(New York) – The Nizami District Court of Ganja city sentenced a youth activist to two years in prison for military draft evasion on May 18, 2011, in a politically motivated trial, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Por el equipo de Amnistía Internacional en Misrata
Tras 36 horas de viaje haciendo frente al mar Mediterráneo en un inestable barco de pesca, llegamos a Misrata, ciudad donde prácticamente en todos los barrios, calles y hogares se ve y se siente e…Continue Reading

(New York) – Creative agency JWT has been honored with six prestigious international advertising awards for its campaign for Human Rights Watch involving an art installation drawing attention to Burma’s political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said toda…Continue Reading

Egyptian authorities continue to restrict freedom of assembly, torture detainees and try civilians in military courts, highlighting the urgent need for reform, Amnesty International said Thursday.Continue Reading

(Tokyo) – Prime Minister Naoto Kan of Japan should call on China to release the large number of peaceful critics it has rounded up in recent months during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to Japan, Human Rights Watch said today. Wen will visit Japan …Continue Reading

Egyptian authorities continue to restrict freedom of assembly, torture detainees and try civilians in military courts, highlighting the urgent need for reform, Amnesty International said Thursday.Continue Reading

"My father didn’t even recognize me," Abdel Wahed, 32, told me when I interviewed him in a hospital in southern Tunisia in late April. His entire face was blackened with serious burns from what he believed was a Grad rocket launched by Gaddaf…Continue Reading