Daughter of jailed Bahrain human rights activist says she’s on hunger strike until his release
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A daughter of a prominent Bahraini human rights activist went on hunger strike on Tuesday to protest the arrest of several family members — including her father and her husband — for their connection to anti-government…Continue Reading
Sri Lanka: UN Experts Submit Report
(New York) – The report by a panel of experts to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on April 12, 2011, about laws-of-war violations in Sri Lanka should be used to pave the way for justice, Human Rights Watch said today.
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UAE: Foreign Institutions Should Condemn Crackdown
(New York) – International public institutions opening branches on Saadiyat Island should send a clear message to Emirate authorities that they strongly condemn the United Arab Emirate’s attack on rights advocates, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Letter to NYU, the Guggenheim Foundation, and Agence France-Museums Regarding the Arrest of Ahmed Mansoor
John Sexton, President
New York University
Richard Armstrong. Director
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Laurence des Cars, Scientific Director
Manuel Rabaté, Secretary General
Agence France-Museums
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Letter to President Obama regarding US implementation of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
Dear President Obama,
We are writing regarding US implementation of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, and specifically, the failure of your administration to fulfill its pledge to secure concrete progress by the governments of Chad, the Democ…Continue Reading
US: Pressure Allies to End Child Soldier Use
(Washington, DC) – The Obama administration should make good on its pledge to work with recipients of US military assistance to end their use of child soldiers, four leading human rights and humanitarian organizations said in a letter to President Bara…Continue Reading
Israel/Gaza: Protect Civilians From Attack
(Jerusalem) – The escalation of fighting between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza should not come at the expense of civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. Attacks since April 7, 2011, by Hamas and Israeli forces appear to have targeted ci…Continue Reading
U.N. names Ivory Coast human rights investigators
The United Nations on Tuesday named the experts who will investigate allegations of human rights abuses in Ivory Coast a day after the capture of Laurent Gbagbo whose refusal to quit as president triggered conflict.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch Owes Israel an Apology
In the wake of Judge Richard Goldstone’s landmark op-ed in The Washington Post, Stuart Robinowitz says Human Rights Watch should issue a mea culpa for its allegations that Israel committed war crimes in the deaths of civilians in Gaza—and return to…Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch Defends Work on Israel
In a letter to The Daily Beast, Human Rights Watch responds to Stuart Robinowitz’s allegations that the organization is hostile to Israel and falsely accused the country of committing war crimes in the deaths of civilians in Gaza. HRW’s Iain Levine…Continue Reading
Human rights sore spot for Peru runoff candidates
Peru found itself on Monday facing the very scenario many Peruvians dreaded: The two presidential candidates whose democratic credentials are most questioned — the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori and leftist military man Ollanta …Continue Reading
Egypt: Blogger’s 3-Year Sentence a Blow to Free Speech
(New York) – The military court’s sentencing of the blogger Maikel Nabil to three years in prison is a serious setback to freedom of expression in post-Mubarak Egypt, Human Rights Watch said today. The ruling comes at a time when the Egyptian military …Continue Reading
Human rights sore spot for Peru runoff candidates
Peru found itself on Monday facing the very scenario many Peruvians dreaded: The two presidential candidates whose democratic credentials are most questioned — the daughter of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori and leftist military man Ollanta …Continue Reading
Back Human Rights in Bahrain
The United States has struggled to balance human rights principles and strategic concerns in responding to protests across the Middle East, from Tunisia to Iran. Too often, it has been behind the curve.
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