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Malaysia: Drop Charges Against Indian Activists

2011-04-01
On: April 1, 2011
In: Asia, Free Expression, Hindraf, Malasia, Malaysia, Press release, Religious Freedom

The Malaysian government should drop politically motivated charges against 52 members of an ethnic Indian organization before their trials start on April 4, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The 52 are charged …Continue Reading

Malaysia: Drop Charges Against Indian Activists

2011-04-01
On: April 1, 2011
In: Asia, Free Expression, Hindraf, Malasia, Malaysia, Press release, Religious Freedom

The Malaysian government should drop politically motivated charges against 52 members of an ethnic Indian organization before their trials start on April 4, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The 52 are charged …Continue Reading

Russia: Rights Activist Arbitrarily Detained

2011-03-31
On: March 31, 2011
In: Europe/Central Asia, Press release, Russia

(Moscow, March 31, 2011) – Igor Kalyapin, head of the Inter-Regional Committee Against Torture, a leading Russian human rights organization, was arbitrarily arrested by police at 6 p.m. on March 31, 2011, during a public rally in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Libya: Government Use of Landmines Confirmed

2011-03-31
On: March 31, 2011
In: Arms, Landmines, Libya, Libya protests, Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Press release

Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have laid both antipersonnel and antivehicle mines during the current conflict with armed opposition groups.

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Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted

2011-03-30
On: March 30, 2011
In: Asia, Montagnard, Press release, Religious Freedom, Vietnam

The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading

Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted

2011-03-30
On: March 30, 2011
In: Asia, Montagnard, Press release, Religious Freedom, Vietnam

The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading

Nigeria: Put Human Rights at Heart of Elections

2011-03-28
On: March 28, 2011
In: Africa, Nigeria, Police Brutality, Press release, Racism and Discrimination

Candidates in Nigeria’s April 2011 elections should put the country’s pervasive human rights problems at the heart of their political campaigns, platforms, and upcoming debates, Human Rights Watch said today i…Continue Reading

Italy: Act Swiftly to End Racist Violence

2011-03-21
On: March 21, 2011
In: Europe/Central Asia, Human Rights in the European Union, Italy, Press release, Racism and Discrimination

The Italian government is failing to take effective action to prevent and prosecute racist and xenophobic violence.

(Rome) – The Italian government is failing to take effective action to prevent…Continue Reading

Algeria: End Public Assembly Ban in Algiers

2011-03-20
On: March 20, 2011
In: Algeria, Free Expression, Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Press Freedom, Press release, protests

(Washington, DC) – The Algerian authorities should rescind a 2001 decree denying people the right to assemble peacefully, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Indonesia: Revoke Provincial Decrees to Ban a Faith

2011-03-15
On: March 15, 2011
In: Ahmadiyah, Asia, Ban, Free Expression, Indonesia, Press release, Religion, Religious Freedom

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should void decrees recently adopted by two provinces that ban activities by the Ahmadiyah religious community, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch rep…Continue Reading

Indonesia: Revoke Provincial Decrees to Ban a Faith

2011-03-15
On: March 15, 2011
In: Ahmadiyah, Asia, Ban, Free Expression, Indonesia, Press release, Religion, Religious Freedom

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should void decrees recently adopted by two provinces that ban activities by the Ahmadiyah religious community, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch rep…Continue Reading

US: Hearings on Muslim Americans Encourage Discrimination

2011-03-10
On: March 10, 2011
In: Discrimination and Abuse of Discretion, Muslim Americans, Muslim radicalization, Press release, Racism and Discrimination, religious discrimination, United States

The House Committee on Homeland Security’s hearings on the alleged radicalization of the Muslim American community threaten to unjustly conflate Islam with violence and encourage discrimination against a minority …Continue Reading

US: Mississippi Policies Fuel HIV Epidemic

2011-03-09
On: March 9, 2011
In: abstinence only education, Health, Health care access, HIV/TB, mississippi, Press release, Racism and Discrimination, United States, US South

Thousands of Mississippians are at risk for HIV, and many who are infected are denied lifesaving measures and treatment because of counterproductive state laws and policies.

(Jackson) – Thousands…Continue Reading

US: Ban All Antipersonnel Landmines

2011-02-28
On: February 28, 2011
In: Arms, Landmines, Mine Ban Treaty, Press release, United States, US Foreign Policy

The ongoing review of United States landmine policy should result in a decision to ban all types of antipersonnel landmines. March 1, 2011, will mark 12 years since the international treaty banning antipersonnel m…Continue Reading

Yemen: Security Forces Kill Aden Protester

2011-02-25
On: February 25, 2011
In: Middle East Uprising, Middle East/N. Africa, Press release, Yemen

Government security forces opened fire on peaceful anti-government protesters in several areas of the Yemeni port city of Aden on February 25, 2011, killing one demonstrator and wounding at least a dozen others, Human Rights Watch today.
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