(Washington, DC) – Proposals in Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, and other states to strip public workers of collective bargaining rights violate international labor rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Janet Napolitano
Secretary of Homeland Security
US Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC 20528
Re: ICE review of detainee transfer policy
Dear Secretary Napolitano:
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(New York) – The Iraqi authorities should order an immediate independent inquiry into each of eight killings and any unlawful use of force by security forces during demonstrations on February 25, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Dozens more were in…Continue Reading
(Geneva) – The president of the UN Human Rights Council, Ambassador Sihasak Phuangketkeow of Thailand, should urgently carry out the council’s timely decision to establish an independent international commission of inquiry into serious human rights vio…Continue Reading
(New York) – Members and commanders of the Libyan security forces, as well as foreign fighters, can be punished under international law for the unlawful use of force or firearms, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(New York) – The Slovenian Parliament should adopt the new Family Code proposed by the Slovenian Government, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to parliament members.
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Dear Member of the Slovenian Parliament,
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Government security forces opened fire on peaceful anti-government protesters in several areas of the Yemeni port city of Aden on February 25, 2011, killing one demonstrator and wounding at least a dozen others, Human Rights Watch today.
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Government security forces opened fire on peaceful anti-government protesters in several areas of the Yemeni port city of Aden on February 25, 2011, killing one demonstrator and wounding at least a dozen others, Human Rights Watch today.
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(New York) – The United Nations General Assembly should immediately suspend Libya’s membership rights in the UN Human Rights Council, 63 nongovernmental organizations from around the world said today.
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(Sanaa) – A second protester died on February 23, 2011, from an attack by provocateurs on anti-government demonstrators at Sanaa University the night before, Human Rights Watch said today. Another protester died shortly after the Sanaa attack.
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(New York) – The Yemeni government should bring to justice the armed men who attacked a guard providing security at a local human rights organization, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(Dakar) – Leaders from both sides of the worsening political crisis in Côte d’Ivoire should take all necessary steps to prevent abuses by their forces, Human Rights Watch said today.
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