China: Q and A on Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo
Who is Liu Xiaobo and why is he in jail?
Why did he win the Nobel Peace Prize?
How has the news been received in China?
What has happened to Liu Xiaobo’s family?
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Liu Xiaobo: “Authoritarianism in the Light of the Olympic Flame”
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Israel: Grant Status Long Denied to Arab Village in Central Israel
(Jerusalem) – The Israeli government should grant legal status to a 60-year-old village with a population of about 600 Palestinian-Israeli citizens, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities have refused to recognize the village as residential, even a…Continue Reading
Israel Should Respect Rights of Migrant Workers
The Israeli Interior Ministry says it is about to deport between 1,000 and 1,200 children of foreign workers.
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World Habitat Day march disrupted in Nigeria
By Kathryn Achilles, Nigeria campaigner for Amnesty International
On World Habitat Day earlier this week, a group of non-governmental organisations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, arranged to mark the day with a demonstration and march, pro…Continue Reading
UN: Egypt to Chair Refugee Agency’s Governing Body
(Geneva) – Egypt, the new chair of the UN refugee agency’s governing body, should immediately end its policy of shooting foreign nationals trying to cross from Egypt into Israel, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Egyptian authorities.
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Letter to the Royal Oman Police On Refusal of Names
His Excellency Malek Bin Suleiman al-Ma`mari
Inspector General of Police and Customs
Royal Oman Police
Your Excellency,
I write this letter to you on behalf of Human Rights Watch, an independent human rights monitoring organization.
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Philippines: 100 Days On, Aquino’s Actions Fall Short
(New York) – One hundred days into his presidency, Philippine President Benigno Aquino’s failure to decisively address ongoing human rights abuses jeopardizes his stated commitment to justice, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Ethiopia: Opposition Leader’s Release Just a First Step
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Turkmen activist allowed into human rights meeting
An exiled opposition activist from Turkmenistan was allowed into a human rights conference in Poland on Wednesday after initially being barred because of objections from his country — partly defusing an incident that drew criticism from the U.S., the…Continue Reading
Anna Politkovskaya’s killer still at large four years on
By Friederike Behr, Russian Federation researcher for Amnesty International
This week it is four years since the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist who since 1999 had written continuously about human rights abuses in Chechnya for the Russia…Continue Reading
Walls at Every Turn
This 97-page report describes how workers become trapped in exploitative or abusive employment then face criminal penalties for leaving a job without the employer’s permission. Government authorities arrest workers reported as “absconding” and in…Continue Reading
Kuwait: For Abused Domestic Workers, Nowhere to Turn
(Kuwait City) – Domestic workers in Kuwait who try to escape abusive employers face criminal charges for "absconding" and are unable to change jobs without their employer’s permission, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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The Prize China Doesn’t Want to Win
Most international awards are eagerly coveted by the Chinese government, but there are exceptions. One of the names being mentioned for the Nobel Peace Prize this year is Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese writer and political essayist currently serving an 11-year …Continue Reading
Turkmen activists barred from human rights meeting
Two exiled opposition activists from Turkmenistan have been barred from a human rights conference in Warsaw, apparently because their country objected to their presence, prompting criticism Tuesday from the United States, the European Union and Canada.Continue Reading