Indonesia: Obama Should Press Rights Concerns
US President Barack Obama has an important and timely opportunity to raise human rights issues with the Indonesian government when meeting President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono this week in Indonesia, Human Rights Wa…Continue Reading
Equatorial Guinea: Vote Discredited by Irregularities
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A referendum on November 13, 2011, to modify the constitution of Equatorial Guinea to further increase the powers of the presidency was marred by reports of voting fraud, harassment of o…Continue Reading
Rights group calls for release of Egyptian blogger
Human Rights Watch has called on Egypt to release a prominent blogger detained by military prosecutors.Continue Reading
Tunisian parties pick rights activist as president
A veteran human rights activist was selected as Tunisia’s new interim president on Tuesday, a party official says.Continue Reading
Egypt: Free Blogger Held in Maspero Case
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Egypt’s military prosecutor should immediately release an award-winning blogger charged in connection with the demonstration by Christian Copts on October 9, 2011, which turned dea…Continue Reading
Russia: Reported Roundup of Tajik Migrants
The Russian government should refrain from singling out any ethnic population for expulsion and ensure that any detentions and expulsions of foreigners have a legal basis, Human Rights Watch said today. According…Continue Reading
‘Naxals are worst violators of human rights’, says Chidambaram
Raipur, Nov. 15 (ANI): Stating that the Naxals are the worst violators of human rights, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the people at large need to understand that the rebels are involved in widespread cases of human rights viol…Continue Reading
Egypt: Don’t Deport Eritreans
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The Egyptian authorities are preparing to deport 118 detained Eritreans to Eritrea, where they risk persecution. On October 29, 2011, guards at the al-Shalal prison in Aswan beat the 118…Continue Reading
Calls for Aust, US to raise Papua concerns
Human rights groups have called for Australia and the US to do more to pressure Indonesia into addressing concerns of ongoing abuse in Papua.Continue Reading
Ecuador: Decriminalize Defamation
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Ecuador should repeal insult laws (desacato) and all norms that criminalize defamation of public officials and institutions
(Washington, DC) – Ecuador should repe…Continue Reading
Australia ‘may have jailed Indonesian children’
Australia’s human rights agency said Monday there was a “high risk” Indonesian minors were being held in adult prisons in the country, questioning the accuracy of using wrist X-rays to determine age.Continue Reading
Release of Myanmar political prisoners may be soon
A government-appointed human rights body on Sunday urged Myanmar’s president to release political prisoners or transfer them to prisons close to their families, signaling such action may be imminent.Continue Reading
New plea made to free Myanmar political prisoners
A government-appointed human rights body on Sunday urged Myanmar’s president to release political prisoners or transfer them to prisons close to their families, signaling that such action may be imminent.Continue Reading
Guinea: Investigate Detention, Intimidation of Activists
The Guinean government should investigate the role of two high-level officials in the apparent illegal detention and intimidation of members of a prominent Guinean human rights group. The actions of the Conakry go…Continue Reading
Equatorial Guinea: A Move to Consolidate Power
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The constitutional changes that the people of Equatorial Guinea are asked to approve will strengthen the near-absolute powers of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo and further depri…Continue Reading