US: End CIA Drone Attacks
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The US government should transfer Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) command of aerial drone strikes to the armed forces and clarify its legal rationale for targeted killings, Human Right…Continue Reading
Q & A: US Targeted Killings and International Law
This Q&A focuses on legal and policy issues related to targeted killings, primarily attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones, conducted by the US Armed Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency (CI…Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Ensure Independent Probe Into Clashes
The Kazakh authorities should immediately restore communications with Zhanaozen and ensure an investigation into clashes there between police and civilians is independent.
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Clinton calls on Belarus to free prisoners
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday decried Belarus’ record of human rights abuses since a crackdown on dissent a year ago, and warned that US relations with it will not improve without progress on that front.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch Mourns Loss of Vaclav Havel
Human Rights Watch is deeply saddened by the death of Vaclav Havel, the playwright, political dissident and former Czech president who died on December 18, 2011.
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Human Rights Watch slams Sri Lanka report
New York, Dec 18 (IANS) A Sri Lankan government report disregards the ‘worst abuses’ by government forces towards the end of the war that killed the Tamil Tigers in 2009, Human Rights Watch has said.Continue Reading
Shameful: Bangladeshi Man Chops Off Wife’s Fingers for Studying for a Degree
Human rights groups in Bangladesh have mobilized in requesting severe punishment for 30-year-old Rafiqul Islam, who has admitted to using a machete to cut off his 21-year-old wife Hawa Akther Jui’s fingers on her right hand as punishment for pursuing…Continue Reading
Tunisia: Dismantle Repressive Ben-Ali-Era Laws
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Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly should urgently revise laws to ensure freedom of speech and the independence of the judiciary, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Le…Continue Reading
China sends long-missing human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng back to jail
Beijing, Dec 17 (ANI): Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been sent back to jail for three years after a Beijing court ruled he had violated the terms of his probation.Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Investigate Violence in Oil-Rich Western Region
Kazakhstan’s law enforcement officers should strictly observe human rights norms as they restore order in Zhanaozen, a city in western Kazakhstan.
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Rights groups criticize Sri Lanka war report
International human rights groups criticized a Sri Lankan report Friday on the island’s civil war and called for more accountability after the commission cleared the military of key charges.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka: Report Fails to Advance Accountability
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The report of the Sri Lankan government’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) disregards the worst abuses by government forces, rehashes longstanding recommendation…Continue Reading
China sends campaigning rights lawyer back to jail
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has sent human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng back to jail, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, ending his probation in what was the first official account of his whereabouts in the last year. Gao, however, appears never …Continue Reading
China puts rights lawyer back in jail: Xinhua
Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng has been sent back to prison after a court ruled he had violated the terms of his probation, the official Xinhua news agency said Friday.Continue Reading
US urges release of Chinese rights lawyer
The United States urged China on Friday to “immediately release” human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and to clarify his whereabouts, which have been unknown for months.Continue Reading