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
Statement on Stockpile Destruction and Retention under the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Global Conference on the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Santiago, Chile
The destruction of stockpiles is a central obligation in the Convention on Cluster Munitions, a convention that is in large part about prevention. The vast majority of the world’s…Continue Reading
Statement on National Implementation Measures for the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Global Conference on the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Santiago, Chile
Thank you, Chairman.
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Statement on the Roadmap to the First Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Global Conference on the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Santiago, Chile
Thank you Mr. Chairman. This appears to be an appropriate time to share some of our general thoughts on the First Meeting of States Parties.
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Cluster Munitions: Strong National Laws Needed
(Washington, DC) – Governments that join the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions should adopt strong national legislation to implement the ban agreement, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Chinese Corruption Is Hazardous to Your Health
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US: Two-Thirds in Senate Back Landmine Ban
(Washington, DC) – A letter from 68 Senators to President Barack Obama expressing strong support for a ban on antipersonnel mines should spur the administration to decide to join the Mine Ban Treaty this year, Human Rights Watch said. The letter, mad…Continue Reading
US: Child Farmworkers’ Dangerous Lives
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The United States is failing to protect hundreds of thousands of children engaged in often grueling and dangerous farmwork. Human Rights Watch called on Congress to amend federal law tha…Continue Reading
Somalia’s Saviors Are Making Everything Worse
As with most mortar attacks in Somalia, the shelling that turned 14-year-old Abdi into a war orphan struck without warning. Returning from school one day in the shattered capital of Mogadishu, the boy found his house blasted to bits and his parents dea…Continue Reading
Child Labor and Our Groceries
When grocery shopping for my children, I often ask myself, "Is this cereal healthy?" or "Are these carrots organic?" But until recently, I never thought to ask, "Did a 12-year old pick these strawberries?"
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