(New York) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has taken a positive step by ordering the Justice Department to drop charges against the so-called "Morong 43" detainees, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should initiate a civ…Continue Reading
(New York) – Kuwait’s information ministry should immediately revoke Monday’s order closing the local Al Jazeera office indefinitely and revoking correspondents’ accreditation, Human Rights Watch said today.
read moreContinue Reading
(New York) – Congressional leaders should ensure passage this session of a bipartisan bill that sets out a new US strategy for ending violence against women worldwide, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill was approved on December 14, 2010, by the Se…Continue Reading
This 41-page report renews calls for the government to investigate and prosecute those responsible for crimes committed during the conflict, and documents three emblematic cases since the conflict ended to show how the same neglect of justice applies t…Continue Reading
(New York) – A government directive liberalizing Morocco’s policy on recognizing Amazigh, or Berber, given names for newborns is having positive results, Human Rights Watch said today.
read moreContinue Reading
(Johannesburg, December 13, 2010) – The Zambian government should make clear that President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan will be arrested if he travels to Zambia, African civil society organizations and international organizations with a presence in Africa …Continue Reading
(Jerusalem) – Hamas authorities in Gaza should allow an organization that helps children and youth to reopen and penalize officials who have harassed its workers, Human Rights Watch said today.
read moreContinue Reading
His Excellency Hon. Rupiah Banda
President of the Republic of Zambia
State House
Lusaka, Zambia
Your Excellency,
read moreContinue Reading
(Islamabad) – Militant groups in Pakistan’s Balochistan province should immediately stop killing, threatening, and harassing teachers and other educators, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.read moreContinue Reading
This 40-page report documents the killing of at least 22 teachers and other education personnel by suspected militants between January 2008 and October 2010. The report – based on interviews with teachers, students, victims’ families and friends, a…Continue Reading
(Amman) – Jordan’s military prosecutor at the State Security Court should immediately free a former parliamentary candidate and drop politically motivated charges against him, Human Rights Watch said today. Tahir Nassar, who unsuccessfully ran for a se…Continue Reading
(Jakarta) – Many governments’ immigration policies and protection gaps expose migrants to abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report today in advance of International Migrants Day, December 18, 2010. The abuses include labor exploitation, violence, tra…Continue Reading
This roundup of Human Rights Watch reporting on violations of migrants’ rights in 2010 includes coverage of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.
read moreContinue Reading
(New York) – Kuwait’s interior ministry should not use violence to disperse peaceful political gatherings, Human Rights Watch said today.
read moreContinue Reading