) – The killing of four inmates at the Pedrinhas Prison Complex in Maranhãostate on December 17, 2013 should be thoroughly and effectively investigated and those responsible brought to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
US: Adopt Key Surveillance Reform Proposals
Wednesday, 8 January 2014, 10:36 am | Human Rights Watch
Washington, DC) – The report of the five-member group appointed by President Barack Obama to review US surveillance practices cast doubt on the claimed necessity for some US government surveillance programs, and underscored the need for urgent change. ... More >>
Iraq: Investigate Violence at Protest Camp
Friday, 3 January 2014, 5:30 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Baghdad) – Iraqi authorities should immediately order a transparent and impartial investigation into violence between security forces and antigovernment protesters in the western city of Ramadi. The fighting on December 30, 2013, left 17 people ... More >>
Saudi Arabia: Terrorism Law Targets Peaceful Speech
Tuesday, 31 December 2013, 4:40 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Beirut) – Saudi Arabia ’s King Abdullah should reject a new counterterrorism law that criminalizes virtually any speech critical of the government or society. The Council of Ministers passed the Penal Law for Crimes of Terrorism and its Financing ... More >>
Russia: Olympic Construction Devastates Sochi Village
Monday, 30 December 2013, 3:12 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Moscow) – The Russian authorities should immediately ensure access to water and public transportation in a village in Sochi affected by the upcoming Winter Olympic Games , Human Rights Watch said today, releasing a new video . Olympic construction ... More >>
Egypt: Terrorist Tag Politically Driven
Monday, 30 December 2013, 9:37 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The Egyptian government’s designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization appears to be aimed at expanding the crackdown on peaceful Brotherhood activities and imposing harsh sanctions on its supporters. The government ... More >>
List of NGOs in Russia targeted under "Foreign Agents" Law
Friday, 27 December 2013, 8:16 am | Human Rights Watch
In early March 2013 the Russian government launched an unprecedented, nationwide campaign of inspections of thousands of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to identify advocacy groups the government deems “foreign agents” and force them to register ... More >>
Egypt: Morsy Aides Moved From Secret Detention
Thursday, 26 December 2013, 9:16 am | Human Rights Watch
(New York) – Egypt ’s transfer of five members of former President Mohamed Morsy’s administration to Tora prison since December 17, 2013, fails to remedy over five months of secret military detention. Tora prison authorities have denied access to ... More >>
Russia: “Foreign Agents” Law Hits Hundreds of NGOs: Updated
Wednesday, 25 December 2013, 9:01 am | Human Rights Watch
In early March 2013 the Russian government launched an unprecedented, nationwide campaign of inspections of thousands of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to identify advocacy groups the government deems “foreign agents” and force them to register ... More >>
Burma: Free All Remaining Political Prisoners
Tuesday, 24 December 2013, 8:53 am | Human Rights Watch
(Bangkok) – Burma ’s President Thein Sein should honor his pledge to release all political prisoners by the end of 2013, Human Rights Watch said today. The releases should include the more than 200 people charged this year with political offenses. More >>
Ukraine: Stop Intimidating Police Beating Victims
Monday, 23 December 2013, 5:12 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Moscow) – Ukrainian authorities have tried to pressure and intimidate people who alleged being beaten by police during recent protests in Kiev, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Ukraine ’s prosecutor general. In some beating cases ... More >>
UK: Broken Promise on Torture Inquiry
Monday, 23 December 2013, 11:19 am | Human Rights Watch
(London) –The report of an uncompleted inquiry into UK involvement in renditions and overseas torture underscores the need for a full accounting. The government, which received the report in June 2012, finally published it on December 19, 2013. More >>
Lebanon: Sectarian Attacks in Tripoli
Friday, 20 December 2013, 2:54 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Beirut) – Sectarian tensions between the Alawite Jabal Mohsen neighborhood and surrounding Sunni neighborhoods have led to increasing targeted attacks against Alawites in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. The Lebanese authorities’ response has ... More >>
Honduras: Accusations by Military Endanger Activist
Friday, 20 December 2013, 11:58 am | Human Rights Watch
(Washington, DC) – The Honduran government is putting human rights activists at risk by failing to repudiate dangerous remarks by a senior military officer, Human Rights Watch said today. An army colonel recently claimed that Annie Bird, co-director ... More >>
Azerbaijan: Prominent Election Monitor Arrested
Thursday, 19 December 2013, 10:09 am | Human Rights Watch
DECEMBER 18, 2013(Berlin) – Azerbaijan’s detention of an election monitoring group leader reflects the government’s expanded efforts to silence its critics. The authorities should immediately release Anar Mammadli and drop all politically ... More >>
Syria: Holistic Approach Needed for Justice
Wednesday, 18 December 2013, 1:08 pm | Human Rights Watch
Concerned governments should take steps toward a comprehensive approach to accountability for the serious crimes committed in Syria , Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Policymakers and international donors who support credible criminal prosecutions ... More >>
