Senegal: Donors to Meet to Fund Hissène Habré Trial
(Dakar) – A meeting of international donors in Dakar on November 24, 2010, to finance the prosecution of Hissène Habré is a potential turning point in the long campaign to bring the former Chadian dictator to justice, a coalition of human rights orga…Continue Reading
Chechen president under fire ahead of murder trial
An Austrian human rights lawyer and others on Monday blamed the slaying of a Chechen refugee on the president of the southern Russian republic and expressed hope that an upcoming trial will help prosecute him.Continue Reading
Chechen president under fire ahead of murder trial
An Austrian human rights lawyer and others on Monday blamed the slaying of a Chechen refugee on the president of the southern Russian republic and expressed hope that an upcoming trial will help prosecute him.Continue Reading
Japanese Media Censor Statement about Human Rights Abuses of Religious Minorities
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A press release announcing that human rights advocates are calling on Japan to stop persecution and imprisonment of religious minorities was refused for distribution in Japan by K.K. Kyodo News Agenc…Continue Reading
Chechen president under fire ahead of murder trial
An Austrian human rights lawyer and others on Monday blamed the slaying of a Chechen refugee on the president of the southern Russian republic and expressed hope that an upcoming trial will help prosecute him.Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia: Journalist Sentenced to Public Lashing
(New York) – Saudi authorities should overturn a sentence of 50 lashes and two months in prison for a journalist who wrote about public anger over electricity cuts, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Saudi Arabia: Journalist Sentenced to Public Lashing
(New York) – Saudi authorities should overturn a sentence of 50 lashes and two months in prison for a journalist who wrote about public anger over electricity cuts, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Behind Oklahoma’s ‘Save our State’ Vote
Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly passed a constitutional amendment on Nov. 2 that forbids judges from taking Sharia law and international law into consideration when making decisions. A federal judge has already blocked it from taking effect.
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In the Name of the Law
The harrowing torture recounted by William Finnegan lays bare a practice that is all too common in Mexico’s war on drugs (“In the Name of the Law,” October 18th). Human Rights Watch has documented more than a hundred credible allegations of tortu…Continue Reading
Pakistan: Filthy Business
WHAT on earth did Aasia Bibi do to merit the dubious distinction of becoming the first woman in Pakistan to be sentenced to death for blasphemy? Basically, she, a Christian, and a peasant to boot, had the gall to feel insulted.
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Russia: Vienna Trial Should Prompt Inquiry
(New York) - The Russian government should closely examine evidence gathered by the Austrian police relating to Chechnya’s leader, Human Rights Watch said today. The evidence suggests that the Kremlin-appointed leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, was…Continue Reading
Commission’s Kosovo Assessment Ignores Migration Abuses
With Brussels increasingly the most influential actor in Kosovo, the European Commission annual progress report is a key benchmark for its performance on human rights.
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi, newly free, calls for talks
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, freed from seven years of house arrest, told thousands of wildly cheering supporters Sunday that she would continue to fight for human rights and the rule of law in the military-controlled nation. She called f…Continue Reading
Cheers as freed Myanmar democracy leader appears
Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, freed from seven years of house arrest, told thousands of wildly cheering supporters Sunday that she would continue to fight for human rights and the rule of law in the military-ruled nation.Continue Reading
Cluster Bomb Treaty: Nations Approve Bold Action Plan
(Vientiane) – Nations that have joined the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions approved a bold and comprehensive action plan
to eradicate cluster bombs as they concluded their first meeting. The Vientiane Declaration and Action Plan were agreed on
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