China: Account for Forcibly Returned Uighurs
China should account for Chinese citizens of Uighur ethnicity who were forcibly returned from three Asian countries on August 6 and August 8, 2011.
(Washington, DC) – China should account f…Continue Reading
China: Account for Forcibly Returned Uighurs
China should account for Chinese citizens of Uighur ethnicity who were forcibly returned from three Asian countries on August 6 and August 8, 2011.
(Washington, DC) – China should account f…Continue Reading
Rights groups urge Nepal Govt. to scrap amnesty of people involved in rights abuses
London, Sep.2 (ANI): Human rights groups have asked Nepal’s Maoist-led government to scrap any plans to grant amnesty to people involved in human rights abuses during years of conflict.Continue Reading
China blows whistle on our human rights stance
A confidential cable posted on whistle-blowing website Wikileaks says Chinese officials “sought answers” on how the Australian Government had been handling human rights issues.Continue Reading
Nepal: Cancel Pact for Wartime Amnesty
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai of Nepal and his government should honor commitments, both by the government and by the Maoist party, to ensure that perpetrators of human rights abuses during and after the countr…Continue Reading
Iraqi Kurdistan: Cross-Border Attacks Should Spare Iraqi Civilians
Iran and Turkey’s cross-border attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan have killed at least 10 civilians and displaced hundreds since mid-July 2011. Some of the attacks may have been carried out without sufficient attempts t…Continue Reading
China: Don’t Legalize Secret Detention
Proposed legislation in China to empower the security apparatus to detain criminal suspects secretly for up to six months in undisclosed locations would be a major setback for basic human rights.
Human Rights disability commissioner appointed
Justice Minister Simon Power and Minister for Disability Issues Tariana Turia have today announced the appointment of Paul Gibson as a part-time Human Rights Commissioner responsible for disability issues.Continue Reading
A Lifetime of Resistance in Syria
The Nation — Haitham al-Maleh, an 81-year-old Syrian human rights lawyer, has spent most of his life struggling against autocracy in Syria and the last forty years battling the iron-fisted rule of Bashar al-Assad and his father before him, Hafez al-As…Continue Reading
Ethiopia: Free Detained Opposition Leaders
The Ethiopian government should immediately release two ethnic Oromo political opposition leaders detained on what appear to be politically motivated charges. Journalists told Human Rights Watch that as many as 20…Continue Reading
Rights chief: European governments committed ‘countless’ crimes in counterterror actions
BRUSSELS – Europe’s human rights chief launched a blistering attack Thursday on European governments’ counterterrorism actions, accusing them of helping the United States commit “countless” crimes in the past 10 years.Continue Reading
Rights chief blasts EU cooperation in renditions
Europe’s human rights chief launched a blistering attack Thursday on European governments’ counterterrorism actions, accusing them of helping the United States commit “countless” crimes in the past 10 years.Continue Reading
Rights chief: Countless crimes in counterterrorism
Europe’s human rights chief launched a blistering attack Thursday on European governments’ counterterrorism actions, accusing them of helping the United States commit “countless” crimes in the past 10 years.Continue Reading
Afghanistan: Taliban Should Stop Using Children as Suicide Bombers
The Taliban’s use of children as suicide bombers in Afghanistan is an egregious affront to humanity that should cease immediately.
(New York) – The Taliban’s use of children as…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Free Seriously Ill Rights Advocates
The Vietnam government should immediately release two ailing dissidents and ensure their proper medical treatment.
(New York) – The Vietnam government should immediately release two ailing …Continue Reading