New York – Even as US President Barack Obama declared that "the world is safer" without Osama bin Laden, his Homeland Security office was bracing for a possible revenge attack.
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Iranian authorities should immediately release two American hikers who are being tried on apparently politically motivated charges of espionage and illegal entry.

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The Ugandan parliament should reject the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has been the subject of public hearings in recent days before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee. The Parliamentary Order Paper of 1…Continue Reading

(Washington, DC) – A prominent rights activist who was active in Bahrain’s pro-democracy street protests appeared before a special military court on May 8, 2011, bearing visible signs of ill-treatment and perhaps torture, Human Rights Watch said today….Continue Reading

Human Rights Watch mourns the death of Dr. Robert Carr, an international human rights and HIV/AIDS activist who worked tirelessly to defend the health and human rights of people living with HIV, or at risk from th…Continue Reading

The news comes a day after the European Union joined the U.S. in imposing sanctions–including asset freezes, travel bans, and an arms embargo–on top Syrian officials, including President Bashar al-Assad’s brother, Maher, who Al Jazeera descripes as t…Continue Reading

Kuwait is going to replace Syria as a candidate for a seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body in what would be a victory for human rights groups and many governments opposed to the ongoing crackdown by President Bashar Assad’s security forces, Western…Continue Reading