Descent into Chaos
This report provides the most detailed account yet of violence and human rights abuses by both sides during and after massive protests in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand in 2010.
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Kyrgyzstan: Investigate Systematic Ethnic Attacks
(New York) – Kyrgyzstan should act on recommendations in an international report released on May 3, 2011, to investigate systematic ethnic attacks during the June 2010 violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, Human Rights Watch said.
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UAE: Civil Society Crackdown Widens
(London) – The United Arab Emirates expanded its crackdown on civil society on May 2, 2011, by dissolving the elected board of directors of the Teachers’ Association, Human Rights Watch said today. This was the second prominent civil society organizati…Continue Reading
US: Giving Juveniles Who Kill a Chance at Redemption
To the Editor:
Re "Juvenile Killers in Jail for Life Seek a Reprieve" (news article, April 21):
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Targeting China’s Media Censorship Barriers
On March 29, 2011 China’s propaganda authorities banned independent reporting of possible radioactive contamination from Japan’s stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The directive restricted all media coverage to carefully vetted copy from t…Continue Reading
US: A Prom is No Place for Immigrant Checks
Forget the golden memories. Under a new law passed by the Alabama Senate last week, undocumented immigrant children could be kept out of their school proms, and a whole lot of other activities that are an important part of the fabric of an American edu…Continue Reading
Rights group slams Thailand over crackdown deaths
An international human rights group urged Thailand on Tuesday to properly investigate dozens of deaths during a military crackdown on anti-government protests last year, and said the lack of criminal trials showed the army continues to have impunity.Continue Reading
Symbol sought for human rights: Germany launches quest for a logo
BERLIN – Germany and several other countries launched a campaign Tuesday to create a human rights logo that would serve as a universal symbol like the peace sign or a heart signifying love.Continue Reading
Germany launches quest for human rights logo
Germany and several other countries launched a campaign Tuesday to create a human rights logo that would serve as a universal symbol like the peace sign or a heart signifying love.Continue Reading
UN Security Council: Support ICC Probe on Libya
(New York) – The United Nations Security Council should declare its support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation into serious crimes committed in Libya when the ICC prosecutor briefs the council on May 4, 2011, Human Rights Watch sa…Continue Reading
Philippine leader to push human rights, security initiatives at Asean summit
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and other Filipino officials, who will attend the 18th Asean Summit next weekend, will advocate the country’s initiatives in human rights, and peace and security, a Depart…Continue Reading
Philippine leader to push human rights, security initiatives at Asean summit
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III and other Filipino officials, who will attend the 18th Asean Summit next weekend, will advocate the country’s initiatives in human rights, and peace and security, a Depart…Continue Reading
Human rights group slams Thai gov’t for failure to prosecute army over crackdown deaths
BANGKOK – An international human rights group says the lack of criminal trials from a deadly crackdown on anti-government protesters in Thailand shows its military continues to have impunity.Continue Reading
Activist: Syrian regime arrests 1,000 in new sweep
A leading human rights activist says Syrian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people in their latest security sweep.Continue Reading
Activist: Syrian regime arrests 1,000 in new sweep
A leading human rights activist says Syrian authorities have arrested more than 1,000 people in their latest security sweep.Continue Reading