Lebanon: Don’t Resurrect the Death Penalty
(Beirut) – Lebanon’s government should resist increasing calls by politicians to resume executions and instead work to abolish the practice, Human Rights Watch said on the occasion of the World Day against the Death Penalty, on October 10, 2010.
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On the eve of Belgrade Pride 2010
By Lydia Aroyo, Europe and Central Asia Press Officer at Amnesty International
Amnesty International members are arriving today in Belgrade to take part in tomorrow’s Belgrade Pride 2010. They are going to support Serbia’s lesbian, gay, transgender…Continue Reading
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan: End Juvenile Death Penalty
(New York) – Only three countries – Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Sudan – are known to have executed an individual since the beginning of 2009 for a crime committed before age 18, Human Rights Watch said today. In advance of the World Day Against the Death P…Continue Reading
Letter to Egyptian Foreign Minister Regarding the Election of Hisham Badr as UNHCR Executive Committee Chairman
H.E. Ahmed Abul Gheit
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Your Excellency,
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China: Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Spotlights Rights Deficit
(New York) – The awarding of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to the Chinese writer and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo underscores the urgent need for rights reforms in China, Human Rights Watch said today.
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China’s Nobel Threats Backfire
Beijing is a growing power, but blocking news of jailed rights activist Liu Xiaobo’s Peace Prize projects weakness-and warning that the honor would be seen as "an unfriendly act" may have helped him win.
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Sussan Tahmasebi, Iran
Human Rights Watch’s Alison Des Forges Award celebrates the valor of individuals who put their lives on the line to protect the dignity and rights of others. Human Rights Watch collaborates with these courageous activists to create a world in which peo…Continue Reading
Elena Milashina, Russia
Human Rights Watch’s Alison Des Forges Award celebrates the valor of individuals who put their lives on the line to protect the dignity and rights of others. Human Rights Watch collaborates with these courageous activists to create a world in which peo…Continue Reading
China: Q and A on Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo
Who is Liu Xiaobo and why is he in jail?
Why did he win the Nobel Peace Prize?
How has the news been received in China?
What has happened to Liu Xiaobo’s family?
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Liu Xiaobo: “Authoritarianism in the Light of the Olympic Flame”
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Israel: Grant Status Long Denied to Arab Village in Central Israel
(Jerusalem) – The Israeli government should grant legal status to a 60-year-old village with a population of about 600 Palestinian-Israeli citizens, Human Rights Watch said today. Authorities have refused to recognize the village as residential, even a…Continue Reading
Israel Should Respect Rights of Migrant Workers
The Israeli Interior Ministry says it is about to deport between 1,000 and 1,200 children of foreign workers.
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World Habitat Day march disrupted in Nigeria
By Kathryn Achilles, Nigeria campaigner for Amnesty International
On World Habitat Day earlier this week, a group of non-governmental organisations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, arranged to mark the day with a demonstration and march, pro…Continue Reading
UN: Egypt to Chair Refugee Agency’s Governing Body
(Geneva) – Egypt, the new chair of the UN refugee agency’s governing body, should immediately end its policy of shooting foreign nationals trying to cross from Egypt into Israel, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Egyptian authorities.
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Letter to the Royal Oman Police On Refusal of Names
His Excellency Malek Bin Suleiman al-Ma`mari
Inspector General of Police and Customs
Royal Oman Police
Your Excellency,
I write this letter to you on behalf of Human Rights Watch, an independent human rights monitoring organization.
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