(Brussels) – The Senegalese government should promptly investigate the violent assaults on the human rights activists Alioune Tine and Oumar Diallo during a June 23, 2011 demonstration, and prosecute those responsible, Human Rights Watch said today.rea…Continue Reading
Domestic workers — nannies, housekeepers, and caregivers — are some of the most exploited workers in the world. But a new international treaty has been adopted to help protect them, thanks in part to 10 years of…Continue Reading
(Brussels) – The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has taken a significant step toward ensuring that those responsible for grave crimes committed in Côte d’Ivoire are held to account, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(New York) – The Chinese government should not place the noted human rights activist Hu Jia and his family under house arrest or other extra-judicial deprivations of liberty after he is released from prison, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Tunisia should better protect the more than 3,000 foreign nationals who fled Libya and remain vulnerable in the Choucha camp in its territory.
(Zarzis) – Tunisia should better protect the more th…Continue Reading
Hungary should address the human rights concerns linked to its new constitution that the Venice Commission raised in its June 20, 2011 report.
(New York) – Hungary should address the human right…Continue Reading
The release of the Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei on June 22 is a relief for his family, friends and supporters, but leaves troubling unanswered questions about his arrest, detention and conditions of relea…Continue Reading
A defamation lawsuit against a human rights defender who blogged against violations of migrant worker rights threatens to chill debate on matters of public interest in Malaysia.
(Tokyo) – A defa…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch would like to reiterate its support for OFAC travel regulations that allow for “purposeful travel” to Cuba by academic, religious, and cultural groups, as well as for regulations that allow …Continue Reading
Equatorial Guinea’s government has spent lavishly on diplomatic accommodations while neglecting the rights of the country’s poor in the lead-up to hosting the African Union summit. The government has also sharply …Continue Reading
(New York) – Uzbek authorities should immediately release Norboi Kholjigitov, a wrongfully imprisoned human rights defender who is critically ill with diabetes, Human Rights Watch said today. European Union officials who are in Tashkent on June 23 and …Continue Reading
(Jerusalem) – Israel should end discriminatory policies that have forcibly displaced hundreds of West Bank Palestinian residents from their homes, Human Rights Watch said today. In demolition operations on June 14 and 21, 2011, Israeli authorities disp…Continue Reading
(New York) – Two resolutions recently adopted by the Kyrgyz parliament could undermine freedom of expression in Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch said today. In a letter to parliamentary leaders on June 21, 2011, Human Rights Watch urged them to rescind t…Continue Reading
H.E. Dr. Jean Ping
Chairperson, African Union Commission
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Your Excellency,
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Libyan government forces placed more than 150 antipersonnel landmines in at least one location in the Nafusa Mountains.
(Cairo) – Libyan government forces placed more than 150 antipersonnel landm…Continue Reading