Vietnam: End Crackdown on Lawyers, Rights Defenders
(New York) – Vietnam should immediately release an outspoken legal scholar and end its crackdown on lawyers and activists challenging the government on human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Cu Huy Ha Vu, who has brought controversial legal compl…Continue Reading
Steve Goose Delivers Statement at First Meeting of States Parties
Thank you Mr. President,
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Cameron presses China on currency, human rights
Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday urged China to work closely with the G20 and introduce greater political freedoms on the final day of a trade mission shadowed by human rights issues.Continue Reading
Cameron presses China on currency, human rights
Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday urged China to work closely with the G20 and introduce greater political freedoms on the final day of a trade mission shadowed by human rights issues.Continue Reading
British PM presses China on currency, human rights
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday urged China to work closely with the G20 and introduce greater political freedoms on the final day of a trade mission shadowed by human rights issues.Continue Reading
British PM presses China over currency, human rights
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday urged China to work closely with the G20 and introduce greater political freedoms on the final day of a trade mission shadowed by human rights issues.Continue Reading
Croatia: Greater Progress Needed on Rights
(Brussels) – Croatia should carefully study the assessments of its human rights record expressed by the United Nations and the European Union on November 8 and 9, 2010, and accept and carry out their recommendations, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Letter Regarding US Counterterrorism Assistance to Yemen
Dear Secretary Clinton and Secretary Gates:
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Kyrgyzstan: New Assault in Violence-Ridden Court Case
(New York) – The Kyrgyz authorities should immediately investigate a new assault on a group of defendants, including a well known human rights defender, and take steps to protect them, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the Kyrgyz authorities…Continue Reading
The US Blinks, and Children Will Suffer
Until recently, the United States might have been considered a world leader in combating the use of child soldiers. But after events last month, children victimized in war may need to look elsewhere for help.
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Letter to the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Urging Immediate Steps Towards the Implementation of Women’s Rights Commitments
H.R.H. Prince Sa’ud al-Faisal bin Abd al-‘Aziz Al Sa’ud
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Your Excellency,
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Letter to the Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan regarding Safety of Defendants in Trial
Kubatbek Kalbekovich Baibolov
Prosecutor General of Kyrgyzstan
Erkindik 39
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Cc: Interim leader, Roza Otunbaeva
Dear Mr. Baibolov,
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Tunisia: Where Solidarity Brings Sanctions
An abridged French translation of this article was published on LeMonde.fr on November 9, 2010.
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Tunisie : là où la solidarité est sanctionnée
En 2008, menés par des dirigeants syndicaux charismatiques, des milliers de mineurs au chômage de la région de Gafsa (au sud de la Tunisie) ont manifesté pendant sept mois de façon intermittente, réclamant la fin du népotisme, du sous-développe…Continue Reading