UK: Insist on Accountability as Nepal Army Chief Visits
(London) – The UK government should publicly call on Nepal’s chief of army staff, Gen. Chhatraman Gurung, to ensure that the army cooperates with investigations into crimes committed during Nepal’s armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. In part…Continue Reading
Iran: Lawyers’ defence work repaid with loss of freedom
Joint Statement by Shirin Ebadi, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for…Continue Reading
US: In Detaining Immigrants, Protect Their Rights
(Washington) – A draft policy to clarify when and under what circumstances Immigration and Customs Enforcement should request that local law enforcement agencies detain immigrants is a positive step, but serious problems remain, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
DR Congo: UN Report Exposes Grave Crimes
(New York) – United Nations members should make a concerted international effort to initiate judicial investigations into grave human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo documented by the UN and bring those responsible to justice, Hum…Continue Reading
Letter to the Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
To Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Council of Europe
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Identify the Congo killers and bring them to justice
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DR Congo: Q & A on the United Nations Human Rights Mapping Report
What is this report about?
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Tackling Impunity in Congo: Meaningful Follow-up to the UN Mapping Report
Introduction
I. Establishing a mixed chamber for the Congo: why, what and how?
II. The role of the African Union
III. Other measures to address grave crimes committed in the DRC
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US: Ghailani Trial Paves Way For Important 9/11 Prosecution
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Tunisia: Government Ratifies Cluster Munition Ban
(New York) – Tunisia ratified the international treaty banning cluster munitions on September 28, 2010, becoming the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to do so. The move should encourage others from the region to ratify or accede to t…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Rescind Travel Ban on Rights Defenders
(New York) – Bahrain should immediately rescind a travel ban against prominent human rights defenders whom authorities recently prevented from leaving the country, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Caught in the Middle
"What scares me is the thought that the school could be attacked because the soldiers are at the school," a nine-year-old student in southern Thailand told Human Rights Watch in March of this year. She explained: "students and teachers w…Continue Reading
Statement to the Human Rights Council on Burundi
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Statement to the Human Rights Council on Somalia
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Statement to the Human Rights Council on Cambodia
Over the years, Human Rights Watch has documented a tightening of space for civil society, freedom of speech, and peaceful political opposition; that trend has accelerated in recent months. The decision four days ago, on September 24, to sentence in ab…Continue Reading