US: Explain Conditions of Bradley Manning’s Confinement
The US government should publicly explain the precise reasons behind extremely restrictive and possibly punitive and degrading treatment that Army Private First Class Bradley Manning alleges he has received while detained at the brig at Marine Corps Ba…Continue Reading
Angola: Free Journalist Jailed for Reporting on Judge
(New York) – Angolan authorities should immediately quash the conviction of a Voice of America journalist who was convicted after an unfair trial for stories critical of a local judge, Human Rights Watch said today. Armando Chicoca was sentenced on Mar…Continue Reading
Higher Education’s Dirty Little Secret
Libya’s human rights crisis shined a much-needed spotlight on the relationship between universities and their more problematic funders.
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Why Obama can’t hide behind congressional restrictions on Gitmo
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Vietnam: Overturn Labor Activists’ Harsh Prison Sentences
Vietnamese authorities should reverse the convictions of three young labor activists sentenced to long prison terms, Human Rights Watch said today. The three were arrested in February 2010 for distributing leaflets and helping to organize a strike of 1…Continue Reading
UN report a grim reminder on human rights in Iran
Ann Harrison, Iran researcher, Amnesty International
The publication on Monday of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon’s interim report on Iran to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva did not reveal any startling new information.
Yet, it w…Continue Reading
Uzbekistan: Government Shuts Down Human Rights Watch Office
(London) – The Uzbek government has forced Human Rights Watch to close its Uzbekistan office, Human Rights Watch said today. For years the government has obstructed the organization’s work by denying visas and work accreditation to staff, and has now m…Continue Reading
Indonesia: Revoke Provincial Decrees to Ban a Faith
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should void decrees recently adopted by two provinces that ban activities by the Ahmadiyah religious community, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch rep…Continue Reading
Indonesia: Revoke Provincial Decrees to Ban a Faith
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should void decrees recently adopted by two provinces that ban activities by the Ahmadiyah religious community, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch rep…Continue Reading
Indonesia: Revoke Provincial Decrees to Ban a Faith
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should void decrees recently adopted by two provinces that ban activities by the Ahmadiyah religious community, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch rep…Continue Reading
Egypt dissolves hated state security agency
Egypt’s interior minister on Tuesday dissolved the country’s widely hated state security agency, which was accused of torture and other human rights abuses in the suppression of dissent against ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s nearly 30-year rule.Continue Reading
Côte d’Ivoire: Crimes Against Humanity by Gbagbo Forces
(Abidjan) – The three-month campaign of organized violence by security forces under the control of Laurent Gbagbo and militias that support him gives every indication of amounting to crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said today.read moreContinue Reading
Egypt dissolves hated state security agency
Egypt’s interior minister on Tuesday dissolved the country’s widely hated state security agency, which was accused of torture and other human rights abuses in the suppression of dissent against ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s nearly 30-year rule.Continue Reading
UK ‘should renegotiate human rights convention’
A constitutional expert has said the UK should consider withdrawing from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights.Continue Reading
Nepal: No Justice for Gang-Rape Victim
Nepali authorities should immediately investigate and prosecute the September 2010 gang rape, physical assault, and forced displacement of 30-year-old Gauri Yadav in Siraha district, Human Rights Watch said today. To date, Nepali police have failed to …Continue Reading