Libya death toll tops 100: Human Rights Watch
More than 100 people have died in an iron-fisted security crackdown in unrest-swept eastern Libya, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday, fearing a “catastrophe” as protests spread closer to the capital.Continue Reading
Clarke: ‘No question’ of pulling out of European human rights convention
There is “no question” of Britain pulling out of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) the justice secretary has confirmed.Continue Reading
Libya death toll tops 100: Human Rights Watch
The death toll has topped 100 from an iron-fisted crackdown on protests in east Libya, Human Rights Watch said, as demonstrators on Sunday again braved the streets of the restive city of Benghazi.Continue Reading
Libya death toll tops 100: Human Rights Watch
The death toll has topped 100 from an iron-fisted crackdown on protests in east Libya Human Rights Watch said as demonstrators on Sunday again braved the streets of the restive city of Benghazi.Continue Reading
Rights group urges Kuwait to free stateless protesters
Human Rights Watch called on Kuwait on Sunday to release dozens of stateless Arabs who were detained at a protest to demand basic rights and citizenship.Continue Reading
Kuwait: Dozens Injured, Arrested in Bidun Crackdown
(New York) – Hundreds of stateless residents of Kuwait took to the streets on February 18, 2011, to demand their rights, with dozens seeking treatment for injuries in local hospitals and dozens more detained by state security, Human Rights Watch said t…Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Free Political Activists
(New York) – Saudi authorities should immediately release five men who sought official recognition in early February of what would be the country’s first political party, Human Rights Watch said today. The five appear to have been detained solely for t…Continue Reading
Dozens more killed in east Libya: Human Rights Watch
Libyan security forces killed 35 people in the eastern city of Benghazi late on Friday, Human Rights Watch said, adding to dozens already killed in the worst unrest of Muammar Gaddafi’s four decades in power.Continue Reading
Dozens more killed in east Libya: Human Rights Watch
Libyan security forces killed 35 people in the eastern city of Benghazi late on Friday, Human Rights Watch cited hospital sources as saying, in the worst unrest of Muammar Gaddafi’s four decades in power.Continue Reading
Dozens more killed in east Libya: Human Rights Watch
Libyan security forces killed 35 people in the eastern city of Benghazi late on Friday, Human Rights Watch cited hospital sources as saying, in the worst unrest of Muammar Gaddafi’s four decades in power.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch: 84 killed in 3 days of Libya protests
CAIRO – Libyan security forces have killed 84 people in a harsh crackdown on three days of protests, said the New York-based Human Rights Watch, even as the government shut off Internet in the North African country early on Saturday.Continue Reading
Dozens more killed in east Libya: Human Rights Watch
Libyan security forces killed 35 people in the eastern city of Benghazi late on Friday, Human Rights Watch cited witnesses and hospital sources as saying, in the worst unrest of Muammar Gaddafi’s four decades in power.Continue Reading
Libya: Security Forces Kill 84 Over Three Days
(New York) – Government security forces have killed at least 84 people in three days of protests in several cities in Libya, Human Rights Watch said today, based on telephone interviews with local hospital staff and witnesses.
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Shawan Jabarin Critic Responds to Human Rights Watch
The debate over Shawan Jabarin continues: This week Harold Evans reported on criticism of Jabarin’s appointment to the Human Rights Watch advisory board on the Middle East. Critics cite the finding by Israel’s supreme court that Jabarin leads a doubl…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Allow Medical Care, Investigate Attacks on Medics
(Manama) – Bahraini authorities need to ensure that people wounded by riot police have unfettered access to medical assistance, and that medical personnel can carry out their responsibilities without threat of police interference, Human Rights Watch sa…Continue Reading