West Bank: No Excuse for Murder of Settler Family
(Jerusalem) – Those responsible for the brutal stabbing to death of five family members living in the Israeli settlement of Itamar, near Nablus in the West Bank, should be held fully accountable, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Yemen: Suspend Aid After Attacks on Protesters
(New York) – A pre-dawn attack on March 12, 2011, by Yemeni security forces and assailants on peaceful protesters in Sanaa killed at least two people and injured more than 100, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Azerbaijan: Government Cracks Down to Prevent Protests
Update
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China charges man with sedition over protest calls
A human rights group says an Internet activist has been charged with subversion for spreading calls on the Internet for Middle Eastern-style anti-government protests in China.Continue Reading
Erasing Links to the Land in the Negev
Hiding in the cemetery where her parents are buried, Hakma al-Turi, an Israeli citizen, has watched bulldozers demolish her village — al-Araqib — more than 20 times.
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Egypt: End Torture, Military Trials of Civilians
(Cairo) – Egypt’s Supreme Military Council should take urgent steps to end torture, investigate all cases of abuse against peaceful demonstrators, and stop prosecuting civilians before military tribunals, Human Rights Watch said today.
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RD Congo: Commentaires sur l’avant-projet de loi portant création de chambres spécialisées pour la poursuite de crimes graves
A. Nature juridique, composition et mandat des chambres spécialisées
B. Compétence des chambres spécialisées
C. Procédure
D. Autres commentaires
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Gaza: Investigate Torture of Protest Organizer
(Jerusalem) – Hamas authorities in Gaza should investigate claims that security officials tortured a blogger and activist and prosecute any officials responsible, Human Rights Watch said today. The blogger had called for demonstrations in favor of endi…Continue Reading
Bahrain to investigate who threatened 3 human rights activists on social media sites
GENEVA – Bahrain said on Friday it will investigate who posted photos of three human rights activists on social media sites, alongside calls for them to be “killed and liquidated.”Continue Reading
Events of 2 years ago sparked current uprising in Libya
GENEVA, Switzerland – Courageous Libyans defying the repressive Gaddafi regime took to the streets not a month ago, but more than two years ago. Risking death sentences and unnoticed by most of the world, a small group of families began holding weekly …Continue Reading
UN Human Rights Council appoints Libya inquiry commission
Geneva, March 11 (DPA) The UN Human Rights Council named Friday the members of a special commission that will investigate abuses during the ongoing political unrest in Libya.Continue Reading
Yemen: Police Fail to Stop Attacks on Protesters
(Sanaa) -Yemeni authorities should take immediate steps to ensure that security forces prevent assaults against anti-government protesters and arrest those responsible, Human Rights Watch said today. In city after city in Yemen, security forces have st…Continue Reading
Heavy-handed response to Baku protests
By Max Tucker, Amnesty International’s campaigner for South Caucasus and Central Asia, reporting from Baku
Around 30 people were arrested in Baku today when part of a virtual protest against the government in Azerbaijan became reality.
Small grou…Continue Reading
U.N. rights forum names investigative team on Libya
GENEVA (Reuters) The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday named a three-member panel of experts to investigate human rights violations in Libya.Continue Reading
Halt Deportations to Haiti Pending Full Policy Review
John Morton
Director
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
500 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20536
Dear Director Morton:
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