US: Bounced Around the Country
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Detained immigrants facing deportation in the US are being transferred, often repeatedly, to remote detention centers by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This separates them…Continue Reading
Russia: Human Rights Defender Acquitted
(Moscow) – The acquittal of Oleg Orlov, a leading human rights advocate, on criminal slander charges on June 14, 2011, is a positive sign for justice and freedom of expression in Russia, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Open Letter to Mr. Loverdos, Greek Minister of Health
Dear Minister Loverdos,
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Sri Lanka: Denying the truth will not bury it
By Yolanda Foster, Amnesty International’s Sri Lanka researcher
Tonight Channel 4 screens its harrowing new documentary, “Sri Lanka, The Killing Fields”. The film highlights massive human rights abuses and violations of the laws of war by both …Continue Reading
Is there a scorched earth policy in Syria?
By Neil Sammonds, Amnesty International’s Syria researcher on the Turkish-Syrian border
The road south from the southern Turkish town of Hatay rises steeply through verdant agricultural land. At the small border village of Guvecci I get out of the ca…Continue Reading
New Data Reveals Our Nation Is Neglecting People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Survey findings from human rights organization, The Arc, reveal nation’s efforts fail to provide fundamentals for individuals and familiesContinue Reading
WorldCompliance Releases Human Rights Watch List Offering Compliance with New OECD Guidelines
Tomorrow morning when you reach for your razor, consider the following; According to the U.S. Department of State, coltan, tungsten and tin, three widely-used minerals, are produced with child labor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Continue Reading
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
Re: Refugee/Asylum Seeker Exchange Agre…Continue Reading
“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