WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama underscored the importance of protecting human rights for Tibetans in China during a meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Saturday, the White House said.Continue Reading

US lawmakers and human rights activists on Friday sharply criticized President Barack Obama for not meeting the Dalai Lama, accusing him of bowing to Chinese pressure to shun the Tibetan leader.Continue Reading

Rights of Ethnic Georgians Returnees to the Gali District of Abkhazia

This 71-page report documents the arbitrary interference by Abkhazia’s de facto authorities with returnees’ rights to freedom…Continue Reading

The rights of ethnic Georgian returnees to Abkhazia are hostage to nearly two decades of political conflict.

(New York) – The rights of ethnic Georgian returnees to Abkhazia are hostage to nearly…Continue Reading

(New York) – The Cambodian government should immediately release human rights defender Leang Sokchouen, Human Rights Watch said today. The Cambodian Appeals Court, on July 14, 2011, upheld his two-year prison sentence for peaceful political expression….Continue Reading

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The Bahrain government should investigate and remedy the summary dismissals of more than 2,000 workers since late March, apparently as punishment for having participated in or otherwise …Continue Reading