NY Fashion Week cancels show by Uzbek leader’s daughter
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The organizers of New York Fashion Week have canceled a planned show by the designer daughter of Uzbekistan’s leader Islam Karimov, who has been accused of human rights abuses.Continue Reading
Honduras: Investigate Killings of Peasants
Honduras should conduct a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation into the killings of dozens of peasants in the Bajo Aguán Valley.
(Washington, D.C.) – Honduras should conduct a pro…Continue Reading
Cuban dissidents detained ahead of protest
A leading human rights worker said Friday that authorities have detained two former political prisoners in eastern Cuba, the first arrests involving members of a group of 75 intellectuals and social commentators since they were freed after a 2003 crack…Continue Reading
Libya: 19 Suffocated in Gaddafi Detention
The discovery on September 8, 2011, of 18 bodies buried in western Libya corroborates reports of the death by suffocation of detainees held by Gaddafi forces in June in the town of al-Khoms. Another victim died a …Continue Reading
Uganda: Disclose Evidence Against Human Rights Defender, Others
The Ugandan government should disclose any evidence it claims to have against the detained Kenyan human rights defender Al-Amin Kimathi or release him.
(Kampala) – The Ugandan government sh…Continue Reading
Qaddafi’s Old PR Firm Now Campaigning for Human Rights
The PR firm that helped former Libyan dictator Muammar Qadaffi and the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad manage their images has a new, pretty ironic client, Mother Jones reported today. The firm, Brown Lloyd James, is now working for Human Rig…Continue Reading
New US envoy says strong US economy good for China
U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke said Friday a stronger U.S. economy is in China’s interest and he will promote trade and human rights as the new envoy in Beijing, a focal point for U.S. diplomacy.Continue Reading
Rights group calls for probe of journalist killing
A human rights group is calling on Iraqi authorities to probe the killing of a journalist who criticized the government and helped organize pro-reform protests.Continue Reading
Iraq: Radio Personality Shot Dead
Iraqi authorities should conduct an immediate, full, and transparent investigation into the September 8, 2011 killing of Hadi al-Mahdi, a popular radio journalist often critical of the government, at his home in B…Continue Reading
US/UK: Documents Reveal Libya Rendition Details
Documents recently discovered by Human Rights Watch in Tripoli reveal new details of the high level of cooperation among United States, United Kingdom and Libyan intelligence agencies in the transfer of terrorism …Continue Reading
Insight: Cisco suits on China rights abuses to test legal reach
BEIJING (Reuters) – Two lawsuits by three Chinese dissidents and a human rights group accusing Cisco Systems Inc. of abetting imprisonment and torture could have far-reaching impact on how U.S. technology companies conduct business in authoritarian reg…Continue Reading
Rights group urges Sri Lanka to end detention laws
The Human Rights Watch lobby group on Wednesday urged Sri Lanka to scrap draconian detention laws and free thousands of people held under the regulations.Continue Reading
Rights group urges Sri Lanka to end detention laws
The Human Rights Watch lobby group on Wednesday urged Sri Lanka to scrap draconian detention laws and free thousands of people held under the regulations.Continue Reading
UK/Iraq: Abuse Report an Opportunity for Reform
The findings on September 8, 2011, of the inquiry into the death of an Iraqi detained by British soldiers in 2003 provide an opportunity for the United Kingdom government to reform its military detention and justi…Continue Reading
Syria: Security Forces Remove Wounded From Hospital
Syrian security forces forcibly removed 18 wounded people from al-Barr hospital in the central city of Homs on September 7, 2011, including five from the operating room. Security forces also prevented medical pers…Continue Reading