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Singapore: UN Rights Body Should Press for Freedoms
Saturday, 7 May 2011, 1:00 pm | Human Rights Watch
Singapore: UN Rights Body Should Press for Fundamental Freedoms http://www.hrw.org/node/98621 (Geneva, May 4, 2011) – United Nations member states should denounce Singapore’s severe restrictions on freedom of expression, association, and assembly during the ... More >>
Ugandan LGBT advocate to receive Martin Ennals Award
Saturday, 7 May 2011, 12:52 pm | Human Rights Watch
Campaigns and Advocacy - International / Awards 6 May 2011 Ugandan LGBT advocate to receive Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders SOURCE: Human Rights Watch More >>
Libya: Governments Should Demand End to Unlawful Killings
Monday, 21 February 2011, 9:55 am | Human Rights Watch
The African Union and African, Western, and Arab countries that have relations with Libya should urge the Libyan government to stop the unlawful killing of protesters, Human Rights Watch said today. In the last three days, the death toll of protesters ... More >>
Papua New Guinea: Serious Abuses at Barrick Gold Mine
Wednesday, 2 February 2011, 12:57 pm | Human Rights Watch
(Toronto, February 1, 2011) – Private security personnel employed at a gold mine in Papua New Guinea have been implicated in alleged gang rapes and other violent abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Porgera mine has ... More >>
Human Rights Watch's World Report 2011 chapter on Indonesia
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 1:37 pm | Human Rights Watch
Over the past 12 years Indonesia has made great strides in becoming a stable, democratic country with a strong civil society and independent media. However, serious human rights concerns remain. While senior officials pay lip service to protecting human ... More >>
Australia: Make Rights a Foreign Policy Priority
Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 2:00 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York, December 8, 2010) – The Australian government should carry out its commitments to protect and promote human rights at home and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Julia Gillard. More >>
Indigenous rights workshop first of its kind
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 2:46 pm | Human Rights Watch
Indigenous leaders, international experts and national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from more than 15 countries are in Auckland this week to attend a workshop on indigenous rights. More >>
Indonesia: Stop Stalling on Investigating Torture Video
Monday, 22 November 2010, 4:39 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Indonesian government should use the newly available video testimony of a torture victim to mount a thorough, impartial, and transparent investigation into the episode, Human Rights Watch said today. The torture of Tunaliwor Kiwo, a Papuan farmer, and ... More >>
Human Rights Watch honours six activists
Thursday, 7 October 2010, 11:06 am | Human Rights Watch
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) - New York, October 4, 2010 - Six relentless and courageous advocates of human rights will be honored in November 2010, with the prestigious Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism, Human Rights Watch said today. ... More >>
Legal Charges Threat To Freedom Of Expression
Friday, 30 July 2010, 5:49 pm | Human Rights Watch
Singapore officials should cease using criminal defamation and contempt laws to silence government critics, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Syrian lawyer receives Martin Ennals Award
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 3:35 pm | Human Rights Watch
The decision to present the prestigious Martin Ennals Award this year to the lawyer and rights activist Muhanad al-Hasani, who has been detained by Syrian authorities since last July, should help focus international attention on Syria's systematic ... More >>
Detainees Tortured In Secret Iraq Jail
Friday, 30 April 2010, 1:58 pm | Human Rights Watch
Iraqi authorities routinely tortured detainees at a secret prison in Baghdad. Detainees were hung upside down, nearly suffocated with bags, beaten with belts and other implements until they passed out, and then revived with electrical shocks. More >>
Abusers step up attacks on rights defenders
Friday, 22 January 2010, 11:11 am | Human Rights Watch
Governments responsible for serious human rights violations have over the past year intensified attacks against human rights defenders and organizations that document abuse, Human Rights Watch said today in issuing its World Report 2010. More >>
Iran: End Persecution Of Peaceful Activists
Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 11:33 am | Human Rights Watch
Members of two groups active in peaceful demonstrations following the disputed June presidential elections have been accused of - and in some cases formally charged with - crimes that carry the death penalty. More >>
UAE: Sheikh’s Trial Insufficient to Stop Torture
Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 11:29 am | Human Rights Watch
The United Arab Emirates government needs to do more than quietly prosecute Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a royal family member videotaped apparently brutally torturing an Afghan grain dealer with the assistance of police. More >>
US: Redouble Efforts to Close Guantanamo
Tuesday, 12 January 2010, 11:22 am | Human Rights Watch
The Obama administration should commemorate Guantanamo's eighth anniversary tomorrow by renewing its pledge to close the prison quickly and responsibly. More >>
Indonesia: President Should Focus on Human Rights
Sunday, 9 August 2009, 11:36 pm | Human Rights Watch
(New York) - Indonesia's recently re-elected president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, should undertake comprehensive measures to address persistent human rights problems, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today. In the letter, Human Rights Watch makes ... More >>
Fiji: Reinstate Rule of Law
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 12:03 pm | Human Rights Watch
Fiji’s interim government should immediately reinstate the Constitution, restore judges unlawfully removed from office, and withdraw government censors from newsrooms, Human Rights Watch said today More >>
Georgia: S. Ossetia - Displaced & Casualties Data
Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 10:57 am | Human Rights Watch
HRW is concerned about the lack of accurate information on the conflict in South Ossetia and other parts of Georgia, specifically the dramatically different reports on the number of civilians killed and wounded, as well the number of people displaced. More >>
Israel: Stop Plans For New West Bank Settlement
Thursday, 7 August 2008, 11:22 am | Human Rights Watch
The defense ministry's proposals come amid a rapid acceleration of house-building within existing West Bank settlements and despite Israel's November 2007 commitments at the Annapolis peace conference to halt further development. More >>
