Azerbaijan: Court Defies European Court Instruction to Free Journalist
(New York) – The Azerbaijan Supreme Court has refused to abide by a binding European Court of Human Rights judgment to release a wrongfully imprisoned, outspoken journalist, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities used trumped up charges to cont…Continue Reading
Problems in China’s National Labor Laws
Author Kimiko K. Julie analyzes Chinese human rights issues through an in-depth studyContinue Reading
Burma: Chronology of Aung San Suu Kyi’s Detention
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Burma: Suu Kyi Release Spotlights Remaining Political Prisoners
(New York) – Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s release should be the first step for Burma’s military government to free more than 2,100 political prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today. The government released Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate, from house …Continue Reading
Foreign Secretary Invites Human Rights Centre Chair to Join Key Advisory Group
Professor Sir Nigel Rodley, chair of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, has been invited to join the Advisory Group on Human Rightsis established by the Foreign Secretary William Hague.Continue Reading
The High Price of Journalism in Putin’s Russia
(Moscow) As a journalist for Russia’s leading independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, I have been lucky. For over a decade I’ve had the privilege to report extensively on dramatic current events in my country-including in Chechnya and other turbulent Nor…Continue Reading
Justice in Vienna and Chechnya
Q. Who is Umar Israilov?
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Syria: Transfer Women Out of Male Prison
(New York) – Syria’s prison authorities should immediately transfer women detained in the predominantly male `Adra prison to a facility for women, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities are holding at least 12 women among an estimated 7,000 men…Continue Reading
Syria: Transfer Women Out of Male Prison
(New York) – Syria’s prison authorities should immediately transfer women detained in the predominantly male `Adra prison to a facility for women, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities are holding at least 12 women among an estimated 7,000 men…Continue Reading
Sudan: Halt Wave of Attacks on Civilians in Darfur
(New York) – Sudanese government forces have carried out a series of attacks on civilians since August 2010 in Jebel Marra, the mountainous rebel stronghold in central Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should halt the attacks and al…Continue Reading
EU ECommerce Law May Undermine Human Rights, Group Says
A digital rights group has said the European Union’s eCommerce Directive could undermine fundamental human rights.Continue Reading
Public killings take Somalia ‘back to stone age’
Six UN human rights experts said on Thursday that they feared groups like the Shebab were taking Somalia “back to the stone age,” following the public execution of two teenage girls.Continue Reading
UN Security Council: Highlight Human Rights and Accountability at Ministerial Meeting on Sudan
Your Excellency:
We write to you regarding the Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Sudan scheduled for November 16, 2010, in which the council is expected to discuss the upcoming referenda in Sudan, the situation in Darfur, and progress of the Doh…Continue Reading
India: Guilty of Silence?
The US has backed India’s candidacy for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. The enormity of such a responsibility will be apparent sooner though, since India is scheduled to serve a two-year term on the Security Council starting ne…Continue Reading
Shebab take Somalia ‘back to stone age’: UN
Six UN human rights experts said on Thursday that they feared groups like the Shebab were taking Somalia “back to the stone age,” following the public execution of two teenage girls.Continue Reading