(New York) – The European Union and the United States should re-examine their relationships with the Uzbek government in light of its atrocious rights record, Human Rights Watch said today on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the government massacre …Continue Reading

Jordan should take steps to prevent torture in light of recent allegations of severe abuse there. European and Arab national human rights institutions are discussing the subject on May 11, 2011, in Berlin, with th…Continue Reading

New York – Even as US President Barack Obama declared that "the world is safer" without Osama bin Laden, his Homeland Security office was bracing for a possible revenge attack.
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Iranian authorities should immediately release two American hikers who are being tried on apparently politically motivated charges of espionage and illegal entry.

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The Ugandan parliament should reject the Anti-Homosexuality Bill that has been the subject of public hearings in recent days before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee. The Parliamentary Order Paper of 1…Continue Reading

(Washington, DC) – A prominent rights activist who was active in Bahrain’s pro-democracy street protests appeared before a special military court on May 8, 2011, bearing visible signs of ill-treatment and perhaps torture, Human Rights Watch said today….Continue Reading