Tunisia: Union Voices Silenced
(Tunis) – The Tunisian authorities should end arbitrary restrictions on independent trade and student unions, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Jordan: Ensure Free Election Campaign
(New York) – Jordanian authorities should respect the right to free expression in the weeks leading up to national elections on November 9, 2010, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Human Rights Leaders Await Word From Japanese Consulate On Meeting to Discuss Country’s Abuses
NEW YORK, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Human rights leaders await word from Japan’s Ambassador and Consul General in New York, Shinichi Nishimiya, who is due to confirm tomorrow whether he will meet to discuss his country’s abuses of religious fr…Continue Reading
Now In America: ‘Stop The Kidnapping In Japan’
Religious leaders and other hold a protest in New York… “The Japanese government must solve the issue of human rights violations”Continue Reading
Indonesia: Investigate Torture Video From Papua
(New York) – A mobile phone video showing apparent torture of two Papuan men highlights the need for the Indonesian government to credibly investigate serious human rights violations and hold those responsible accountable, Human Rights Watch said today…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Elections to Take Place Amid Crackdown
(Washington, DC) – The Bahrain government has detained prominent opposition activists on terrorism charges, closed publications and websites, and intimidated civil society activists in the period leading up to parliamentary and municipal elections sche…Continue Reading
West Bank: Reports of Torture in Palestinian Detention
(Jerusalem) – The Palestinian Authority should promptly investigate the alleged torture of two detainees over the past month in a Jericho prison and ensure that officials responsible for the abuse are prosecuted, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Kenya: Civil Society Concerned over Possible Return Visit by President Omar al-Bashir
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Rights groups rap Mexico plan on military trials
Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s proposal to let civilian authorities rather than the military investigate and try some human rights cases involving troops doesn’t go far enough, human rights groups said Tuesday.Continue Reading
Human Rights Aftershocks: Haiti
The Intercultural Human Rights Law Review Hosts Legal Experts at 6th Annual Symposium on Post-Earthquake Haiti Governance and Human RightsContinue Reading
UAE: Spousal Abuse Never a ‘Right’
(Dubai) – A decision by the United Arab Emirates Federal Supreme Court upholding a husband’s right to "chastise" his wife and children with physical abuse violates the right of the country’s women and children to liberty, security, and equali…Continue Reading
Rights group: Saudi courts limit women’s rights
A leading human rights watchdog said courts in Saudi Arabia empower men to abuse their positions as guardians of female relatives — sometimes jailing adult women for “disobedience” when they seek control of their personal lives.Continue Reading
Iran puts top human rights lawyer on trial: report
Iran has put on trial Mohammad Ali Dadkhah, a founding member of Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi’s rights group, on charges of spreading propaganda against the regime, an opposition website said on Tuesday.Continue Reading
Indonesian activists reject Suharto for ‘hero’ gong
Human rights activists on Tuesday slammed proposals to honour late Indonesian dictator Suharto as a national hero.Continue Reading