Singapore: Hocus Pocus Hides Rights Abuses
(New York) – Singapore’s stated goal of updating its political system in time for the 2011 elections should include revamping laws, policies, and practices that fail to comply with international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch said today in …Continue Reading
US: Accept UPR Recommendations on Pressing Human Rights Challenges
Esther Brimmer
Assistant Secretary, International Organization Affairs
Harold Hongju Koh
Legal Adviser, Office of the Legal Advisor
Michael H. Posner
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
United States Department of State
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US: Ghailani Sentence Validates Federal Court Trials
(New York) – The sentence of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani to life in prison without the possibility of parole underscored the value of trying terrorism suspects in civilian courts rather than in discredited military commissions, Human Rights Watch said toda…Continue Reading
U.S. says U.N. expert should be fired for Sept 11 remarks
A U.N. expert on Palestinian human rights who suggested there was a cover-up over the September 11 attacks should be fired, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Marching against the visit of a human rights abuser
By Peter Clarke, Media and Communications Officer at Amnesty International’s EU Office
Amnesty International and various other NGOs took part in a flash demonstration outside the European Commission’s Berlaymont headquarters in Brussels o…Continue Reading
Kenya: Q&A on Kenya and the International Criminal Court
On December 15, 2010, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor announced that he is seeking summonses for six people in the court’s Kenya investigation. The investigation-the ICC’s fifth-was opened in March 2010 after the prosecutor received a…Continue Reading
Kenya: Civil Society Organizations Call for Support for the International Criminal Court
On December 15, 2010, International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo requested summonses to appear against six Kenyan citizens for crimes against humanity alleged to have been committed during the post-election violence in Kenya in 20…Continue Reading
Kenya/African Union: Reaffirm Support for ICC
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Vietnam accused of widespread human rights abuses
Human Rights Watch is calling on the United States to return Vietnam to a list of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedom, accusing it of continuously harassing some groups trying to worship peacefully.Continue Reading
Pakistan has "disastrous year" for human rights in 2010: HRW
Taliban violence and religious extremism grew in Pakistan in 2010, with the government doing little to improve the situation and often making things worse, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.Continue Reading
Vietnam accused of widespread human rights abuses
Human Rights Watch is calling on the United States to return Vietnam to a list of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedom, accusing it of continuously harassing some groups trying to worship peacefully.Continue Reading
Vietnam accused of widespread human rights abuses
Human Rights Watch is calling on the United States to keep Vietnam on a list of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedom, accusing it of continuously harassing some groups trying to worship peacefully.Continue Reading
Thailand: Serious Setbacks in Respecting Rights
(New York) – The government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand failed to fulfill its pledges to hold human rights abusers accountable in 2010, a turbulent year for the country, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2011. At lea…Continue Reading
Philippines: More Talk Than Action on Human Rights
(New York) – President Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines took office in June 2010 promising to promote justice for rights violations, but his government has taken insufficient steps to hold perpetrators of killings and other abuses accountable, Hum…Continue Reading
UN defends Ban over rights stance
The United Nations defended Secretary General Ban Ki-moon against accusations by a leading rights group that he has not been tough enough on human rights.Continue Reading