Justice in Vienna and Chechnya
Q. Who is Umar Israilov?
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Syria: Transfer Women Out of Male Prison
(New York) – Syria’s prison authorities should immediately transfer women detained in the predominantly male `Adra prison to a facility for women, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities are holding at least 12 women among an estimated 7,000 men…Continue Reading
Syria: Transfer Women Out of Male Prison
(New York) – Syria’s prison authorities should immediately transfer women detained in the predominantly male `Adra prison to a facility for women, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities are holding at least 12 women among an estimated 7,000 men…Continue Reading
Sudan: Halt Wave of Attacks on Civilians in Darfur
(New York) – Sudanese government forces have carried out a series of attacks on civilians since August 2010 in Jebel Marra, the mountainous rebel stronghold in central Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should halt the attacks and al…Continue Reading
EU ECommerce Law May Undermine Human Rights, Group Says
A digital rights group has said the European Union’s eCommerce Directive could undermine fundamental human rights.Continue Reading
Public killings take Somalia ‘back to stone age’
Six UN human rights experts said on Thursday that they feared groups like the Shebab were taking Somalia “back to the stone age,” following the public execution of two teenage girls.Continue Reading
UN Security Council: Highlight Human Rights and Accountability at Ministerial Meeting on Sudan
Your Excellency:
We write to you regarding the Security Council Ministerial Meeting on Sudan scheduled for November 16, 2010, in which the council is expected to discuss the upcoming referenda in Sudan, the situation in Darfur, and progress of the Doh…Continue Reading
India: Guilty of Silence?
The US has backed India’s candidacy for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. The enormity of such a responsibility will be apparent sooner though, since India is scheduled to serve a two-year term on the Security Council starting ne…Continue Reading
Shebab take Somalia ‘back to stone age’: UN
Six UN human rights experts said on Thursday that they feared groups like the Shebab were taking Somalia “back to the stone age,” following the public execution of two teenage girls.Continue Reading
Congo/Central African Republic: LRA Victims Appeal to Obama
(Washington, DC) – Victims of atrocities by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have sent emotional personal pleas to US President Barack Obama, calling for urgent action to end attacks by the rebel group, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Letter to President Obama on the US Comprehensive Strategy on the Lord’s Resistance Army
Dated July 15, 2010 / Made public November 11, 2010
Dear Mr. President,
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Human Rights Advocates Call on Japan to Stop Religious Persecution and Imprisonments
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Human rights advocates and religious leaders in 11 major cities from New York to Seattle plan a coordinated protest November 16th against the continued inaction by Japanese government to stop the abuse…Continue Reading
Mexico: Letter to the Senate and the House of Deputies
Dear Senator Beltrones Rivera and Representative Ramírez Marín:
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Ukraine: Stop Harassing Rights Group
(Moscow) – The Ukrainian authorities should immediately return materials and equipment seized from the prominent human rights activist Dmytro Groisman and the organization he leads, and allow the group to resume its lawful human rights activities, Huma…Continue Reading
Czechs under fire for defying court ruling on Roma
Human rights groups said Wednesday they filed a complaint with the EU accusing the Czech government of failing to comply with a court order that it stop placing thousands of healthy Roma children in schools for the mentally disabled.Continue Reading