Testimony of Sophie Richardson before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Berman, Members of the Committee, we appreciate the opportunity to testify today before this Committee on the human rights situations in Burma, North Korea, and Tibet, where people continue to face severe and syste…Continue Reading
Qatar/Libya: Forced Return of Rape Victim
(Tunis) – The Qatari government forcibly returned Eman al-‘Obeidy, a recognized refugee, to rebel-held Benghazi in eastern Libya on June 2, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. Al-‘Obeidy and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) both repea…Continue Reading
Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained
(Tunis) – Iraqi authorities have detained, interrogated, and beaten several protest organizers in Baghdad in recent days, Human Rights Watch said today. Iraqi authorities should stop the attacks and charge or release those being held, Human Rights Watc…Continue Reading
Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained
(Tunis) – Iraqi authorities have detained, interrogated, and beaten several protest organizers in Baghdad in recent days, Human Rights Watch said today. Iraqi authorities should stop the attacks and charge or release those being held, Human Rights Watc…Continue Reading
Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained
(Tunis) – Iraqi authorities have detained, interrogated, and beaten several protest organizers in Baghdad in recent days, Human Rights Watch said today. Iraqi authorities should stop the attacks and charge or release those being held, Human Rights Watc…Continue Reading
Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained
(Tunis) – Iraqi authorities have detained, interrogated, and beaten several protest organizers in Baghdad in recent days, Human Rights Watch said today. Iraqi authorities should stop the attacks and charge or release those being held, Human Rights Watc…Continue Reading
Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained
(Tunis) – Iraqi authorities have detained, interrogated, and beaten several protest organizers in Baghdad in recent days, Human Rights Watch said today. Iraqi authorities should stop the attacks and charge or release those being held, Human Rights Watc…Continue Reading
Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained
(Tunis) – Iraqi authorities have detained, interrogated, and beaten several protest organizers in Baghdad in recent days, Human Rights Watch said today. Iraqi authorities should stop the attacks and charge or release those being held, Human Rights Watc…Continue Reading
Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained
(Tunis) – Iraqi authorities have detained, interrogated, and beaten several protest organizers in Baghdad in recent days, Human Rights Watch said today. Iraqi authorities should stop the attacks and charge or release those being held, Human Rights Watc…Continue Reading
Iraq: Protest Organizers Beaten, Detained
(Tunis) – Iraqi authorities have detained, interrogated, and beaten several protest organizers in Baghdad in recent days, Human Rights Watch said today. Iraqi authorities should stop the attacks and charge or release those being held, Human Rights Watc…Continue Reading
Persistent Political Ice Age
Entrenched Arab governments in Jordan, Algeria and even Syria and Yemen reacted to the Arab Spring with a mixture of political concessions and repression. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, offered none of the former while intensifying its crackdown on d…Continue Reading
US human rights envoy invited back to North Korea
A U.S. diplomat just back from his first trip to North Korea described the communist nation as among the world’s worst violators of human rights yet reported Thursday that a government minister had asked him to return for more discussions.Continue Reading
US rights envoy sees maiden visit to North Korea as significant, says he has been invited back
WASHINGTON – A U.S. envoy said Thursday that his maiden trip to North Korea was significant, and he has been invited back for more talks on human rights with the communist-led regime.Continue Reading
Global: Tens of Millions Face Death in Agony
(New York) – Tens of millions of people worldwide are denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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Global: Tens of Millions Face Death in Agony
(New York) – Tens of millions of people worldwide are denied access to inexpensive medications for severe pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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