Kazakhstan: Joint Letter to the Prosecutor General regarding 32 Asylum Seekers
June 9 Update – A June 7 letter to Kazakhstan’s prosecutor general and June 7 press release urging respect for the principle of non refoulement contained errors in the listing of individuals previously returned by Kazakh authorities to Uzbekistan. …Continue Reading
Rights group calls on Egypt’s military rulers to lift emergency rule, end military trials
CAIRO – Egypt’s transitional government won’t end human rights abuses until it lifts emergency rule and ends military trials, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.Continue Reading
Russia: Vicious Attack on Rights Defender
(Moscow) – The Russian authorities should immediately investigate the vicious assault on the human rights defender Bakhrom Hamroev on June 6, 2011, and bring those responsible to account, Human Rights Watch said today.
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With reported rapes, the DSK case is the exception
The charges filed recently against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn have perpetuated a myth: that the U.S. justice system moves swiftly and effectively to resolve allegations of sexual assault.
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Rwanda: Serious Concerns Regarding Freedom of Expression
Human Rights Watch welcomes the outcome of the UPR of Rwanda, in particular its recommendations on freedom of expression, legal reforms and the independence of the judiciary. However, Human Rights Watch remains se…Continue Reading
Nepal: Address Culture of Impunity
Human Rights Watch welcomes the UPR report on Nepal, which includes important recommendations concerning Nepal’s commitments to adopt a comprehensive and inclusive constitution, to ensure justice for victims through the adoption of a Truth and Reconcil…Continue Reading
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إعداد الباحثة في منظمة العفو الدولية: سيلينا ناصر في وادي خالد شمالي لبنان
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السوريون الفارون من بلدة تلكلخ يحكون عن هجمات
إعداد الباحثة في منظمة العفو الدولية: سيلينا ناصر في وادي خالد شمالي لبنان
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السوريون الفارون من بلدة تلكلخ يحكون عن هجمات
إعداد الباحثة في منظمة العفو الدولية: سيلينا ناصر في وادي خالد شمالي لبنان
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Egypt: Human Rights Reform an Urgent Priority
Egypt’s transition to a democracy that respects the rule of law and human rights is at risk unless the military transition government carries out a number of immediate human rights reforms.
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Human Rights body for probe into police firing
Patna, Jun 7 (PTI) Taking suo motu cognisance of the Forbesganj police firing that claimed four lives on June 3, Bihar Human Rights Commission (BHRC) has asked for a probe.The commission directed the commissioner and IG of Purnia to ensure a joint prob…Continue Reading
UN human rights review takes aim at Australia
The Federal Government has rejected calls by the United Nations to remove children from mandatory detention, saying Australia plans to continue to hold some in minimum security centres.Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Don’t Extradite Uzbeks to Torture
Kazakh authorities should not extradite 32 detainees to Uzbekistan, where they face a real risk of torture.
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Kazakhstan: Don’t Extradite Uzbeks to Torture
(Paris) – Kazakh authorities should not extradite 32 detainees to Uzbekistan, where they face a real risk of torture, ACAT-France, Amnesty International, the Association "Human Rights in Central Asia," Human Rights Watch, and the Internatio…Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Joint Letter about Possible Extradition of 32 Uzbeks
To the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Mr. Ashat Daulbayev
The Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan
8, Orynbor St., House of Ministries, Entrance № 2
010000 Astana
Republic of Kazakhstan
Via facsimile: +7 7172 50-25-34
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