H.E. Ahmed Abul Gheit
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Your Excellency,
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(New York) – The awarding of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to the Chinese writer and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo underscores the urgent need for rights reforms in China, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Human Rights Watch’s Alison Des Forges Award celebrates the valor of individuals who put their lives on the line to protect the dignity and rights of others. Human Rights Watch collaborates with these courageous activists to create a world in which peo…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch’s Alison Des Forges Award celebrates the valor of individuals who put their lives on the line to protect the dignity and rights of others. Human Rights Watch collaborates with these courageous activists to create a world in which peo…Continue Reading
Who is Liu Xiaobo and why is he in jail?
Why did he win the Nobel Peace Prize?
How has the news been received in China?
What has happened to Liu Xiaobo’s family?
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(Jerusalem) – The Israeli government should grant legal status to a 60-year-old village with a population of about 600 Palestinian-Israeli citizens, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities have refused to recognize the village as residential, even a…Continue Reading
(Geneva) – Egypt, the new chair of the UN refugee agency’s governing body, should immediately end its policy of shooting foreign nationals trying to cross from Egypt into Israel, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Egyptian authorities.
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His Excellency Malek Bin Suleiman al-Ma`mari
Inspector General of Police and Customs
Royal Oman Police
Your Excellency,
I write this letter to you on behalf of Human Rights Watch, an independent human rights monitoring organization.
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(New York) – One hundred days into his presidency, Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s failure to decisively address ongoing human rights abuses jeopardizes his stated commitment to justice, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(Kuwait City) – Domestic workers in Kuwait who try to escape abusive employers face criminal charges for "absconding" and are unable to change jobs without their employer’s permission, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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This 97-page report describes how workers become trapped in exploitative or abusive employment then face criminal penalties for leaving a job without the employer’s permission. Government authorities arrest workers reported as “absconding” and in…Continue Reading
President Benigno S. Aquino III
Malacañang Palace
J.P. Laurel St., San Miguel
Manila, NCR
1005 Philippines
Re: Reproductive Rights in the Philippines
Dear President Aquino,
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(Washington, DC) – UNESCO should use this month’s executive board meeting to cancel its prize named after and funded by Teodoro Obiang, the president of Equatorial Guinea, said Human Rights Watch and partner groups today.
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