Côte d’Ivoire: West African Immigrants Massacred
2011-04-01
Tweet(Dakar) – Ivorian militias and Liberian mercenaries loyal to Laurent Gbagbo killed at least 37 Wread moreContinue Reading
Ecuador: Don’t Prosecute President’s Critics
2011-03-31
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(Washington, DC) – President Rafael Correa’s efforts to prosecute his critics for defamation under criminal law is a serious blow to free expression in Ecuador, Human Rights Watch said today. Ecuador should repeal the defamation provisions in its crimi…Continue Reading
China: Arrests, Disappearances Require International Response
2011-03-31
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(New York) – The European Union, the United States, and other governments should call for the United Nations Human Rights Council to review the deteriorating human rights situation in China, Human Rights Watch said today.
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The Human Suffering Caused by Incendiary Munitions
2011-03-31
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Although the drafters of Protocol III to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) sought to reduce the human suffering associated with incendiary munitions, armed forces continue to use them at great cost to civilians.
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Iraq: Closing Torture Prison Won’t End Abuse
2011-03-31
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(Baghdad) – Iraq’s announcement on March 14, 2011, that it will close the Camp Honor detention center after a parliamentary committee uncovered torture there is a positive move but only a first step, Human Rights Watch said today. A pressing need remai…Continue Reading
Russia: Rights Activist Arbitrarily Detained
2011-03-31
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(Moscow, March 31, 2011) – Igor Kalyapin, head of the Inter-RegionalCommittee Against Torture, a leading Russian human rights organization, wasarbitrarily arrested by police at 6 p.m. on March 31, 2011, during a publicrally in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Russia: Rights Activist Arbitrarily Detained
2011-03-31
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(Moscow, March 31, 2011) – Igor Kalyapin, head of the Inter-Regional Committee Against Torture, a leading Russian human rights organization, was arbitrarily arrested by police at 6 p.m. on March 31, 2011, during a public rally in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Kenya: Stop Deporting Somalis Fleeing Conflict
2011-03-31
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(Nairobi) – Kenya should immediately stop deporting back to Somalia civilians fleeing the conflict there, Human Rights Watch said today. Kenya should allow humanitarian agencies to assist Somalis displaced by fighting and should not close makeshift cam…Continue Reading
Libya: Government Use of Landmines Confirmed
2011-03-31
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Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have laid both antipersonnel and antivehicle mines during the current conflict with armed opposition groups.
Libya: Government Use of Landmines Confirmed
2011-03-31
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Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have laid both antipersonnel and antivehicle mines during the current conflict with armed opposition groups.
Libya: African Rights Court Issues First Ruling Against a State
2011-03-30
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(London) – The Libyan government should immediately comply with the first binding ruling against a state by the newly operational African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Egyptian Initiative on Personal Rights (EIPR), Human Rights Watch, and Int…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
2011-03-30
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The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
2011-03-30
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The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
2011-03-30
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The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading