China releases human rights lawyer, another disappears
China has released human rights lawyer Teng Biao after 70 days in custody but a second lawyer named Li Fangping has disappeared, rights groups told AFP in statements received early Saturday.Continue Reading
Egypt: Military Trials Usurp Justice System
(Cairo) – The Egyptian military should immediately end trials of civilians before military courts and release all those arbitrarily detained or convicted after unfair proceedings, Human Rights Watch said today. In the latest case, 28 civilians arrested…Continue Reading
U.N. human rights body condemns Syria
The top United Nations human rights body condemned Syria on Friday for using deadly force against peaceful protesters and launched an investigation into killings and other alleged crimes.Continue Reading
UN rights council votes for mission to probe Syria
The UN Human Rights Council endorsed a US call for an investigative mission on the bloodshed in Syria on Friday by voting for a resolution that also condemned a violent government crackdown there.Continue Reading
Egypt: Important Commitment to Ratify Rome Statute
(New York) – Egypt’s announcement that it plans to ratify the Rome Statute and become a party to the International Criminal Court (ICC) sends an important message to Egyptians about the direction the country intends to take, Human Rights Watch said tod…Continue Reading
Syria: Human Rights Council Should Set Up Investigation
Human Rights Watch welcomes the holding of this Special Session in response to the alarming human rights violations in Syria.
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Morocco: Marrakesh Bombing Abhorrent
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The bombing in Marrakesh on April 28, 2011, was a heinous attack on the population and an assault on basic human rights.
(New York) – The bombing in Marrakesh on April …Continue Reading
Morocco: Marrakesh Bombing Abhorrent
The bombing in Marrakesh on April 28, 2011, was a heinous attack on the population and an assault on basic human rights.
(New York) – The bombing in Marrakesh on April 28, 2011, was a heinous at…Continue Reading
West battles to keep Syria off Human Rights Council
Western nations have opened up a new diplomatic campaign against Syria — trying to stop it getting a seat on the UN Human Rights Council.Continue Reading
Yemen: Deadly Attacks Follow Saleh Immunity Pact
(New York) – President Ali Abdullah Saleh cannot use his promised immunity from prosecution as a carte blanche to tolerate attacks on peaceful protesters, Human Rights Watch said today. Gunmen shot dead 11 more anti-Saleh protesters and wounded more th…Continue Reading
Letter to Ugandan Minister of Justice on the Indefinite Detention of Prisoners with Psychosocial Disabilities
To the Ugandan Minister of Justice Kiddhu Makubuya
Your Excellency,
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Uganda: Languishing Behind Bars
(Kampala) – The Ugandan justice minister should immediately issue orders to release 11 prisoners with psychosocial or mental disabilities who have languished in prison for years without resolution of their cases, Human Rights Watch said today in a lett…Continue Reading
US human rights talks with China yield no information about missing, detained intellectuals
BEIJING, China – An American human rights envoy said Thursday that China provided no useful information when probed about specific cases of individuals who have been detained or who disappeared in a major crackdown on dissent in recent months.Continue Reading
U.S. says "deeply concerned" by human rights in China
The United States is “deeply concerned” about the deterioration of human rights in China, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner said on Thursday after talks with China over the issue.Continue Reading
China media say US human rights pressure will fail
China will never allow the U.S. to dictate political reforms and any American pressure over human rights will torpedo talks on such issues, a Communist Party-run newspaper said Thursday.Continue Reading