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The decision by Singapore’s Manpower Ministry to grant foreign domestic workers a weekly rest day is an important reform but falls short of international standards. The changes, announ…Continue Reading
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Vladimir Putin should ensure starting key reforms during his first 100 days in office after he is confirmed as the victor in the March 4 vote.
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The Libyan government should urgently increase security for the roughly 12,000 displaced people from Tawergha in western Libya. Nearly a month after militias raided a Tawergha camp in Ja…Continue Reading
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The Ivorian government should urgently address the rising violent crime in and around the central town of Bouaké, the country’s second largest city. The government should ta…Continue Reading
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Sudan should not strip Sudanese nationals of southern origin of their Sudanese citizenship if they are unable or unwilling to acquire South Sudanese citizenship.
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New satellite imagery and eyewitness accounts reveal that the bombardment of the Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs has inflicted widespread destruction and a large number of deaths and sever…Continue Reading
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We, the undersigned human rights organizations, would like to thank you for your 28 February 2012 letters and your offer of assistance with arranging our upcoming visits to the Kingdom o…Continue Reading
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Emirati authorities should retract their decision to cancel the residency permits of dozens of Syrians who took part in a peaceful protest against the Syrian government in Dubai. …Continue Reading
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Having decided to permit Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin to travel abroad from the West Bank for the first time in six years, Israel should now revoke his travel ban.
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The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia should promptly investigate the killing of the Somali journalist Abukar Hassan Mohamoud by unknown gunmen.
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Uniformed security forces clamped down on demonstrations marking February 2012 anniversaries of the start of weekly protests in Iraq. Security forces blocked access to protest sites in B…Continue Reading
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Iran’s parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2, 2012, will be grossly unfair because of arbitrary disqualifications and other restrictions. The voting for 290 parliamentary seats…Continue Reading
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Russian authorities are cracking down on government critics at the same time as they are tolerating large public protests.
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Approximately 300 youth offenders have been sentenced to die in California’s prisons for crimes committed when they were teenagers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. …Continue Reading
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) will issue its first verdict on March 14, 2012, in the case of Congolese rebel leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo. Dyilo was the first person arrested and…Continue Reading