Cluster munitions treaty – a milestone, but a long way to go
On August 1, the world moved a step closer to eliminating cluster munitions, large weapons that carry dozens or hundreds of smaller submunitions and are notorious for killing and maiming civilians, both during attacks and long afterward.
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Guarded Lives in Cameroon
A recent decision by the UK Supreme Court found that a gay man would "face a well-founded fear of persecution" if he returned to Cameroon. The Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision that this Cameroonian man could return and …Continue Reading
International: Cluster Bomb Ban Takes Effect
(Washington, DC) – Countries that have not signed the Convention on Cluster Munitions should join without delay, Human Rights Watch said today. The convention takes effect on August 1, 2010, becoming binding international law.
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Panama: Probe Police Role in Clash With Strikers
(Washington, DC) – The Government of Panama should ensure that a thorough and impartial investigation is conducted into possible abuses during violent confrontations between police and strikers from July 8 to 11, 2010, in Bocas del Toro province, Human…Continue Reading
US: End in Sight for Infamous Crack Cocaine Laws
(New York) – Legislation approved by the House on July 28, 2010, will dramatically alter the historically more punitive approach to federal crack cocaine offenders that led to racial disparities in sentencing, Human Rights Watch said today. The bill,…Continue Reading
Arizona: US Court Blocks Immigration Law’s Worst Aspects
(Washington, DC) – A ruling by a US district court in Arizona on July 28, 2010, will temporarily block enforcement of the most problematic provisions of Arizona’s recent law targeting immigrants, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Iraq: Extremist Groups Targeting Journalists
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The suicide car bombing that destroyed the Baghdad bureau of Al Arabiya News Channel and killed at least six people on July 26, 2010, was an assault on the fundamental principles of free…Continue Reading
Iraq: Extremist Groups Targeting Journalists
The suicide car bombing that destroyed the Baghdad bureau of Al Arabiya News Channel and killed at least six people on July 26, 2010, was an assault on the fundamental principles of freedom of expression and respe…Continue Reading
Deportation by Default
This 98-page report says that immigrants with mental disabilities are often unjustifiably detained for years on end, sometimes with no legal limits. The report documents case after case in which people with mental disabilities were prevented from makin…Continue Reading
Senegal/Chad: Nobel Winners, African Activists Seek Progress in Habré Trial
(Dakar) – The Nobel Peace Prize winners Bishop Desmond Tutu and Shirin Ebadi, as well as 117 African human rights groups from 25 countries, called today for the government of Senegal and the African Union to move forward with the trial of Hissène Ha…Continue Reading
Cambodia: Sex Workers Face Unlawful Arrests and Detention
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Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan: Governments Should Open Border
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Guinea-Bissau: Pass Anti-Trafficking Law
(Dakar) – Guinea-Bissau’s National Assembly should act quickly to pass a law criminalizing human trafficking, Human Rights Watch, SOS Talibé Children, and the Association of the Friends of Children said today.
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Off the Streets
This 76-page report is based on more than 90 interviews and group discussions with female and transgender sex workers in Phnom Penh, Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, and Siem Reap. It describes how sex workers face a wide range of abuses, including beatin…Continue Reading
Uganda: Bombing was Abhorrent Expansion of Attacks on Civilians
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The bomb blasts that killed at least 76 people in Kampala on July 11, 2010, were a heinous attack on civilians and an assault on the basic tenet of the right to life.