Protesting as a Terrorist Offense
This report is based on a review of 50 cases. It describes 26 cases of individuals prosecuted for terrorism simply for taking part in protests deemed by the government to be sympathetic to the outlawed armed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Hundreds o…Continue Reading
Turkey: Terrorism Laws Used to Jail Kurdish Protesters
(Istanbul) – Human Rights Watch unequivocally condemns the October 31, 2010 suicide bomb attack in Istanbul. It is essential that Turkey’s response targets the perpetrators, not legitimate dissenters, Human Rights Watch said.
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India Should Say No to Blood Diamonds
India’s new role as a global leader at the United Nations Security Council faces a critical test this week on the issue of "blood diamonds". The term refers to diamonds mined under conditions of gross human rights abuse, and was popularised b…Continue Reading
Kimberley Process: Demand End to Abuses in Diamond Trade
(Jerusalem) – The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme should not allow further exports from the Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe until the government makes clear progress in ending abuses and smuggling, Human Rights Watch said today. Participants …Continue Reading
Clinton visits Cambodian genocide museum
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toured Cambodia’s genocide museum on Monday during a visit to the capital in which she is expected to urge the country to respect human rights and fight corruption.Continue Reading
Clinton urges human rights progress in Cambodia
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday urged Cambodia to confront its troubled past by ensuring Khmer Rouge leaders are brought to justice for crimes against humanity in the 1970s and improve its current human rights record.Continue Reading
US faces first scrutiny by UN rights council
The United States will come under the spotlight at the UN’s top human rights assembly’s for the first time over the coming week along with other countries that face scrutiny by the Human Rights Council.Continue Reading
Russian police arrest dozens at opposition protests
Russian police arrested dozens of opposition activists at unauthorised human rights rallies denouncing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow and Saint Petersburg on Sunday.Continue Reading
US faces first scrutiny by UN rights council
The United States will come under the spotlight at the UN’s top human rights assembly for the first time over the coming week along with other countries that face scrutiny by the Human Rights Council.Continue Reading
ASEAN seen failing on human rights at Hanoi summit
ASEAN’s attitude to Myanmar, and the harsh treatment of activists by the bloc’s chair Vietnam on the eve of its summit, highlight the group’s failure to confront human rights abuses, watchdogs say.Continue Reading
ASEAN seen failing on human rights at Hanoi summit
ASEAN’s attitude to Myanmar, and the harsh treatment of activists by the bloc’s chair Vietnam on the eve of its summit, highlight the group’s failure to confront human rights abuses, watchdogs say.Continue Reading
Political reform, rights essential for Vietnam: Clinton
Political reform and respect for human rights are essential if Vietnam wants to realise its potential, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday.Continue Reading
Clinton urges Vietnam to improve human rights
HANOI, Vietnam – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged Vietnam to clean up its human rights record following a spate of dissident arrests.Continue Reading
Clinton urges Vietnam to improve human rights
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has urged Vietnam to clean up its human rights record following a spate of dissident arrests.Continue Reading
Burma: The Generals’ New Clothes
MAE SOT, Thailand – In Myanmar today, dozens of middle-aged generals are shedding their uniforms.
In the latest round of preparations for Myanmar’s multi-party national elections on Nov. 7, senior military officers are resigning their commissions, oste…Continue Reading