A Roman Catholic human rights group in Zimbabwe called on political leaders Sunday to intervene to end a surge in violence that has seen rival political party supporters driven from their homes and created no-go zones in Zimbabwe’s capital.Continue Reading

(New York) – Government security forces and their allies have killed at least 21 people in Homs since June 17, 2011, as they crack down on Syria’s third-largest city, Human Rights Watch said today.read moreContinue Reading

The DREAM Act is about to turn 10 years old. It is past time for the US to respect the rights of Dreamers—not only for their sake, but for the sake of their families, their communities, and their country, the Un…Continue Reading

Two dozen House Republicans led by Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) are co-sponsoring legislation that would create an immigration amnesty. The legislation, the “Legal Workforce Act,” would not, though…Continue Reading

The US Sentencing Commission’s unanimous vote on June 30, 2011, to make new federal crack cocaine sentencing guidelines retroactive, is consistent with internationally recognized human rights principles. However…Continue Reading

(Washington) – Morocco might look like the exception to the rule of either revolution or violent repression among Arab nations these days.
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The decision by a French court on July 1, 2011, to dismiss a defamation suit brought by the daughter of Uzbekistan’s president against an online French news agency highlighted Uzbekistan’s repressive approach …Continue Reading

(Bangkok) – Thailand’s political parties and newly elected members of parliament should make human rights a priority following general elections scheduled for July 3, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today.
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