Kenya: Living Death For Poor Women Sufferers
With about 3,000 Kenyan women and girls developing obstetric fistula each year, you might think the government would have a plan to prevent and treat it. Think again.
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“I Am Not Dead, But I Am Not Living”
This 82-page report describes the devastating condition facing women with fistula in Kenya and the wide gap between government’s policies to address reproductive health and the reality of women’s daily lives.
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Kyrgyzstan: Torture, Detentions Escalate Tensions
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HIV Behind Bars
International AIDS Conferences — like the one planned for next week in Vienna — can be strange affairs. On the one hand, there is a reason to celebrate: Scaled up treatment campaigns have prolonged millions of lives; HIV testing and education are r…Continue Reading
Kazakhstan: Migrant Tobacco Workers Cheated, Exploited
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Many migrant tobacco workers in Kazakhstan have been cheated and exploited, and some trapped into forced labor.
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“Hellish Work”
Exploitation of Migrant Tobacco Workers in Kazakhstan
This 115-page report documents how some employers confiscated migrant workers’ passports, failed to provide them with written contracts, did …Continue Reading
The “Ten-Dollar Talib” and Women’s Rights
This 65-page report addresses the potential challenges to women’s rights posed by future government agreements with insurgent forces. The report describes how in areas under Taliban control, women are often subjected to threats, intimidation and violen…Continue Reading
“Tough, Fair, and Practical”
This 24-page report proposes a framework for improving US immigration law that would give immigrant crime victims a chance to seek justice, protect workers, respect the private and family life of longtime residents, and provide fair treatment for immig…Continue Reading
UK: A Humane Nation is a Safer Nation
The foreign secretary William Hague said last week that human rights should be the "irreducible core" of the UK’s foreign policy. But he did not spell out why, or what that would mean in practice.
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Vienna: Act on Human Rights Theme of AIDS Conference
(New York, July 1, 2010) – The upcoming 18th annual International AIDS Conference should focus on reaching the most vulnerable populations and removing barriers to their treatment, Human Rights Watch said today.
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The European court’s hidden but hopeful message on same-sex marriage
Last week, the European court of human rights ruled unanimously that there was no obligation on states to recognise same-sex marriage. At least, not yet. Because hidden within the ruling are two significant findings that make it almost certain that one…Continue Reading
Intelligence cooperation: time to ask the hard questions
Torture is prohibited under international law, at anytime and anywhere. No exceptions are allowed. Yet the UK, France and Germany are engaged in ongoing counterterrorism cooperation with foreign intelligence services in countries that routinely use tor…Continue Reading
UN: Rights Council Condemns Violations in Kyrgyzstan
(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council took positive steps to respond to human rights emergencies in Kyrgyzstan and Somalia in its session that ended on June 18, 2010, Human Rights Watch said today.
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“They Took Me and Told Me Nothing”
While internationally recognized as a form of violence against women and girls, the tragedy is that female genital mutilation is perpetuated by mothers, aunts and other women who love and want the best for their children, who see the practice as ensuri…Continue Reading