Pakistani media does not report on the brutal realities of Balochistan
The News on Sunday (TNS): How does HRW view the current state of human rights in Balochistan?
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Burma: Disastrous
Burma’s political isolation doesn’t make it immune from nature. Thursday’s major earthquake, of 6.8 magnitude, struck the northeast of the country, in Shan State.
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Universal Periodic Review of Uganda
Human Rights Abuses by Security Forces
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Nepal: Rampant Child Kidnappings
(New York) – Criminal gangs and other armed groups are abducting children in Nepal’s southern plains region known as the Terai for ransom, sometimes killing the children, Human Rights Watch said today. The Nepali government should ensure prompt and tho…Continue Reading
Universal Periodic Review of Zimbabwe
Over the past decade, Zimbabwe’s political development has been stymied by the government’s closure of political space to avoid public scrutiny and competition from the political opposition.
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Syria: Security Forces Fire on Protesters
(London) – Syria’s security forces used live ammunition against protesters in Daraa and the surrounding villages of Sanmein and Tafas on March 25 and 26, 2011, killing at least 26 and bringing the death toll in the Daraa governorate reported by Syrian …Continue Reading
Jordan: Set Independent Inquiry in Attacks on Protesters
(New York) – Civil prosecutors should open an independent investigation into serious allegations of excessive use of force by security forces during protests on March 25, 2011, in Amman, Human Rights Watch said today. The investigation should include t…Continue Reading
Libya: Immediately Release Woman Who Alleged Rape
(New York) – The Libyan government should immediately release Eman al-‘Obeidy, the Libyan woman who accused government forces of raping her last week in Tripoli, and allow her family and international media to confirm independently that she is free a…Continue Reading
USF Hosts 9th Annual Human Rights Film Festival
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Coalition Letter of support for the Student Non-Discrimination Act
Dear Senator/Representative:
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Egypt: Ensure Women Equal Role in Elections, Reform
(Cairo) – Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces should ensure that women are equal participants in reshaping the country, Human Rights Watch said today. As Egypt heads into parliamentary and presidential elections after the constitutional referen…Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan: Court Case Shows Lack of Accountability
(New York) – Kyrgyz authorities’ refusal to investigate torture allegations in a case to be reviewed by the Supreme Court on March 29, 2011, constitutes a serious violation of both Kyrgyz and international law, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Cluster Munitions and the Convention on Conventional Weapons
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Nigeria: Put Human Rights at Heart of Elections
Candidates in Nigeria’s April 2011 elections should put the country’s pervasive human rights problems at the heart of their political campaigns, platforms, and upcoming debates, Human Rights Watch said today i…Continue Reading
Nigeria: Put Human Rights at Heart of Elections
Candidates in Nigeria’s April 2011 elections should put the country’s pervasive human rights problems at the heart of their political campaigns, platforms, and upcoming debates, Human Rights Watch said today i…Continue Reading