China: Enforced Disappearances a Growing Threat
Enforced disappearances by the Chinese government’s security agencies have soared as a means to silence perceived dissent, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference in Hong Kong.
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Mexico: Widespread Rights Abuses in ‘War on Drugs’
Mexico’s military and police have committed widespread human rights violations in efforts to combat organized crime, virtually none of which are being adequately investigated. The 212-page report “Neit…Continue Reading
Egypt: Military ‘Virginity Test’ Investigation a Sham
The Egyptian military has not investigated or prosecuted anyone for the sexual assault of seven women by military officers on March 10, 2011, in the military prison in Hikestep under the guise of “virginity test…Continue Reading
Mexico accused of using torture in war on drugs
Mexico’s public security forces have indulged in the systematic use of torture in the country’s fight against drug-trafficking organisations, according to a leading human-rights group.Continue Reading
Syrian forces kill 16 more civilians: rights group
Syrian troops killed 16 civilians on Wednesday, five of whom were attending a funeral in Damascus and were caught up in the regime’s continuing crackdown on dissent, a human rights group said.Continue Reading
Tunisia: Don’t Extradite Former Prime Minister to Libya
Tunisia should halt plans to extradite Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, the former Libyan prime minister, to Libya, where at present he will be at a real risk of torture.
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UNA-USA Honors Human Rights Activists – Leo Nevas Awards Presented to Dr. Asma Jahangir and Karen Woodin-Rodriguez
United Nations Association Co-hosts Discussion on Human Rights ChallengesNew York (PRWEB) November 09, 2011 The United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) Leo Nevas Human Rights Task Force awarded Dr. Asma Jahangir with the 2011 Leo Nevas Human Ri…Continue Reading
UN: Repression endangers elections in Congo
The U.N. human rights office says the government of Congo’s continuing repression threatens to endanger the democratic process for the critical November presidential vote and may prompt postelection violence.Continue Reading
Malaysia urged to rescind ban on gay arts festival
Human Rights Watch urged Malaysia’s government Wednesday to rescind a ban on an annual gay arts festival and amend criminal laws that it said discriminated against homosexuals.Continue Reading
Nigeria: Boko Haram Attacks Indefensible
The bombings by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram that killed at least 100 people in the northern Nigerian state of Yobe on November 4, 2011 were an indefensible attack on human life.
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Canadian Museum for Human Rights to Hold First Annual Public Meeting on December 6, 2011
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA– – The Canadian Museum for Human Rights will be holding its first Annual Public Meeting on December 6, 2011 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST at the Manitoba Museum, located at 190 Rupert …Continue Reading
Malaysia: Reverse Ban on Sexual Diversity Festival
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The Malaysian government should immediately rescind a police-imposed ban on the fourth annual Seksualiti Merdeka festival and adopt measures to protect all Malaysians from discrimination…Continue Reading
Govt ‘must act on human rights violations’ at Papuan Congress
The Indonesian government must immediately act on the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission’s (Komnas HAM) findings that human rights violations were committed by Indonesian security forces at the Third Papuan Peoples’ Congress on 19 October 2011.Continue Reading
Film Festival Debuts in Kenya
Now in its 22nd year, the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival makes its debut in Nairobi, Kenya with an extraordinary program of films set to inspire, inform, and spark debate. The films will demonstrate the pow…Continue Reading
UN human rights office says death toll in Syria crackdown rises to at least 3,500
GENEVA – Syria’s nearly eight-month-old uprising has cost at least 3,500 civilian lives, the United Nations reported Tuesday, in a tally based on figures gathered outside the country.Continue Reading