Morocco/Western Sahara: Dissidents in Prison, Unfair Trials
(New York) – Morocco imprisoned government critics and dissidents for their peaceful expression during 2010, despite the image it enjoys as a regional leader on human rights, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2011.
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Syria among worst for rights abuses: HRW report
Syria’s authorities were among the worse violators of human rights last year, jailing lawyers, torturing opponents and using violence to repress ethnic Kurds, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.Continue Reading
UN chief criticized as soft on human rights
Human Rights Watch singled out U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for especially harsh criticism Monday as it took world leaders to task for what it called their failure to be tougher on rights offenders.Continue Reading
Watchdog slams UN, EU’s human rights ‘cowardice’
The UN and EU stand accused of “cowardice” for claiming to tackle human rights abuses in places like China through soft diplomacy, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report Monday.Continue Reading
Rights group says democracies ignore abuses
Democracies around the world are ignoring abuses by repressive regimes and opting for improved relations rather than condemning rights violations and curtailing aid, Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading
Oil shelters Africa from criticism: rights group
Oil is sheltering major African states from international criticism on human rights with foreign nations reliant on crude reluctant to speak out, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.Continue Reading
Rights group says democracies ignore abuses
Democracies around the world are ignoring abuses by repressive regimes and opting for improved relations rather than condemning rights violations and curtailing aid, Human Rights Watch said Monday.Continue Reading
Watchdog slams UN, EU’s human rights ‘cowardice’
The UN and EU were accused of “cowardice” for claiming to tackle human rights abuses in places like China or Uzbekistan through quiet dialogue and cooperation, Human Rights Watch said in its annual report Monday.Continue Reading
Thai rights pioneer Thongbai Thongpao dead at 84
Thongbai Thongpao, a pioneering Thai human rights lawyer inspired by his time as a political prisoner under a military dictatorship, died Monday.Continue Reading
Rights group says democracies ignore abuses
Democracies around the world are turning a blind eye to abuses by repressive regimes, opting for improved relations rather than condemning rights violations and curtailing aid, Human Rights Watch says.Continue Reading
UN chief criticized as soft on human rights
Human Rights Watch singled out U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for especially harsh criticism Monday as it took world leaders to task for what it called their failure to be tougher on rights offenders.Continue Reading
Human rights group decries soft response to abuse
An international human rights group believes that many governments and global institutions, including the European Union and the United Nations, are not pressing abusive nations hard enough to respect human rights.Continue Reading
Pakistan: Disastrous Year for Rights
(New York) – The Taliban and other religious extremists in Pakistan increased their deadly attacks against civilians and public spaces during 2010, while the Pakistani government response was marred by serious human rights violations, Human Rights Watc…Continue Reading
World Report: Governments Soft-Talking Abusers
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Too many governments are accepting the rationalizations and subterfuges of repressive governments, replacing pressure to respect human rights with softer approaches such as private “di…Continue Reading
South Africa: Promote Rights at Home and Abroad
(Johannesburg) – South Africa has a major opportunity to promote human rights protections at home and abroad as it joins the United Nations Security Council, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its annual World Report 2011, a survey of human rig…Continue Reading