Iranian authorities should immediately release two American hikers who are being tried on apparently politically motivated charges of espionage and illegal entry.
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In the past, any mention of Yemen’s women in the news media has usually been about two issues, neither of them positive. The first is that they are more likely than most women in the Middle East to die in child…Continue Reading
Libyan government forces have launched what appear to be repeated indiscriminate attacks on mountain towns in western Libya.
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Syria’s government should immediately lift its 10-day siege of the southern town of Daraa and allow movement in and out of the city, including access for independent observers. Syria’s security forces should also …Continue Reading
Security forces arrested two former members of parliament from Bahrain’s largest opposition group. The arrests were the first targeting elected representatives of the al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, which won t…Continue Reading
The de facto opposition authority in Libya, the National Transitional Council, has formally pledged not to use antipersonnel and antivehicle landmines.
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The bombing in Marrakesh on April 28, 2011, was a heinous attack on the population and an assault on basic human rights.
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(Jerusalem) – Hamas authorities in Gaza should order a criminal investigation into the death of a man whose body was returned to his family five days after Hamas security officials arrested him, Human Rights Watch said today.
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(New York) – The award-winning photographer and film-maker Tim Hetherington and the prize-winning photojournalist Chris Hondros were killed in Misrata on April 20, 2011, while covering the Libya conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. Two other photog…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch mourns the passing of a close colleague and dear friend, Tim Hetherington, who was killed in Misrata, Libya, on April 20, 2011 by a rocket-propelled grenade while covering the armed conflict.
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Libyan authorities should immediately provide information on the whereabouts of nine foreign and six Libyan journalists detained or missing in Libya. All journalists arbitrarily detained should be immediately rele…Continue Reading
Israeli President Shimon Peres visited Washington earlier this month, hot on the heels of an announcement that Israeli authorities had approved yet more housing units for Jewish settlers in the West Bank. In a wee…Continue Reading
Iraq should ensure that a promised investigation into deadly clashes between the Iraqi army and Iranian Mojahedin-e Khalq dissidents at Camp Ashraf be thorough, independent, and transparent.
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Child soldiers recruited by the Yemeni army are now being used by a breakaway unit to protect anti-government protesters. The United States and other governments should call for an immediate end to the use of chil…Continue Reading
(Beirut) – United Arab Emirates authorities should immediately disclose the whereabouts of leading rights activist Ahmed Mansoor, the reason for his detention, and any charges against him, Human Rights Watch said.
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