Libya: Rebels Should Open Books on Oil Sales
(New York) – Reports that opposition forces in Libya will begin exporting crude oil from areas under their control raise concerns about the transparency of oil revenues, Human Rights Watch said today. Libya’s people have a right to information about a …Continue Reading
Egypt: Drop Charges Against Blogger Critical of Military
(New York) – Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces should drop all charges against a blogger for his internet posts critical of the military, Human Rights Watch said today.
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US: Rights concerns hold back Sri Lanka ties
The United States said Tuesday that future cooperation with Sri Lanka depended on improvements in its human rights record and an accounting of the bloodshed at the end of the island’s civil war.Continue Reading
Brazil should consult natives on Amazon dam: panel
Brazil should suspend work on the massive Belo Monte dam project in the Amazon to consult the affected indigenous population, an intergovernmental human rights panel said Tuesday.Continue Reading
Brazil should consult natives on Amazon dam: panel
Brazil should suspend work on the massive Belo Monte dam project in the Amazon to consult the affected indigenous population an intergovernmental human rights panel said Tuesday.Continue Reading
Joint Civil Society Letter on Syria’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council
To: UN Member States of the Asia Group
Your Excellency,
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Brazil should consult natives on Amazon dam: panel
Brazil should suspend work on the massive Belo Monte dam project in the Amazon to consult the affected indigenous population, an intergovernmental human rights panel said Tuesday.Continue Reading
Pakistan: Democracy, Three Years Later
Three years into its term of office, the government faces unprecedented criticism. Given complaints about the elected government’s performance, do you think Pakistan was more stable and better governed under Musharraf?
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Rights expert still critical of Hungary media law
A U.N. human rights expert said Tuesday that EU-requested changes have not removed his concerns that Hungary’s media law could be used to limit press freedoms.Continue Reading
Syria: Stop Shooting Protesters
(New York) – President Bashar al-Asad should immediately order Syrian security forces to stop using unjustified lethal force against anti-government protesters, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should investigate each shooting, and hold a…Continue Reading
Libya: Abandoned Weapons, Landmines Endanger Civilians
Eastern Libya is littered with massive amounts of unexploded ordnance, abandoned and unsecured weapons and munitions, and recently-laid landmines from the fighting since February 2011, posing a great threat to c…Continue Reading
Libya: Abandoned Weapons, Landmines Endanger Civilians
Eastern Libya is littered with massive amounts of unexploded ordnance, abandoned and unsecured weapons and munitions, and recently-laid landmines from the fighting since February 2011, posing a great threat to c…Continue Reading
Morocco: Restore Accreditation to Al Jazeera
(New York) – Morocco should stop revoking the accreditation of journalists for foreign media whose reporting displeases them, Human Rights Watch said today.read moreContinue Reading
Birthday campaign for release of Iranian student leader
By Ann Harrison, Amnesty International’s Iran researcher
I was cheered to see Amnesty International members joining others across the world to wish Iranian Prisoner of Conscience Behareh Hedayat Happy Birthday in an effort to secure her release.Continue Reading
UN rights chief alarmed by Yemen crackdown
The UN human rights chief on Tuesday expressed alarm at what was described as the disproportionate use of force by Yemen authorities against protesters noting that up to 100 people have been killed in two months.Continue Reading