Leaked diplomatic cables show tensions between US, Egypt on democracy, human rights questions
WASHINGTON – Egyptian leaders had clashed with the United States over human rights and government reforms for years before Friday’s warning that the situation there threatens U.S. aid to the country, according to a series of leaked U.S. diplomatic mess…Continue Reading
Watching a New Beginning in Egypt
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US: Misuse of the Material Witness Statute
Human Rights Watch and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed an amicus brief in the case of Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd before the Supreme Court. The case challenges the US government’s misuse of the material witness statute to investigate…Continue Reading
Egypt: Nationwide Internet Blackout Endangers Rights
(Cairo) – The Egyptian government’s unprecedented blackout of the nation’s internet and most cell phone networks poses a major threat to basic human rights, and should be reversed immediately, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Greece’s Asylum Crisis Can’t Be Fixed without Reforming Dublin Rules
Friday’s (January 21) powerful ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that Greece is not a safe country of asylum should come as no surprise to immigration ministers in the EU.
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Egypt: Demonstrators Defy Riot Police, Censorship
(Cairo) – Thousands of protesters in Cairo and Alexandria defied a heavy deployment of riot police and other security forces and government warnings not to participate in demonstrations on January 28, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The government…Continue Reading
Egypt: The View From Liberation Square
(Cairo) – As students our dream was to demonstrate in Tahrir (Liberation) Square in the center of the city, the site of the 1977 bread riots that brought political consciousness to the human rights movement in Egypt.
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Pakistan: A Year of Abuses
Ali Dayan Hasan, Senior Asia Researcher at Human Rights Watch, spoke with Raza Rumi of The Friday Times about the state of human rights in Pakistan.
What have been the key findings of the 2011 World Report with respect to Pakistan?
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‘Leadership deficit’ debated at Davos
Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty questions the credibility of world leaders during the BBC World debate from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Sudan: New Attacks on Civilians in Darfur
(New York) – Sudanese government and rebel attacks on civilians in Darfur have dramatically increased in recent weeks without signs of abating, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Australia’s human rights scrutinised at UN review
Australia has had its human rights record scrutinised in an international peer review at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.Continue Reading
Egypt: End Crackdown on Peaceful Demonstrations
(Cairo) – The Egyptian government should end an escalating crackdown on what appear to be largely peaceful protests against police brutality, poverty, and corruption, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Uganda: Promptly Investigate Killing of Prominent LGBT Activist
(Kampala) - Police in Uganda should urgently and impartially investigate the killing of the prominent human rights activist David Kato, Human Rights Watch said today. Kato had dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexual,…Continue Reading
Yukon human rights case gets 2nd hearing
A Yukon Human Rights Commission began a new hearing concerning Thomas Molloy, who says he was discriminated against because of his criminal record.Continue Reading