Joint Letter to the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
2010-12-10
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Dear Mr. President,
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Indonesia: Explain Transfer of Imprisoned Activists
2010-12-10
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(New York) – The Indonesian authorities should immediately allow two Papuan political prisoners and three others to fairly contest their transfer from prison to a police headquarters and permit them access to their lawyers, Human Rights Watch said toda…Continue Reading
Egypt: End Traffickers’ Abuse of Migrants
2010-12-09
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(New York) – Egyptian authorities should rescue migrants held for ransom and abused by human traffickers in the Sinai desert, Human Rights Watch said today. The government has neither prosecuted the traffickers nor closed down their detention sites, Hu…Continue Reading
China: Freedom for Liu Xiaobo and All Imprisoned by the Chinese Government for Exercising Their Rights
2010-12-09
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Lead-Contaminated Roma Camps in Kosovo Shut Down
2010-12-09
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Chile: Overhaul Prison System
2010-12-09
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Chile should immediately overhaul its prison system to end overcrowding and improve prison conditions, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Angola: Revise New Security Law, Free Prisoners in Cabinda
2010-12-09
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(New York) – The Angolan government should urgently amend a new state security law that restricts freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. The government also should immediately release human rights defenders convicted under the previous l…Continue Reading
India/Bangladesh: Indiscriminate Killings, Abuse by Border Officers
2010-12-09
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(Kolkata) – India and Bangladesh should take immediate steps to end the killing of hundreds of their citizens at the West Bengal-Bangladesh border by India’s Border Security Force (BSF), Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Indian go…Continue Reading
"Trigger Happy"
2010-12-09
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This 81-page report documents the situation on the border region, where both Bangladesh and India have deployed border guards to prevent infiltration, trafficking, and smuggling. Human Rights Watch found numerous cases of indiscriminate use of force, a…Continue Reading
Australia: Make Rights a Foreign Policy Priority
2010-12-09
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(New York) – The Australian government should carry out its commitments to protect and promote human rights at home and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
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Russia: Investigate Beating of Human Rights Defender
2010-12-08
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(Moscow) – The Russian authorities should immediately investigate the beating of the human rights defender Bakhrom Hamroev and take action against those responsible, Human Rights Watch said today. Hamroev was knocked unconscious by a plainclothes offic…Continue Reading
Sri Lanka: Army Unit Linked to Executions
2010-12-08
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(New York) – New evidence links the Sri Lankan army’s 53 Division to the alleged summary execution of prisoners on May 18, 2009, during the final hours of the 26-year armed conflict in Sri Lanka, Human Rights Watch said today.
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