How today’s letters of solidarity will lead to tomorrow’s human rights victories
By Ilona Kelly, campaigner for Amnesty International USA
Now that this year’s Write for Rights campaign has drawn to a close, Ilona Kelly reflects on how important an impact this diverse event can have.
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Ethiopia: Donors Should Investigate Misuse of Aid Money
(New York) – Ethiopia’s international donors should independently investigate allegations that its government is using development aid for state repression, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Development Assistance Group, a coordinating b…Continue Reading
Ethiopia: Development Assistance Group Should Address Human Rights in Ethiopia
Dear Mr. Ohashi,
I am writing to respond to the October 21, 2010 statement of the Development Assistance Group (DAG) in Addis Ababa regarding Human Rights Watch’s recent report, Development without Freedom: How Aid Underwrites Repression in Ethiopia….Continue Reading
Rights group calls for release of Syrian activist
LONDON (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch urged Syrian authorities Friday to release a writer and political activist who it said faced a military trial for criticising rights violations in Syria’s ally Iran.Continue Reading
Rights group calls for release of Syrian activist
Human Rights Watch urged Syrian authorities Friday to release a writer and political activist who it said faced a military trial for criticising rights violations in Syria’s ally Iran.Continue Reading
HRW calls for release of Syrian activist
An international human rights group is urging Syrian authorities to release a political activist who made comments critical of Iran.Continue Reading
Syria: Free Activist Who Criticized Iran
(New York) – Syrian authorities should not prosecute a political activist for statements criticizing Iran’s 2009 presidential election and should release him immediately, Human Rights Watch said today. Such a prosecution would appear to be a violation …Continue Reading
Armenia: New Rebuff to Broadcaster
(New York) – Armenia has denied a broadcast license to an independent television station, A1+, despite a European Court of Human Rights judgment that previous denials violated freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today.
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UN Security Council: A Step Toward Justice for Women
(New York) – The UN Security Council’s decision on December 16, 2010, to shame publicly the armed groups that target women for sexual abuse is a tremendous step toward ending this horrendous practice, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Sudan: Guarantee Post-Referendum Citizenship Rights
(New York) – Sudan’s ruling political parties should guarantee protection of national minorities and allay public fears of discrimination following the January 9, 2011 referendum on southern succession, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Human rights question over fees
Charging university students up to £9000 a year in tuition fees may contravene human rights law.Continue Reading
Human rights court condemns Ireland over abortion
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday condemned Ireland for forcing a woman suffering from cancer who feared a pregnancy would worsen her health to have an abortion abroad.Continue Reading
Human rights court condemns Ireland over abortion
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday condemned Ireland for forcing a woman suffering from cancer who feared a pregnancy would worsen her health to have an abortion abroad.Continue Reading
Migrants returned by EU to Ukraine face abuse: HRW
Human Rights Watch urged the European Union on Thursday to stop returning migrants and asylum seekers to Ukraine, saying that they faced abuse and torture in the former Soviet republic.Continue Reading
Human rights court condemns Ireland over abortion
The European Court of Human Rights on Thursday condemned Ireland for obliging a woman suffering from cancer and who feared a pregnancy would worsen her health to have an abortion abroad.Continue Reading