Lebanon: Judiciary Failing to Protect Domestic Workers
(Beirut) – Lebanon’s judiciary is generally failing to hold employers accountable when they violate the basic rights of migrant domestic workers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government should adopt a plan to ensure that thes…Continue Reading
Turkey: Uncover Plot Behind Journalist’s Murder
(Istanbul) – Turkish authorities should redouble their efforts to bring to justice all those involved in the killing of Hrant Dink, Human Rights Watch said today, following a ruling on September 14, 2010, of the European Court of Human Rights. The co…Continue Reading
Kyrgyzstan: Free Human Rights Defender, Ensure Fair Retrial
(New York) – A Kyrgyz court on September 15, 2010, sentenced a human rights defender to life in prison for his alleged role in the June violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, following court hearings marred by violence and threats against the defense.
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Always on the Run
This 88-page report documents abuses against the displaced by all warring parties in all phases of displacement – during the attacks that uproot them; after they have been displaced and are living in the forests, with host families, or in camps; and …Continue Reading
US: Withhold Funds for Mexico Tied to Human Rights Performance
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DR Congo: Strengthen Protection for Displaced People
(Amsterdam) – Both the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the United Nations peacekeeping mission there should give greater emphasis to the protection of the nearly two million people displaced from their homes in the conflict-ridden ea…Continue Reading
Court Case Illustrates Gitmo’s Failure
(New York) – Last May, following several apparent suicide attempts, Adnan Latif, a Yemeni detainee at the U.S.-run Guantanamo Bay camp in Cuba, sent his lawyer a letter in which he renounced all hope in the U.S. justice system.
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Peru: Amend Decrees for Prosecuting Military and Police Abuses
(Washington, DC)- Peru should amend recently adopted presidential decrees that regulate the prosecution and trials of military and police personnel accused of committing human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Honduras: Police Officer Sentenced for Stabbing Transgender Sex Worker
(Tegucigalpa) – The conviction of an off-duty police officer for a stabbing attack on a transgender woman is a major victory for justice and equal rights in Honduras, Human Rights Watch and Red Lésbica Cattrachas, a Honduran lesbian rights organizatio…Continue Reading
Thailand: Insurgents Target Teachers in South
(New York) – Renewed attacks on teachers by separatist insurgents has seriously disrupted education in Thailand’s southern border provinces, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 7, 2010, the Teacher Federation of Narathiwat suspended classes in …Continue Reading
Undocumented Migrant Children’s Right to Education
H.E. Dr. Khalid al-Karaki
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Your Excellency,
Human Rights Watch writes this public letter to inform you about several foreign children living in Jordan who have been unable to a…Continue Reading
Amnesty head and U2 meet wife of disappeared man in Istanbul
By Lucy Macnamara, Demand Dignity Campaign Co-ordinator at Amnesty International
Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Salil Shetty, got to quickly say hello to U2 with Hanim Tosun, prior to the band taking the stage in Istanbul on 6 Septe…Continue Reading
Kenya: Provide Treatment for Children in Pain
(Nairobi) – Kenyan children in acute and chronic pain suffer needlessly because of government policies that restrict access to inexpensive pain medicines, a lack of investment in palliative care services, and inadequately trained health workers, Human …Continue Reading
Needless Pain
This 78-page report found that most Kenyan children with diseases such as cancer or HIV/AIDS are unable to get palliative care or pain medicines. Kenya’s few palliative care services provide counseling and support to families of chronically ill patie…Continue Reading
Israel: Activist Convicted After Unfair Trial
(Jerusalem) – An Israeli military court’s conviction of Abdullah Abu Rahme, an advocate of nonviolent protests against Israel’s de facto confiscation of land from the West Bank village of Bil’in, raises grave due process concerns, Human Rights Watch sa…Continue Reading