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Zimbabwe: Runoff Vote Will Be 'Dead On Arrival'
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 11:04 am | Human Rights Watch
'Since the runoff was announced the violence in Zimbabwe has gotten even worse,' said Georgette Gagnon, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. 'Zimbabweans can't vote freely if they fear their vote may get them killed.' More >>
Violence In Zimbabwe: "Bullets For Each Of You"
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 11:02 am | Human Rights Watch
The campaign of violence and repression in Zimbabwe, aimed at destroying opposition and ensuring that Mugabe is returned as president in runoff elections is claiming 1000s of victims as the government methodically targets MDC activists and supporters. More >>
Turkey: Constitutional Court Upholds Headscarf Ban
Monday, 9 June 2008, 10:43 am | Human Rights Watch
"This decision means women who choose to wear a headscarf in Turkey will be forced to choose between their religion and their education," said Holly Cartner at HRW. "This is a truly disappointing decision and does not bode well for the reform process." More >>
Zimbabwe: Reverse Ban on Food Aid to Rural Areas
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 3:28 pm | Human Rights Watch
On May 29, 2008, Zimbabwe's Minister of Social Welfare, Nicolas Goche, issued a directive prohibiting a major international aid agency from distributing food in Masvingo province. Goche has alleged that international aid agencies support the campaign of the MDC. More >>
US: Don't Rush 9/11 Cases Via Military Commissions
Thursday, 5 June 2008, 3:15 pm | Human Rights Watch
The rush to bring these cases to trial during the weeks before the presidential election, after years in which the defendants were held without charge, suggests that military commissions at Guantanamo are subject to improper political influence. More >>
Burma: Immediate Humanitarian Access Is Priority
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 8:27 pm | Human Rights Watch
UN and governments attending a "pledging" conference in Burma should focus on urgent humanitarian access and discuss long-term reconstruction at a later date. Burmese government blocks have kept 2 million affected people from getting assistance. More >>
US: 'Drug War' Unjust to African Americans
Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 10:56 am | Human Rights Watch
Although whites commit more drug offenses, African Americans are arrested and imprisoned on drug charges at much higher rates, the two reports find. Most drug offenders are white, but most of the drug offenders sent to prison are black. More >>
China: Restrain From Violently Attacking In Tibet
Monday, 17 March 2008, 9:37 am | Human Rights Watch
Chinese security forces should stop violent attacks on protesters in Tibet and allow the United Nations to conduct an independent probe into alleged abuses. The Chinese government should exercise restraint in responding to the protests. More >>
Nepal: Investigate Kathmandu 'Killing Field'
Tuesday, 1 January 2008, 10:47 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Nepal government's failure to protect the site of alleged army killings at Shivapuri National Park near Kathmandu signals an unwillingness to investigate past atrocities, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
India: Stop Hindu-Christian Violence In Orissa
Tuesday, 1 January 2008, 10:45 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Indian government should act immediately to end communal violence in Orissa state, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called for an independent inquiry to identify those instigating the Orissa violence and the prosecution of those responsible. More >>
Pakistan: Bhutto Assassination A Tragic Event
Saturday, 29 December 2007, 5:01 am | Human Rights Watch
"Benazir Bhutto was a democrat who believed in the supremacy of constitutional rule and throughout her career, sought power through the ballot box. Today, she died campaigning for votes and calling for a free election." More >>
US: China Olympics Human Rights Strategy Needed
Saturday, 22 December 2007, 2:41 pm | Human Rights Watch
The State Department should explain publicly how it intends to promote human rights in China in the months before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. More >>
Cambodia: Ensure Safety Of Buddhist Monks
Saturday, 22 December 2007, 12:38 am | Human Rights Watch
Phnom Penh Police Commissioner Touch Naroth announced that authorities are investigating all of the monks who protested in order to find the "fake monks who instigated the violence." More >>
Thailand: Military Undermining Upcoming Elections
Friday, 21 December 2007, 7:58 am | Human Rights Watch
Since General Sonthi Boonyaratglin overthrew the Thaksin administration in a bloodless coup on September 19, 2006, the military junta promised that the December 23 national elections would mark Thailand's democratic transition. More >>
Pakistan: End Persecution Of Lawyers And Judges
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 8:36 am | Human Rights Watch
Scores of lawyers, judges and other government critics remain detained in Pakistan despite the lifting of the state of emergency on December 15, Human Rights Watch said today in a new report. More >>
Zambia: Abuses Of Women Obstruct HIV Treatment
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 6:08 am | Human Rights Watch
The Zambian government is failing to address the life-threatening obstacles facing Zambian women living with HIV who experience domestic and gender-based violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. More >>
Sri Lanka: Human Rights Commission Downgraded
Wednesday, 19 December 2007, 5:11 am | Human Rights Watch
The recent downgrading of Sri Lanka's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) by an international committee highlights the need for independent international monitoring of the human rights situation in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Cambodia: Leading Rights Groups Support UN Envoy
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 7:29 pm | Human Rights Watch
Five leading international human rights organizations today called upon the Cambodian government to respect its international human rights commitments as well as United Nations officials mandated to monitor them. More >>
Malaysia: Five Hindu Rights Activists Detained
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 11:20 am | Human Rights Watch
The Malaysian government should order the immediate release of five Hindu Rights Action Force leaders detained under the Internal Security Act. Malaysia's Internal Security Act (ISA) has long been used against peaceful political and rights activists. More >>
Asian Migrant Workers Abandoned To Abuse
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 11:18 am | Human Rights Watch
Governments in Asia and the Middle East must take stronger action to fight rampant abuse against migrant workers, several migrants' and human rights groups said in a joint letter on the eve of December 18, International Migrants' Day. More >>
