The killing of three members of the Ahmadiyah religious minority underscores the need for Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to immediately revoke a 2008 decree that bans the community’s religious activ…Continue Reading

Human rights groups vowed Monday to pursue George W. Bush wherever he travels, claiming that the former US president had cancelled a trip to Switzerland over fears that he could be probed for torture.Continue Reading

(New York) – The US government should take the lead to investigate former US President George W. Bush and other senior officials for authorizing torture of terrorism suspects rather than leaving prosecutions to other countries, Human Rights Watch said …Continue Reading

French senators should remove provisions in the draft immigration law that are incompatible with human rights norms, Human Rights Watch said in an open letter to senators today. On February 8, 2011, the Senate is …Continue Reading

Dear Sir/Madam:
We are writing to express our serious concerns about a variety of provisions in the immigration bill currently under examination in the Senate.  The memorandum annexed to this letter sets out our analysis and detailed recommendations….Continue Reading

Human rights worker Daniel Williams tells of the terrifying time he spent in military detention in Cairo last week, having been arrested by Egyptian soldiers.Continue Reading