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
US: Act Now on Burma Commission of Inquiry
(New York) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should use her trips to Asia, Australia, New Zealand, the G20 summit, and the European Union-US summit to intensively build active support for an international commission of inquiry on Burma, Human R…Continue Reading
US pledges to raise rights with China, Vietnam
The United States said Friday it would raise human rights concerns with China and Vietnam, including the case of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits the two countries.Continue Reading
Cambodia: Closure of UN Office Threatens Rights Efforts
(London) – Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have issued the following statement about comments by senior Cambodian officials concerning the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia:
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Iraq: HRW wants new inquiry of journalist’s death
A human rights group on Friday denounced a regional government’s investigation into the slaying of Kurdish journalist critical of authorities in Iraq, calling for a more independent inquiry.Continue Reading
Iraq: HRW wants new inquiry of journalist’s death
A human rights group on Friday denounced a regional government’s investigation of a slain Kurdish journalist in Iraq and demanded that officials open a new, independent inquiry.Continue Reading
Iraq: HRW wants new inquiry of journalist’s death
A human rights group is denouncing a government investigation of a slain Kurdish journalist and wants officials to open a new, independent inquiry.Continue Reading
Iraqi Kurdistan: Journalists Under Threat
(New York) – Journalists in Iraqi Kurdistan who criticize the regional government have faced substantial violence, threats, and lawsuits in recent months, and some have fled the country, Human Rights Watch reported today.
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