Human Rights Watch (Page 76)

(Dakar) – The Ivorian government should swiftly carry out the main recommendations of a new United Nations report and ensure fair, credible justice for grave crimes committed after the 2010 presidential elections, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN …Continue Reading

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1.    We representatives of international human rights non-governmental organizations Disabled People’s International, Down Syndrome International, European Disability Forum, European Network of (Ex-) Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, European Plat…Continue Reading

Human Rights Watch and 4 other civil society organizations issued a joint statement today about an upcoming vote by the United Nations Human Rights Council on a resolution concerning human rights challenges confro…Continue Reading

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The United Arab Emirates attorney general should immediately drop all charges against five pro-democracy activists to halt their trial.

(Beirut) – The United Arab Emirates attorney general should…Continue Reading

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Chinese government officials in provinces with high rates of industrial pollution are restricting access to lead testing, withholding and falsifying test results, and denying children tr…Continue Reading

A Public Health Crisis in Four Chinese Provinces

This 75-page report draws on research in heavily lead-contaminated villages in Henan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, and Hunan provinces. The report documents h…Continue Reading

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Far and Frequent Transfers Impede Hearings for Immigrant Detainees in the United States

This 35-page report states that transfers separate detained immigrants, including legal permanent residents…Continue Reading

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Detained immigrants facing deportation in the US are being transferred, often repeatedly, to remote detention centers by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This separates them…Continue Reading

(Moscow) – The acquittal of Oleg Orlov,  a leading human rights advocate, on criminal slander charges on June 14, 2011, is a positive sign for justice and freedom of expression in Russia, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Dear Minister Loverdos,
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We are writing to express our concerns regarding the position of UNHCR on the pending refugee/asylum seeker agreement between Australia and Malaysia and to call on UNHCR not to endorse the agreement, regardless of…Continue Reading