Report: Respect for human rights in Bulgaria has declined substantially
SOFIA, Bulgaria – A human rights watchdog says respect for human rights in Bulgaria declined substantially last year.Continue Reading
Russia: Rights Activist Arbitrarily Detained
(Moscow, March 31, 2011) – Igor Kalyapin, head of the Inter-Regional Committee Against Torture, a leading Russian human rights organization, was arbitrarily arrested by police at 6 p.m. on March 31, 2011, during a public rally in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Russia: Rights Activist Arbitrarily Detained
(Moscow, March 31, 2011) – Igor Kalyapin, head of the Inter-RegionalCommittee Against Torture, a leading Russian human rights organization, wasarbitrarily arrested by police at 6 p.m. on March 31, 2011, during a publicrally in Nizhny Novgorod.
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Kenya: Stop Deporting Somalis Fleeing Conflict
(Nairobi) – Kenya should immediately stop deporting back to Somalia civilians fleeing the conflict there, Human Rights Watch said today. Kenya should allow humanitarian agencies to assist Somalis displaced by fighting and should not close makeshift cam…Continue Reading
Libya: Government Use of Landmines Confirmed
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have laid both antipersonnel and antivehicle mines during the current conflict with armed opposition groups.
Libya: Government Use of Landmines Confirmed
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces have laid both antipersonnel and antivehicle mines during the current conflict with armed opposition groups.
Libya: African Rights Court Issues First Ruling Against a State
(London) – The Libyan government should immediately comply with the first binding ruling against a state by the newly operational African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Egyptian Initiative on Personal Rights (EIPR), Human Rights Watch, and Int…Continue Reading
Syria’s Assad Faces Human Rights Protesters
President Basher Assad of Syria, faced with the sort of popular uprising that has toppled governments across the Middle East, addressed his people today in which he offered no concessions and blamed the protests on “conspirators.”Continue Reading
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
Vietnam: Montagnards Harshly Persecuted
The Vietnamese government has intensified repression of indigenous minority Christians from the country’s Central Highland provinces who are pressing for religious freedom and land rights, Human Rights Watch sai…Continue Reading
Montagnard Christians in Vietnam
A Case Study in Religious Repression
This 46-page report details the latest government crackdowns on these indigenous peoples, known collectively as Montagnards. The report documents police sweep…Continue Reading
Montagnard Christians in Vietnam
A Case Study in Religious Repression
This 46-page report details the latest government crackdowns on these indigenous peoples, known collectively as Montagnards. The report documents police sweep…Continue Reading
Libya: At Least 370 Missing From Country’s East
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(Benghazi) – At least 370 Libyans have been reported missing in the eastern part of the country since mid-February 2011, some of them known or suspected to be in Libyan government custody, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Syria: President Asad Fails to Deliver Reform
(New York) – President Bashar al-Asad’s speech on March 30, 2011, failed to commit to a specific reform agenda that would safeguard public freedoms and judicial independence and prohibit the Syrian government from encroaching on human rights, Human Rig…Continue Reading