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(Baku) – The government of Azerbaijan has forcibly evicted homeowners and demolished their homes for urban development projects in Baku, the capital, Human Rights Watch said in a repor…Continue Reading
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The Malaysian government should not seek to block judicial review of the 2011 ban on the Seksualiti Merdeka (“Sexual Diversity”) festival. The Kuala Lumpur High Court will hear the c…Continue Reading
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Bahrain has routinely convicted hundreds of opposition activists and others of politically motivated charges in unfair trials. The government should void the convictions in trials before…Continue Reading
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New York authorities should fully investigate New York City police for violating religious freedom in their surveillance of Muslim “communities of interest.” The New York State Attor…Continue Reading
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A Tripoli-based militia from Misrata should immediately transfer to the Libyan government two illegally detained British journalists and the three Libyans who were traveling with them. T…Continue Reading
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A Tripoli-based militia from Misrata should immediately transfer to the Libyan government two illegally detained British journalists and the three Libyans who were traveling with them. T…Continue Reading
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UNESCO’s governing executive board should abolish a prize named after and funded by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea at its upcoming meeting. The board …Continue Reading
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The criminal charges against a man who has peacefully advocated making Jordan a republic violate freedom of expression and should be dropped immediately. Jordan’s military prosecutor a…Continue Reading
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The United Kingdom should suspend deportations of ethnic Tamil asylum seekers to Sri Lanka and immediately review its policies and information about the country’s rights situation …Continue Reading
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Thai courts are refusing bail for people charged with the crime of lese majeste for apparently political reasons.
(New York) – Thai courts are refusing bail for …Continue Reading
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Authorities in India’s Gujarat state are subverting justice, protecting perpetrators, and intimidating those promoting accountability 10 years after the anti-Muslim riots that kill…Continue Reading
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US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should urge Morocco’s new chief of government Abdelilah Benkirane to lead the process of revising laws that impose prison terms for pea…Continue Reading
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Governments at the “Friends of Syria” meeting in Tunis on February 24, 2012, should enlist the support of Russia and China to push Syria to stop its indiscriminate shelling o…Continue Reading
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The decision to free a detained newspaper director pending trial was a positive move, but pretrial detention should be the exception rather than the rule. A Tunisian judge on February 23…Continue Reading