The Ugandan government should disclose any evidence it claims to have against the detained Kenyan human rights defender Al-Amin Kimathi or release him.
(Kampala) – The Ugandan government sh…Continue Reading
Iraqi authorities should conduct an immediate, full, and transparent investigation into the September 8, 2011 killing of Hadi al-Mahdi, a popular radio journalist often critical of the government, at his home in B…Continue Reading
Documents recently discovered by Human Rights Watch in Tripoli reveal new details of the high level of cooperation among United States, United Kingdom and Libyan intelligence agencies in the transfer of terrorism …Continue Reading
The findings on September 8, 2011, of the inquiry into the death of an Iraqi detained by British soldiers in 2003 provide an opportunity for the United Kingdom government to reform its military detention and justi…Continue Reading
Syrian security forces forcibly removed 18 wounded people from al-Barr hospital in the central city of Homs on September 7, 2011, including five from the operating room. Security forces also prevented medical pers…Continue Reading
(New York) – A decade’s perspective highlights the enormous damage that the attacks of September 11, 2001 did to the human rights cause. There was, first of all, the irreparable damage of lives lost that day – some 3,000 people from m…Continue Reading
The Matthew Marks Gallery is sponsoring a limited-edition sale of 20 portraits of world leaders by Platon, staff photographer at The New Yorker and contributor of iconic covers to Time Magazine and other publicati…Continue Reading
Emergency regulations lifted in Sri Lanka do not affect existing and new laws that allow the government to detain people for long periods without trial.
(New York) – Emergency regulations l…Continue Reading
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The US Congress should reject an Obama administration proposal to drop restrictions on assistance to the Uzbek government that are linked to that government’s atrocious human rights re…Continue Reading
People detained by the police in Vietnam for using drugs are held without due process for years, forced to work for little or no pay, and suffer torture and physical violence, Human Rights Watch said in a report r…Continue Reading
Tunisia’s lifting of key reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is an important step toward gender equality. The Tunisian government should next en…Continue Reading
The Angolan authorities should immediately end the use of unnecessary and disproportionate force against demonstrators. It should also ensure the protection of demonstrators and journalists covering anti-governmen…Continue Reading
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The de facto authorities in Tripoli, the National Transitional Council (NTC), should stop the arbitrary arrests and abuse of African migrant workers and black Libyans assumed to be merce…Continue Reading
To honor the life and work of the late Tim Hetherington, Human Rights Watch and World Press Photo have established an annual visual journalism award focusing on human rights.
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Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) should ensure that its military court respects basic fair trial standards, and should immediately halt executions. The TFG should also prohibit trials of civilians…Continue Reading