Letter to UNHCR regarding the Refugee/Asylum Seeker Exchange Agreement between Australia and Malaysia
We are writing to express our concerns regarding the position of UNHCR on the pending refugee/asylum seeker agreement between Australia and Malaysia and to call on UNHCR not to endorse the agreement, regardless of…Continue Reading
Azerbaijan: Halt Illegal House Demolitions, Forced Evictions
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Malaysia: Reject Refugee Swap Deal
Malaysia should not sign an agreement to receive 800 asylum seekers from Australia because it cannot ensure that their rights would be respected.
(Bangkok) – Malaysia should not sign an agreemen…Continue Reading
Letter to Prime Minister Najib Razak regarding the Refugee/Asylum Seeker Exchange Agreement with Australia
Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohammed Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak
Office of the Prime Minister
Main Block, Perdana Putra Building
Federal Government Administrative Centre
62502 Putrajaya, Malaysia
Via facsimile, email
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“Why is the world silent?”Syrian refugees speak
By Neil Sammonds, Amnesty International’s Syria researcher on the Turkish-Syrian border
Little is known of the life of the thousands of Syrians who have recently fled to Turkey, and are now living in camps in Yayladagi and Altinozu in the sout…Continue Reading
Kuwait: Stateless ‘Bidun’ Denied Rights
(Kuwait City) – Kuwait has not made good on its decades of promises to address citizenship claims for more than 106,000 stateless Bidun residents, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Prisoners of the Past
Kuwaiti Bidun and the Burden of Statelessness
This 63-page report describes how Kuwait, one of the world’s richest countries, forces the Bidun to live under the radar of normal society, vulnera…Continue Reading
Letter to US Senators Levin and McCain regarding the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act
We write to express our concern over several provisions of the version of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the House of Representatives and urge you to take these concerns into account …Continue Reading
UN Security Council: Demand End to Syria Crackdown
United Nations Security Council members should support a resolution demanding an immediate end to the Syrian government’s brutal crackdown against largely peaceful demonstrators, Human Rights Watch said today.
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UN, AU: Urge End to Sudanese Abuses in S. Kordofan
(Nairobi) – The Sudanese government should immediately stop bombing civilian areas and halt human rights abuses by its soldiers and allied militia forces in Southern Kordofan, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Colombia: Victims Law a Historic Opportunity
Colombia’s new Victims and Land Restitution Law offers a historic opportunity to restore millions of acres of land to Colombians who have been driven from their homes by violence. Successful implementation of th…Continue Reading
Israel: Witnesses Say Unnecessary Lethal Force Used in Protests
(Jerusalem) – Israeli authorities should conduct a criminal investigation into Israeli forces’ shootings of protesters who tried to cross into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on June 5, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The investigation should …Continue Reading
Human rights group welcomes cancellation of Formula One’s Bahrain GP this year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Human rights groups welcomed the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday while Formula One’s governing body requested a revised 2011 calendar.Continue Reading
Human rights group welcomes cancellation of this year’s Bahrain GP
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Human rights groups welcomed the cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday while Formula One’s governing body requested a revised 2011 calendar.Continue Reading
Uruguay: Prosecute Dictatorship Era Abuses
(Washington, DC) – Uruguay should prosecute and punish those responsible for serious human rights abuses, including enforced disappearances, committed during the military dictatorship, Human Rights Watch said today.
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