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The Sudanese authorities are increasingly deporting Eritreans to their country without allowing them to claim asylum, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 17, 2011, Sudan handed ove…Continue Reading
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The Egyptian military’s intention to control the investigation of the use of force against unarmed Coptic Christian demonstrators during a night of clashes on October 9, 2011, raises f…Continue Reading
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The US Congress should reject provisions in a defense spending bill that would permit long-term indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects.
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Fifty-three people, apparent Gaddafi supporters, seem to have been executed at a hotel in Sirte last week. The hotel is in an area of the city that was under the control of anti-Gaddafi …Continue Reading
The National Transitional Council (NTC) in Libya should promptly open an independent and impartial investigation with international participation into the deaths of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mu…Continue Reading
Medical staff convicted by a military court of alleged serious crimes during the period of anti-government protests in Bahrain in early 2011 were subjected to abuse and torture in detention. Given the fundamental …Continue Reading
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The Moldovan government’s draft anti-discrimination law would provide a range of important protections, but it should be broadened to include gender identity. The proposed law, which w…Continue Reading
Japanese officials should press Burma’s visiting foreign minister on the need for genuine reforms to improve human rights in Burma.
(Tokyo) – Japanese officials should press Burma’s…Continue Reading
United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should make clear to the leaders of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan during her upcoming visits that improving their poor human rights records is a key component of…Continue Reading
The end of Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year rule over Libya offers a unique opportunity for the country to end an extraordinarily longera of human rights abuses. Media reports say forces of the National Transitional Coun…Continue Reading
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Many parties competing in Tunisia’s election for a constituent assembly on October 23, 2011, believe that basic freedoms should be protected, but they disagree about circumstances …Continue Reading
The draconian fine imposed on Venezuelan television station Globovisión for reporting on a prison riot harms freedom of expression in the country. The administrative action against the only television channel ava…Continue Reading
United States authorities should move quickly on an investigation of suspected corruption and money-laundering by the eldest son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea. On October 6, 2011,…Continue Reading
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India should override the objections of the army and keep his 2004 promise to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).
(New York) – Prime Ministe…Continue Reading
The Venezuelan Supreme Court’s decision on October 17, 2011, to disregard a binding decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case of an opposition politician is a blow to the rule of law. …Continue Reading