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The Egyptian authorities are preparing to deport 118 detained Eritreans to Eritrea, where they risk persecution. On October 29, 2011, guards at the al-Shalal prison in Aswan beat the 118…Continue Reading
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Ecuador should repeal insult laws (desacato) and all norms that criminalize defamation of public officials and institutions
(Washington, DC) – Ecuador should repe…Continue Reading
The Guinean government should investigate the role of two high-level officials in the apparent illegal detention and intimidation of members of a prominent Guinean human rights group. The actions of the Conakry go…Continue Reading
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The constitutional changes that the people of Equatorial Guinea are asked to approve will strengthen the near-absolute powers of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and further depri…Continue Reading
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The United States and other countries that have not banned cluster munitions should stop trying to create a new international law explicitly permitting use of some of the weapons. A two-…Continue Reading
Despite the regulations in Protocol III to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW), incendiary weapons continue to cause needless and unacceptable suffering to civilians in conflicts around the world. These w…Continue Reading
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The systematic nature of abuses against civilians in Homs by Syrian government forces, including torture and unlawful killings, indicate that crimes against humanity have been committed….Continue Reading
Five activists jailed seven months ago for “publicly insulting” United Arab Emirates officials plan to begin a hunger strike on November 13, 2011. The activists said the hunger strike will continue until autho…Continue Reading
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The Kenyan Parliament’s vote to make cancer treatment free of charge will save lives and promote the right to health, Human Rights Watch said today. The Kenyan government should move q…Continue Reading
Enforced disappearances by the Chinese government’s security agencies have soared as a means to silence perceived dissent, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference in Hong Kong.
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Mexico’s military and police have committed widespread human rights violations in efforts to combat organized crime, virtually none of which are being adequately investigated. The 212-page report “Neit…Continue Reading
The Egyptian military has not investigated or prosecuted anyone for the sexual assault of seven women by military officers on March 10, 2011, in the military prison in Hikestep under the guise of “virginity test…Continue Reading
Tunisia should halt plans to extradite Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, the former Libyan prime minister, to Libya, where at present he will be at a real risk of torture.
(New York) – Tunisia shou…Continue Reading
The bombings by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram that killed at least 100 people in the northern Nigerian state of Yobe on November 4, 2011 were an indefensible attack on human life.
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The Malaysian government should immediately rescind a police-imposed ban on the fourth annual Seksualiti Merdeka festival and adopt measures to protect all Malaysians from discrimination…Continue Reading