HRW tells China to explain fate of Uighurs from Cambodia
Human Rights Watch has called on Beijing to explain the fate of 20 Uighurs deported from Cambodia a year ago who had sought asylum following deadly ethnic violence in China’s far-western Xinjiang region.Continue Reading
China asked to explain fate of Uighurs from Cambodia
Human Rights Watch has called on Beijing to explain the fate of 20 Uighurs deported from Cambodia a year ago who had sought asylum following deadly ethnic violence in China’s far-western Xinjiang region.Continue Reading
A human rights lawyer under attack
The VERA Files’ Jo Abaya-Santos follows lawyer Jobert Pahilga, who serves poor farmers and peasants, and documents his triumphs and tribulations in her photo essay.Continue Reading
China: Account for “Disappeared” Uighurs
(New York) – The Chinese government should account for a group of 20 ethnic Uighurs deported from Cambodia one year ago, Human Rights Watch said today. Over the past year, the Chinese government has consistently refused to provide information about the…Continue Reading
After Ruling, Will Ireland Ease its Abortion Ban?
The European Court of Human Rights’ ruling that Ireland’s anti-abortion law is a violation of human rights forces the country to finally clarify when — and whether — a woman is allowed to terminate her pregnancyContinue Reading
Ecuador: Drop Plan to Control Civil Society
President Rafael Correa should drop a proposed decree that would unjustifiably impose government control over Ecuador’s nongovernmental organizations, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Fortress Europe and the EU-Ukraine migrant pact
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U.N. rights envoy appeals to Sudan on radio staff
A U.N. human rights investigator called on Sudan on Friday to either release or put on trial 11 pro-democracy activists and journalists being held incommunicado since their arrest more than six weeks ago.Continue Reading
UN rights envoy appeals to Sudan on radio staff
A U.N. human rights investigator called on Sudan on Friday to either release or put on trial 11 pro-democracy activists and journalists being held incommunicado since their arrest more than six weeks ago.Continue Reading
HRW urges Syria to free critic of Iran poll
Human Rights Watch called on Friday for Syrian authorities to release an opposition activist who criticised last year’s presidential poll in Iran, an ally of Damascus.Continue Reading
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.
As a campaigner at Amnesty International US…Continue Reading
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