India: Maternal Health Gains Disputed
(New York) – New United Nations global maternal mortality estimates contradict the Indian government’s claim that it is "on track" to meeting UN goals for reducing maternal mortality, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Small Fish, Big Fish in Serbia
Eleven years ago, during NATO’s air campaign against Yugoslavia, Serbian forces killed more than 40 ethnic Albanian men in a Kosovo village called Cuska (Qyshk in Albanian). This month the hand of justice finally reached the men accused of the crime.
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Giving Birth Should Henceforth Cease to Be a Death Sentence for Our Women
When a woman dies from pregnancy or childbirth, it is not just a personal tragedy, but proof of how shamefully little many countries have done to tackle maternal mortality.
Maternal health will be high up on the agenda at the Millennium Development Go…Continue Reading
Amnesty International launches Maternal Death Clock
As world leaders attend the Millenium Development Goals summit in New York, Amnesty International launches its Maternal Death Clock, which keeps track of the total number of maternal deaths worldwide.
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Syria: Release Student Blogger Held Incommunicado
(New York) – The Syrian government should immediately release Tal al-Mallohi, a 19-year-old high school student and blogger held incommunicado without charge for nine months, Human Rights Watch said today. She has been held by Syria’s security services…Continue Reading
Greece: Asylum Reform Delay Unacceptable
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(Brussels) – The Greek government’s failure to follow through on its promise to reform the country’s broken asylum system creates an urgent need for the UN High Commissioner for Refuge…Continue Reading
Greece: Asylum Reform Delay Unacceptable
(Brussels) – The Greek government’s failure to follow through on its promise to reform the country’s broken asylum system creates an urgent need for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and the European Commiss…Continue Reading
A Fatwa on FGM is Only Part of the Solution
The Kurdistan Islamic Scholars Union, the highest Muslim authority in Iraqi Kurdistan for religious pronouncements and rulings, issued a fatwa or religious edict last month. This would not have been particularly newsworthy, except that this particular …Continue Reading
Jailing TB Patients Not Remedy for the Disease
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Counting down to the MDG summit
By Jose Luis Diaz Head of Office and Representative at the UN
The Millennium Development Goals review summit next week in New York will take place amid the ritual – and logistical-security headache – that usually surrounds the opening of the annual…Continue Reading
25,000 call for action on MDGs
By Gergana Halpern, Millennium Development Goals Campaign Organizer for Amnesty International
The voice of thousands of Amnesty International supporters from across the world was heard at the United Nations in New York on Thursday.
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Uganda: Kenyan Activists at Risk of Torture
(New York) – Two Kenyan activists working on the cases of suspects charged with terrorism for the July 11, 2010 Kampala bombings have been illegally detained in Uganda and are at risk of abuse, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Libya: End Live Fire Against Suspected Boat Migrants
(Milan) – The Libyan government should immediately end what appears to be a policy that allows shooting at boats carrying migrants from Libya to Italy, and Italy should stop participating in joint patrols with Libya, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Waiting for Justice
"Amelia," a Filipina domestic worker who sought shelter at her embassy in Beirut earlier this year, had one wish: "I just want to get my money [unpaid wages] and to go back to the Philippines." Her employer had savagely beaten her w…Continue Reading
Without Protection
This 54-page report reviews 114 Lebanese judicial decisions affecting migrant domestic workers. It finds that lack of accessible complaint mechanisms, lengthy judicial procedures, and restrictive visa policies dissuade many workers from filing or pursu…Continue Reading