(Johannesburg) – The failure of Zimbabwe’s government to investigate and prosecute killings, torture, and politically motivated violence since the 2008 elections is fueling further human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said in a report released t…Continue Reading
This report examines the lack of justice in several illustrative cases of political killings, torture, and abductions by government security forces and their allies during and after the presidential election run-off in 2008.
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This report examines the lack of justice in several illustrative cases of political killings, torture, and abductions by government security forces and their allies during and after the presidential election run-off in 2008.
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(Jerusalem) – Hamas authorities in Gaza should immediately lift bans arbitrarily imposed on books and newspapers, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(Berlin) – Governments should act immediately to fulfill commitments under a new gender equality pact adopted on March 7, 2011, by the Council of Ministers of the European Union, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(New York) – A US Senate resolution calling for an independent international mechanism for crimes by both sides during and after Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war highlights growing international pressure for justice and accountability in Sri Lanka, Human R…Continue Reading
(Beirut) – Security forces under the control of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) stood by and watched as dozens of masked men attacked protesters in Sulaimaniya on March 6, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Assailants were allowed to beat and…Continue Reading
(New York) – The Iranian authorities should respect protesters’ right to assemble peacefully and express their demands for change, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Human Rights Watch commends the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) for its incisive critique of conditions in Malaysia. We urge Malaysia to promptly implement the recommendations of the WGAD.
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(Sanaa) – Yemeni officials and security forces have facilitated attacks by armed gangs on peaceful anti-government protesters in places away from the capital of Sanaa, or stood by while such attacks occurred, Human Rights Watch said today. Pro-governme…Continue Reading
(Istanbul) – The arrest of nine journalists and writers on March 3, 2011, in the absence of clear reasonable cause, will have a chilling effect on free speech, Human Rights Watch said. The nine were accused of links to the alleged "Ergenekon"…Continue Reading
(New York) – Sudanese national security officials subjected large numbers of youth protesters to severe physical and sexual abuse following protests in January and February, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(Moscow, March 4, 2011) – Russian authorities need to make swift and meaningful progress in investigating a case of disappearance and torture in Chechnya and punishing those responsible, Human Rights Watch, Front Line, the International Federation for …Continue Reading
(Cairo) – Egyptian military authorities should stop using military tribunals to prosecute civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. The military should also halt detentions of peaceful demonstrators and end violence by soldiers against protesters and d…Continue Reading