Azerbaijan: Journalists Facing Violence and Prosecution
(Baku) – The Azerbaijani government is using criminal laws and violent attacks to silence dissenting journalists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Dozens of journalists have been prosecuted on criminal and civil defamation and othe…Continue Reading
Report: terror suspects in Morocco suffer abuse
PARIS – Human Rights Watch says suspects detained under Morocco’s counterterrorism laws allegedly suffer regular abuse.Continue Reading
US: Khadr Sentencing Should Reflect Juvenile Status
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Human Rights Campaign Honored at Fifth Annual Convio Client Summit for Best Use of Social and New Media
The Human Rights Campaign , America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality, was presented with an Innovator Award in the Best Use of New Media category for integrating social media success…Continue Reading
Report: terror suspects in Morocco suffer abuse
Humans Rights Watch said in a report released Monday that suspects detained under Morocco’s counterterrorism laws are routinely subjected to human rights violations.Continue Reading
Asia: Freedom of Expression, Justice, Human Rights Defenders Under Threat
His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
Secretary-General
United Nations
Dear Secretary-General,
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Ethiopia: Aid as a Weapon
Many western officials who manage international aid cite Ethiopia as an example of how assistance from donors like Canada can help African nations escape poverty. The reality is far more complicated – and far more cruel.
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Vietnam blogger still held after jail term ends: watchdog
HANOI (AFP) – A Vietnamese blogger critical of government policy remained in prison on Monday even though his sentence on “trumped-up” charges expired last week, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
Vietnam blogger still held after jail term ends: watchdog
A Vietnamese blogger critical of government policy remained in prison on Monday even though his sentence on “trumped-up” charges expired last week, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
Vietnam blogger still held after jail term ends: watchdog
A Vietnamese blogger critical of government policy remained in prison on Monday even though his sentence on “trumped-up” charges expired last week, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch denounces detentions in Morocco
Human Rights Watch charged Monday that Moroccan police have instituted a pattern of abuse under the country’s anti-terrorism law, notably by way of detentions carried out by the intelligence service.Continue Reading
Why Democracies Don’t Get Cholera
Amartya Sen famously said that famines do not occur in well-run, democratic countries. The same is almost always true for cholera epidemics.
Amartya Sen famously said that famines do not occur i…Continue Reading
Why Democracies Don’t Get Cholera
Amartya Sen famously said that famines do not occur in well-run, democratic countries. The same is almost always true for cholera epidemics.
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Vietnam blogger still held after jail term ends: watchdog
A Vietnamese blogger critical of government policy remained in prison on Monday even though his sentence on “trumped-up” charges expired last week, Human Rights Watch said.Continue Reading
EU: Deliver Justice for Srebrenica
(Brussels) – The European Union’s commitment to international justice will be measured by its willingness to pressure Serbia in the months to come to arrest the two remaining war crimes suspects, Human Rights Watch said today.
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