UN report a grim reminder on human rights in Iran
Ann Harrison, Iran researcher, Amnesty International
The publication on Monday of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon’s interim report on Iran to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva did not reveal any startling new information.
Yet, it w…Continue Reading
Uzbekistan: Government Shuts Down Human Rights Watch Office
(London) – The Uzbek government has forced Human Rights Watch to close its Uzbekistan office, Human Rights Watch said today. For years the government has obstructed the organization’s work by denying visas and work accreditation to staff, and has now m…Continue Reading
Indonesia: Revoke Provincial Decrees to Ban a Faith
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should void decrees recently adopted by two provinces that ban activities by the Ahmadiyah religious community, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch rep…Continue Reading
Indonesia: Revoke Provincial Decrees to Ban a Faith
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should void decrees recently adopted by two provinces that ban activities by the Ahmadiyah religious community, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch rep…Continue Reading
Indonesia: Revoke Provincial Decrees to Ban a Faith
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should void decrees recently adopted by two provinces that ban activities by the Ahmadiyah religious community, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch rep…Continue Reading
Egypt dissolves hated state security agency
Egypt’s interior minister on Tuesday dissolved the country’s widely hated state security agency, which was accused of torture and other human rights abuses in the suppression of dissent against ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s nearly 30-year rule.Continue Reading
Côte d’Ivoire: Crimes Against Humanity by Gbagbo Forces
(Abidjan) – The three-month campaign of organized violence by security forces under the control of Laurent Gbagbo and militias that support him gives every indication of amounting to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said today.read moreContinue Reading
Egypt dissolves hated state security agency
Egypt’s interior minister on Tuesday dissolved the country’s widely hated state security agency, which was accused of torture and other human rights abuses in the suppression of dissent against ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s nearly 30-year rule.Continue Reading
UK ‘should renegotiate human rights convention’
A constitutional expert has said the UK should consider withdrawing from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights.Continue Reading
Nepal: No Justice for Gang-Rape Victim
Nepali authorities should immediately investigate and prosecute the September 2010 gang rape, physical assault, and forced displacement of 30-year-old Gauri Yadav in Siraha district, Human Rights Watch said today. To date, Nepali police have failed to …Continue Reading
Uzbekistan shuts down Human Rights Watch’s office amid mounting harassment of activists
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that it has been forced to close its office in Uzbekistan after facing years of harassment by the Central Asian nation’s authorities.Continue Reading
Indonesia urged to axe minister for discrimination
Human rights activists urged Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Tuesday to sack his religious affairs minister and to lift a ban on a minority Islamic group practising in public.Continue Reading
Rights body closes Uzbek office after government pressure
ALMATY (Reuters) – Uzbekistan has forced Human Rights Watch to shut down its local office, the group said on Tuesday, calling for tougher U.S. and European Union policies towards the authoritarian Central Asian state.Continue Reading
Rights body closes Uzbek office after government pressure
ALMATY (Reuters) – Uzbekistan has forced Human Rights Watch to shut down its local office, the group said on Tuesday, calling for tougher U.S. and European Union policies towards the authoritarian Central Asian state.Continue Reading