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Aussie PM Should Make Human Rights A Priority
Tuesday, 18 December 2007, 11:17 am | Human Rights Watch
"Australia should put its influence to good use by raising human rights concerns alongside trade issues when dealing with countries like China." said Elaine Pearson, deputy director of the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch. More >>
Musharraf's 'Restoration Of Constitution' A Sham
Monday, 17 December 2007, 5:46 am | Human Rights Watch
"Musharraf's so-called return to constitutional rule provides legal cover to laws that muzzle the media and lawyers and gives the army a license to abuse," said Ali Dayan Hasan, South Asia researcher at Human Rights Watch. More >>
Thailand: Break Silence On Rights Ahead Elections
Monday, 17 December 2007, 5:44 am | Human Rights Watch
In the run-up to Thailand's general elections, political parties and candidates have failed to make human rights a campaign issue despite the country's many pressing rights concerns, Human Rights Watch said today. The elections are scheduled for December ... More >>
Egypt: Torture Used In Terrorism Investigation
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 8:03 pm | Human Rights Watch
A high-profile terrorism case announced by the Egyptian authorities in 2006 was likely based on torture and false confessions, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. More >>
Burma Crackdown Bloodier Than Government Admits
Saturday, 8 December 2007, 12:56 am | Human Rights Watch
Many more people were killed and detained in the violent government crackdown on monks and other peaceful protestors in September 2007 than the Burmese government has admitted, Human Rights Watch said today in a new report. More >>
China: Olympic Medal Presenters & Discrimination
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 7:00 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Beijing Olympics Committee should condemn discrimination rather than reinforce harmful stereotypes and unfair hiring practices, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the committee today. More >>
Impose Burma Arms Embargo, End Child Soldier Use
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 6:47 pm | Human Rights Watch
Tomorrow, the Security Council's working group on children and armed conflict will meet to consider a report by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that has found "grave violations" against children in Burma, including patterns of underage military recruitment. More >>
Rebels, Govt Should Cease Attacks On Civilians
Saturday, 1 December 2007, 11:59 am | Human Rights Watch
The armed opposition Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the Sri Lankan government are deliberately and indiscriminately targeting attacks on civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. More >>
Denial Of HIV Treatment Erodes Success On AIDS
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 6:46 pm | Human Rights Watch
Thailand's failure to address the HIV epidemic in the hardest-hit population, drug users, is jeopardizing its record as a leader in the global fight against AIDS, Human Rights Watch and the Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group said today in a report released ... More >>
Vietnam: Democracy Activists Should Be Released
Wednesday, 28 November 2007, 2:26 pm | Human Rights Watch
The Vietnamese government should immediately and unconditionally release two human rights lawyers, Nguyen Van Dai and Le Thi Cong Nhan, whose prison sentences were reduced after an appeals court hearing in Hanoi today, Human Rights Watch said. More >>
Pakistan: Free Judges Held Under House Arrest
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 3:59 pm | Human Rights Watch
Chaudhry and his family have not been allowed out of their home in Islamabad's Judges' Colony, where senior judges are provided state housing, since the evening of November 3, 2007, when he was summarily dismissed from his post by General Pervez Musharraf. More >>
CHOGM: Leaders Should Join Against Rights Abuses
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 9:59 am | Human Rights Watch
Leaders from 53 countries will gather at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from November 23-25 to discuss "transforming Commonwealth Societies to achieve political, economic and human development." More >>
India: Repeal The Armed Forces Special Powers Act
Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 7:54 am | Human Rights Watch
The AFSPA, which has been in force for decades in Jammu and Kashmir state and the seven northeastern states, has provided immunity for killings and other serious human rights violations committed by the army. More >>
Dubai Should End Shutdown Of Pakistani Channels
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 9:29 pm | Human Rights Watch
On November 17, the Dubai authorities summarily gave Geo Television and ARY Digital two hours to halt broadcasting after persistent pressure from the Pakistani government. More >>
Burma: Sanctions Needed On Petroleum Industry
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 11:35 am | Human Rights Watch
"Burma's generals act as if they are immune from worldwide condemnation because they're still getting cash from foreign-financed oil and gas projects," said Arvind Ganesan, Human Rights Watch. "It's time to cut them off." More >>
UK Urged To Investigate Sri Lankan Rebel Leader
Monday, 19 November 2007, 11:50 am | Human Rights Watch
The British government should open a criminal investigation into a former Tamil Tiger leader in immigration detention, Human Rights Watch said today. Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan, known as Colonel Karuna Amman, was a leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ... More >>
Musharraf Uses Anti-terror Laws To Jail Critics
Friday, 16 November 2007, 9:58 am | Human Rights Watch
Pakistan's government under General Pervez Musharraf's emergency rule has expanded its crackdown on its critics by detaining hundreds of opposition activists from the country's largest opposition party, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Human Rights ... More >>
Sri Lankan Workers Face Abuse In Middle East
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 10:55 am | Human Rights Watch
Sri Lankan domestic workers face serious abuses, including violence, harassment and exploitation when they migrate to work in the Middle East, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. More >>
Burma Gem Trade Bolsters Military Regime
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 3:36 pm | Human Rights Watch
"Burma's rubies and jade are prized for their beauty but the ugly truth is that the trade in these stones supports human rights abuses," said Arvind Ganesan, director of the Business and Human Rights Program at Human Rights Watch. More >>
UN: Push Burma For Real Reform
Monday, 12 November 2007, 10:46 am | Human Rights Watch
"The military government has engaged in public relations stunts like allowing Gambari to be photographed with Aung San Suu Kyi, but it has failed to make a single meaningful move on national reconciliation or human rights protections," said Brad Adams, Asia ... More >>
