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
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
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
Indonesia: Press China to Sign ‘Disappearances’ Treaty
(New York) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should urge Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to sign the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, Human Rights Watch said today. Wen is scheduled to v…Continue Reading
Thailand: Authorities Silence ‘Red Shirt’ Community Radios
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Uzbekistan: Activists Harassed After TV Broadcast
(New York) – Uzbek authorities should fully investigate the harassment of several human rights activists the day after they appeared on a Russian news program, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Syria: Arab States Should Push for End to Killings
(New York) – Arab countries should join international efforts to establish an independent international inquiry into the Syrian government’s use of lethal force against peaceful protesters, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Syria: Arab States Should Push for End to Killings
(New York) – Arab countries should join international efforts to establish an independent international inquiry into the Syrian government’s use of lethal force against peaceful protesters, Human Rights Watch said today.
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US, China in human rights talks amid clampdown
US and Chinese officials met in Beijing on Wednesday for sensitive human rights talks, with the American side expected to press China to ease a major government crackdown on dissent.Continue Reading