Commission’s Kosovo Assessment Ignores Migration Abuses
With Brussels increasingly the most influential actor in Kosovo, the European Commission annual progress report is a key benchmark for its performance on human rights.
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi, newly free, calls for talks
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, freed from seven years of house arrest, told thousands of wildly cheering supporters Sunday that she would continue to fight for human rights and the rule of law in the military-controlled nation. She called f…Continue Reading
Cheers as freed Myanmar democracy leader appears
Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, freed from seven years of house arrest, told thousands of wildly cheering supporters Sunday that she would continue to fight for human rights and the rule of law in the military-ruled nation.Continue Reading
Cluster Bomb Treaty: Nations Approve Bold Action Plan
(Vientiane) – Nations that have joined the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions approved a bold and comprehensive action plan
to eradicate cluster bombs as they concluded their first meeting. The Vientiane Declaration and Action Plan were agreed on
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Azerbaijan: Court Defies European Court Instruction to Free Journalist
(New York) – The Azerbaijan Supreme Court has refused to abide by a binding European Court of Human Rights judgment to release a wrongfully imprisoned, outspoken journalist, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities used trumped up charges to cont…Continue Reading
Problems in China’s National Labor Laws
Author Kimiko K. Julie analyzes Chinese human rights issues through an in-depth studyContinue Reading
Burma: Chronology of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Detention
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Burma: Suu Kyi Release Spotlights Remaining Political Prisoners
(New York) – Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s release should be the first step for Burma’s military government to free more than 2,100 political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today. The government released Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate, from house …Continue Reading
Foreign Secretary Invites Human Rights Centre Chair to Join Key Advisory Group
Professor Sir Nigel Rodley, chair of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, has been invited to join the Advisory Group on Human Rightsis established by the Foreign Secretary William Hague.Continue Reading
The High Price of Journalism in Putin’s Russia
(Moscow) As a journalist for Russia’s leading independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, I have been lucky. For over a decade I’ve had the privilege to report extensively on dramatic current events in my country-including in Chechnya and other turbulent Nor…Continue Reading
Justice in Vienna and Chechnya
Q. Who is Umar Israilov?
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Syria: Transfer Women Out of Male Prison
(New York) – Syria’s prison authorities should immediately transfer women detained in the predominantly male `Adra prison to a facility for women, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities are holding at least 12 women among an estimated 7,000 men…Continue Reading
Syria: Transfer Women Out of Male Prison
(New York) – Syria’s prison authorities should immediately transfer women detained in the predominantly male `Adra prison to a facility for women, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities are holding at least 12 women among an estimated 7,000 men…Continue Reading
Sudan: Halt Wave of Attacks on Civilians in Darfur
(New York) – Sudanese government forces have carried out a series of attacks on civilians since August 2010 in Jebel Marra, the mountainous rebel stronghold in central Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should halt the attacks and al…Continue Reading