Poland fires 2 for role in exposing Belarusian
Poland’s prosecutor general announced the dismissal Tuesday of two officials who played a role in giving Belarus financial data about a leading human rights activist — information that resulted in his arrest.Continue Reading
Family of missing China rights lawyer seeks news on whereabouts
BEIJING (Reuters) – The brother of missing Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has issued a plea for news about his whereabouts, and believes that he remains in extra-judicial detention despite recently ending a five-year probationary period.Continue Reading
EU: Freeze Assets of Syrian Oil and Gas Companies
The European Union (EU) should freeze the assets of the Syrian National Oil Company, Syrian National Gas Company, and the Central Bank of Syria until the Syrian government ends gross human rights abuses against it…Continue Reading
U.N. urges inquiry into Sudan "war crime" reports
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The United Nations called on Monday for an inquiry into reports of human rights abuses in Sudan’s Southern Kordofan region that it said could amount to war crimes but that Khartoum dismissed as “unfounded.”Continue Reading
Thailand: Human Rights Agenda for New Government
The new Thai government should make human rights a priority when it issues its inaugural policy statement to parliament.
(Bangkok) – The new Thai government should make human rights a prio…Continue Reading
Letter to the Arab League Secretary General regarding Emergency Meeting on Syria
We read your statement on August 7 in which you called on Syrian authorities to “immediately cease violent actions and security campaigns” against their people. We are writing to urge you to follow up by coord…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch letter to Prime Minister Yingluck Regarding Your Government’s Human Rights Agenda
As you move forward to form a government, we write to urge you to address a number of important concerns regarding major human rights issues in Thailand.
August 15, 2011
Yingluck Shinawatra
Prim…Continue Reading
UN urges probe into Sudan "war crime" reports
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The United Nations called on Monday for an inquiry into reports of human rights abuses in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Southern Kordofan region that it said could amount to war crimes.Continue Reading
UN urges probe into Sudan "war crime" reports
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The United Nations called on Monday for an inquiry into reports of human rights abuses in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Southern Kordofan region that it said could amount to war crimes.Continue Reading
UN urges probe into Sudan "war crime" reports
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The United Nations called on Monday for an inquiry into reports of human rights abuses in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Southern Kordofan region that it said could amount to war crimes.Continue Reading
UN urges probe into Sudan "war crime" reports
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The United Nations called on Monday for an inquiry into reports of human rights abuses in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Southern Kordofan region that it said could amount to war crimes.Continue Reading
U.N. urges probe into Sudan "war crime" reports
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – The United Nations called on Monday for an inquiry into reports of human rights abuses in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Southern Kordofan region that it said could amount to war crimes.Continue Reading
Indonesia must end military spying in Papua: HRW
JAKARTA (AFP) – Leaked military documents show Indonesia is engaged in a vast illegal surveillance operation against ordinary people in the restive eastern region of Papua, Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading
Australia: Don’t Seize David Hicks’ Assets
The Australian prosecutor’s office should drop the asset-seizing case against former Guantanamo detainee David Hicks for money he earned from a book he wrote about his six years in US custody at Guantanamo Bay. …Continue Reading
Indonesia must end military spying in Papua: HRW
Leaked military documents show Indonesia is engaged in a vast illegal surveillance operation against ordinary people in the restive eastern region of Papua, Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading