Haiti: France Should Support the Haitian Government’s Prosecution of Jean-Claude Duvalier
Translation of Human Rights Watch’s letter to Alain Juppé:
The Honorable Alain Juppé
Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
37, Quai d’Orsay
75007 Paris
Paris, March 2, 2011
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Venezuelan activists condemn union leader sentence
Leading human rights activists condemned Venezuelan authorities on Wednesday for sentencing a union leader to prison for launching a strike, saying more than 100 other unionists also face charges after participating in protests.Continue Reading
Venezuelan activists condemn union leader sentence
Leading human rights activists condemned Venezuelan authorities on Wednesday for sentencing a union leader to prison for launching a strike, saying more than 100 other unionists also face charges after participating in protests.Continue Reading
Wake Up and Smell the Jasmine
Ever since the Chinese Communist Party’s near-death experience in 1989 — the last time it faced anything close to the mass popular protests witnessed in recent weeks in the Middle East — the rulers in Beijing have taken no chances when it comes tosoc…Continue Reading
Gaza: Halt Morality Enforcement Campaign
(Gaza) – Police operating under the Hamas administration in Gaza should stop threatening male hairdressers who cut women’s hair and forcing them to sign pledges to stop working, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Caucasian Prisoners (or how not to deal with militancy in Dagestan)
Magomedkhan wanted to get married. He really did. He had identified a possible bride, but it was not his job to start the ball rolling! He asked his elder sister Zaira to visit the girl and tactfully establish whether she wanted to be married. Zaira ag…Continue Reading
US/Mexico: Obama, Raise Rights Concerns With Calderón
(Washington, DC) – President Obama should make human rights concerns a central component of discussions about Mexico’s public security crisis when he meets with President Felipe Calderón on March 3, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Gabon/Nigeria/South Africa: Reconsider Support for Deferral of ICC Kenya Investigation
Sent March 1, 2011
Your Excellencies,
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UN suspends Libya from rights council
The U.N. General Assembly suspended Libya from its top human rights body as governments worldwide pressured Moammar Gadhafi to halt the deadly crackdown on his people.Continue Reading
FIRST LOOK: Libya suspended from U.N. human rights body
Welcome to First Look, our daily round-up of early bird news… • Libya has been suspended from the U.N.’s Human Rights Council, as the country’s ruling regime violently cracks down on a popular uprising. (AP) • The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that co…Continue Reading
Human Rights Council Should Monitor Transitions in the Middle East
The High Commissioner has stressed that producing concrete results that matter in the lives of people is her office’s paramount goal. Her report illustrates the valuable contribution that OHCHR makes in many different areas of work.
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UN throws Libya off human rights council
The United Nations suspended Libya from its main human rights body over Moamer Kadhafi’s crackdown on protests as the Security Council warned of new action against his regime.Continue Reading
UN suspends Libya from rights council
The U.N. General Assembly suspended Libya from its top human rights body as governments worldwide pressured Moammar Gadhafi to halt the deadly crackdown on his people.Continue Reading
UN suspends Libya from rights council
The 192 U.N. member nations suspended Libya on Tuesday from the U.N. Human Rights Council in the latest international effort to halt the Gadhafi regime’s violent crackdown on protesters.Continue Reading
U.N. assembly suspends Libya from human rights body
The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously suspended Libya’s membership in the U.N. Human Rights Council because of violence by forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi against protesters.Continue Reading