Scant progress on reforms in Malaysia, says global human rights report
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 22 — Malaysia has made “little progress” on its promise to reform draconian laws despite Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Malaysia Day pledge to uphold civil liberties, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today. Continue Reading
HRW calls on West to end 'Arab exception'
Popular uprisings sweeping the Arab world exposed biases by Western governments that supported Arab autocratic rulers for the sake of "stability" while turning a blind eye to their repressive policies, Human Rights Watch said Sunday.Continue Reading
Morocco: Repression Undercuts Reform Pledges
Morocco’s new government should overhaul repressive domestic laws, curb police violence, and enhance judicial independence if it is to realize the human rights promises contained in the country’s new c…Continue Reading
Iraq: Intensifying Crackdown on Free Speech, Protests
Iraq cracked down harshly during 2011 on freedom of expression and assembly by intimidating, beating, and detaining activists, demonstrators, and journalists, according to the Human Rights Watch World Report 2012….Continue Reading
EU: Rights Abuse at Home Ignored
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The European Union and member governments proved unwilling to tackle human rights abuse at home during 2011, even as they proclaimed the issue’s importance in inspiring the Arab Spring…Continue Reading
People with Disabilities: Law Reform Needed
Governments around the world should reform laws that limit the capacity of people with disabilities to vote, to make independent decisions, or to live in the community, Human Rights Watch said today in an essay in…Continue Reading
Africa: Violent Elections Underscore Rights Concerns
Elections held throughout sub-Saharan Africa in 2011 signaled a growing formal commitment to democratic rule, but Africa’s leaders deployed violence and curtailed rights during election periods and beyond to hol…Continue Reading
Sudan: Rights Record Deteriorates With New Conflicts
Sudan’s human rights record deteriorated in 2011 with the eruption of new armed conflicts and crackdowns on students, rights advocates, and the media, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report …Continue Reading
Turkey: Credibility Depends on Rights at Home
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Turkey’s international credibility as a rising regional power will be compromised as long as it imprisons journalists, Kurdish political activists, and other government critics. …Continue Reading
Bahrain: Widespread Crackdown; Systematic Abuse
Bahrain’s government should address serious and systematic abuses that officials and members of its security forces committed during a widespread crackdown on anti-government protests, according to the Human…Continue Reading
Azerbaijan: Rights Abuse Stains International Standing
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Azerbaijan’s human rights record deteriorated in 2011 as the government cracked down on all forms of protests even as it sought to enhance its international prestige, Human Rights Watc…Continue Reading
Libya: Lagging Effort to Build Justice System
Libya’s interim government and its international supporters should make it an urgent priority to build a functioning justice system and begin legal reform that protects human rights after Muammar Gaddafi, ac…Continue Reading
Iran: Authorities Defiant on Rights Record
Iranian authorities in 2011 carried out more than 600 executions and imprisoned more journalists and bloggers than any other country, according to the Human Rights Watch World Report 2012 Iran chapter. …Continue Reading
US rights group says Iraq becoming 'police state'
An international human rights group says Iraq's Shiite-led government has cracked down harshly on dissent during the past year of Arab Spring uprisings, turning the country into a "budding police state" as autocratic regimes crumbled else…Continue Reading
Vietnam needs 'rights progress' for US weapons
The United States will not sell lethal weapons to Vietnam until it reverses the "backward movement" in its human rights situation, US Senators including John McCain said Saturday.Continue Reading