Belarus: Prominent Human Rights Defender Expelled
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US/Colombia: Establish Benchmarks for Trade Pact
(Washington, DC) – The initiative by members of the US Congress to establish human rights benchmarks that Colombia should meet prior to US ratification of the US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a critically important development, Human Rights Wa…Continue Reading
Bahrain: Injured People Denied Medical Care
(Manama) – Bahraini authorities refused to let injured people reach the country’s largest public health facility on March 16, 2011, and interfered with medical services at other facilities as well, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces prevent…Continue Reading
Libya: Benghazi Civilians Face Grave Risk
Update: The Security Council voted on March 17 to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorized the use of “all necessary measures” to protect civilians, with the exception of foreign occupation.
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Benghazi at risk of atrocities if retaken – HRW
Human Rights Watch warned of the risk of “atrocities” and a terrible retribution on residents of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi if the rebel stronghold is recaptured by Muammar Gaddafi’s troops.Continue Reading
Amnesty condemns Syrian crackdown on protest
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Human rights group Amnesty International condemned a violent crackdown by Syrian security forces against a peaceful protest held in Damascus by people calling for the release of political prisoners.Continue Reading
Amnesty condemns Syrian crackdown on protest
Human rights group Amnesty International condemned a violent crackdown by Syrian security forces against a peaceful protest held in Damascus by people calling for the release of political prisoners.Continue Reading
Bahrain: Martial Law Does Not Trump Basic Rights
(Manama) – Bahrain’s declaration of martial law and deployment of armed forces from Saudi Arabia does not override its obligations to respect fundamental human rights under international law, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Syria: Peaceful Demonstration Violently Dispersed
(New York) – Syria should immediately release all those detained on March 16, 2011, when security services violently dispersed a peaceful protest calling for the release of political activists, Human Rights Watch said today.read moreContinue Reading
Brazil activists laud probe of abuses by military
Anti-torture activists praised Brazil’s justice minister Wednesday for supporting creation of a commission to investigate human rights abuses during the military dictatorship, although they consider the proposal “timid.”Continue Reading
US: Explain Conditions of Bradley Manning’s Confinement
The US government should publicly explain the precise reasons behind extremely restrictive and possibly punitive and degrading treatment that Army Private First Class Bradley Manning alleges he has received while detained at the brig at Marine Corps Ba…Continue Reading
Angola: Free Journalist Jailed for Reporting on Judge
(New York) – Angolan authorities should immediately quash the conviction of a Voice of America journalist who was convicted after an unfair trial for stories critical of a local judge, Human Rights Watch said today. Armando Chicoca was sentenced on Mar…Continue Reading
Higher Education’s Dirty Little Secret
Libya’s human rights crisis shined a much-needed spotlight on the relationship between universities and their more problematic funders.
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Why Obama can’t hide behind congressional restrictions on Gitmo
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Vietnam: Overturn Labor Activists’ Harsh Prison Sentences
Vietnamese authorities should reverse the convictions of three young labor activists sentenced to long prison terms, Human Rights Watch said today. The three were arrested in February 2010 for distributing leaflets and helping to organize a strike of 1…Continue Reading