Canada: Ignatieff Has Some Explaining to Do
It was not surprising that last week Stephen Harper’s government defeated a modest opposition private member’s bill that offered an opportunity to improve the human rights records of Canadian oil, mining and gas companies.
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Cameroon: Same-Sex Relations Bring Attacks, Arrests
(Douala) – Cameroonians are attacked by police, politicians, the media, and even their own communities if they are suspected of having sexual relations with a person of the same sex, four human rights organizations said in a joint report released today…Continue Reading
Guinea: Civil Society Groups Urge Restraint
(Paris) – A total of 101 organizations from Guinean, French, regional, and international civil society today condemned the violence and attacks against civilian populations, human rights defenders, and Guinean political figures during the past three mo…Continue Reading
Tunisia: International Body Should Press Tunisia to End Harassment of Judges
(New York) -A number of international human rights groups sent the following letter to officials of the International Association of Judges in advance of their meeting in Dakar on November 6 through 11, 2010, to ask them to press the government of Tuni…Continue Reading
The Trial That Wasn’t: The Sentencing of Omar Khadr
A layer of mold covered my tent in "Camp Justice" at Guantanamo last week. It was on the walls, on the thick yellow cables that bring in power from the noisy generators, and even on my pillow.
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Opinion: Oil rich but rights poor in Azerbaijan
BAKU, Azerbaijan – Baku is bustling. Every time I visit, I am amazed at the new office buildings, homes, highways, bridges, parks and enormous flags that dominate the city’s landscape. Thanks to its oil riches, this country in the South Caucasus has on…Continue Reading
Indonesia: Uphold Religious Freedom
(New York) – President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should uphold freedom of religion in Indonesia and repudiate statements by his religious affairs minister calling for the banning of the Ahmadiyah religion, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to th…Continue Reading
U.S. faults UN rights body but will still work with it
The United States criticized the main U.N. human rights forum Wednesday for what it called an unbalanced approach to Israel but made clear it would go on working with a body it joined just last year.Continue Reading
Q&A on Elections in Burma
Introduction
What has been the electoral process to date?
What occurred during Burma’s last elections in 1990?
What will be the make-up of the new parliament?
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India/US: Unite in Commitment to Protect Human Rights
(New York) – US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should put human rights at the heart of their discussions when they meet in New Delhi, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Human rights campaigners voice disappointment with Obama
Human rights campaigners on Thursday expressed disappointment at the Obama administration, saying it had failed to remedy abuse in Iraq and bring those responsible for the torture of terror suspects to justice.Continue Reading
US: Immigration System Should Meet International Human Rights Obligations
John Morton
Director
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
500 12th Street SW
Washington, DC 20536
John Gage
National President
American Federation of Government Employees
AFL-CIO
80 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Re: Human rights obligations in the c…Continue Reading
France: Open letter to President Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s state visit
Below is the English translation of an open letter sent to French President Nicolas Sarkozy by Human Rights Watch’s France Director Jean-Marie Fardeau, ahead of Chinese President’s Hu Jintao’s state visit (November 4-6).
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US submits to UN human rights review
The United States is submitting its human rights record to the scrutiny of other nations — both allies and adversaries — for the first time, as the Obama administration opens itself up to a committee shunned by his predecessor.Continue Reading
Human rights chief stepping down
The chief executive of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission is to leave his post it has been revealed.Continue Reading