(New York) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should urge Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to sign the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, Human Rights Watch said today. Wen is scheduled to v…Continue Reading

(New York) – Arab countries should join international efforts to establish an independent international inquiry into the Syrian government’s use of lethal force against peaceful protesters, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(New York) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should urge Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to sign the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, Human Rights Watch said today. Wen is scheduled to v…Continue Reading

(New York) – Turkmen authorities have detained at least four people since early March, 2011, on what appear to be politically motivated grounds, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests took place in advance of a key visit by the European Parliament,…Continue Reading

(Jerusalem) – Hamas authorities in Gaza should order a criminal investigation into the death of a man whose body was returned to his family five days after Hamas security officials arrested him, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(Jerusalem) – Hamas authorities in Gaza should order a criminal investigation into the death of a man whose body was returned to his family five days after Hamas security officials arrested him, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(New York) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon should act on a UN Panel of Experts’ recommendations to establish an international independent investigation into abuses during Sri Lanka’s armed conflict that ended in May 2009, Human Rights Wa…Continue Reading

(New York) – Moroccan authorities should free or grant a new and fair trial to Sidi Zakaria Moumni, a champion boxer, Human Rights Watch said today. A Rabat court of appeal convicted Moumni of fraud in January 2011 after trials that gave him no opportu…Continue Reading