Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
Montagnard Christians in Vietnam
A Case Study in Religious Repression
This 46-page report details the latest government crackdowns on these indigenous peoples, known collectively as Montagnards. The report documents police sweep…Continue Reading
Montagnard Christians in Vietnam
A Case Study in Religious Repression
This 46-page report details the latest government crackdowns on these indigenous peoples, known collectively as Montagnards. The report documents police sweep…Continue Reading
Libya: At Least 370 Missing From Country’s East
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(Benghazi) – At least 370 Libyans have been reported missing in the eastern part of the country since mid-February 2011, some of them known or suspected to be in Libyan government custody, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Syria: President Asad Fails to Deliver Reform
(New York) – President Bashar al-Asad’s speech on March 30, 2011, failed to commit to a specific reform agenda that would safeguard public freedoms and judicial independence and prohibit the Syrian government from encroaching on human rights, Human Rig…Continue Reading
For Bhutan’s refugees, there’s no place like home
WASHINGTON – "The army took all the people from their houses," the young man said. "As we left Bhutan, we were forced to sign the document. They snapped our photos. The man told me to smile, to show my teeth. He wanted to show that I was…Continue Reading
Israel: New Laws Marginalize Palestinian Arab Citizens
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(Jerusalem) – Two new Israeli laws affecting Israel’s Palestinian read moreContinue Reading
Honduras: Probe Charges of Police Brutality
(Washington, DC) – Honduran authorities should conduct a prompt, thorough, and impartial investigation into allegations of excessive use of force by police to disperse teachers union demonstrations in Honduras and prosecute anyone found responsible, Hu…Continue Reading
Samantha Power Goes to War
The Nation — Barack Obama’s war in Libya bears the intellectual imprint of Samantha Power, the Dublin-born human rights author who has risen to visible prominence in the White House hierarchy.Continue Reading
U.S. to seek second term on U.N. rights council
The United States will seek a second term on the U.N. Human Rights Council which has made significant progress over the past two years despite a “biased and disproportionate focus on Israel,” the State Department said on Thursday.Continue Reading
US to seek new term on UN human rights panel
The Obama administration announced on Wednesday that it will seek a new term on the United Nations Human Rights Council despite concerns that the panel remains a hotbed of anti-Israel sentiment and a forum for repressive nations to deflect attention fr…Continue Reading
Rights group: Bahrain targets wounded protesters
Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday that Bahrain authorities were harassing and isolating hospital patients wounded in anti-government protests when security forces began a crackdown in the kingdom two weeks ago.Continue Reading
Wife says China activist charged with subversion
Chinese police have filed subversion charges against another human rights activist, the man’s wife said Wednesday, the latest move against dissent since anonymous online calls urged Chinese to imitate pro-democracy protests in North Africa and the Midd…Continue Reading