Letter to President Benigno S. Aquino III Regarding Reproductive Rights in the Philippines
President Benigno S. Aquino III
Malacañang Palace
J.P. Laurel St., San Miguel
Manila, NCR
1005 Philippines
Re: Reproductive Rights in the Philippines
Dear President Aquino,
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UN praises East Timor human rights progress
East Timor on Tuesday got a favourable write-up in a United Nations human rights report that pointed to progress four years after unrest that killed nearly 40 people, despite some continued problems.Continue Reading
UNESCO: Cancel Dictator Prize
(Washington, DC) – UNESCO should use this month’s executive board meeting to cancel its prize named after and funded by Teodoro Obiang, the president of Equatorial Guinea, said Human Rights Watch and partner groups today.
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Still no justice for Russian art exhibition organizers
By Friederike Behr, Russian Federation researcher for Amnesty International
I attended several of the appeal hearings at Moscow City Court, which on Monday upheld the July verdict of the Taganskii District Court that two art exhibition organizers were…Continue Reading
EU: Remain Firm on Conditionality for Serbia
Your Excellencies,
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Gaza Victims Trumped by Talks
Late last week the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah sent a cruel message to the civilian victims of laws-of-war violations during the Gaza conflict: we won’t demand justice for your suffering.
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Human Rights Court: Mexico responsible for rapes
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights condemned Mexico on Monday for failing to protect the rights of two indigenous women who were raped by soldiers in 2002.Continue Reading
Kenya Does It Again, but Kidnapping Suspects Won’t Make the Region Safer
During the Bush administration, a cornerstone of the so-called global war on terror was “extraordinary rendition” — the extrajudicial detention and transfer of terror suspects from one country to another.
One might think that the world had learn…Continue Reading
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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