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(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should strongly condemn repression of peaceful protests in Syria and mount an investigation into recent violence, Human Rights Watch said. The council is meeting to discuss Syria on April 29, 2011, fol…Continue Reading

(New York) – Iranian security forces should immediately halt the use of excessive force against demonstrators in an ethnic Arab province of southwestern Iran, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should open independent and transparent inves…Continue Reading

On April 27, 2011, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the elimination of the city’s backlog of 6,132 untested sexual assault evidence kits, or "rape kits," collected through December 2008.
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It is every pregnant woman’s greatest fear – getting sick during your pregnancy and harming your baby.  For many of us, these fears are mitigated by the knowledge that we have access to good health care and caring professionals. 
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The de facto opposition authority in Libya, the National Transitional Council, has formally pledged not to use antipersonnel and antivehicle landmines.

(New York) – The de facto opposition author…Continue Reading

(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

(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

Human Rights Watch welcomes the holding of this Special Session in response to the alarming human rights violations in Syria.
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