“Work on Him Until He Confesses”:
This report documents how President Hosni Mubarak’s government implicitly condones police abuse by failing to ensure that law enforcement officials accused of torture are investigated and criminally prosecuted, leaving victims without a remedy.
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Letter from Human Rights Watch to The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
Dear Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi,
At this critical moment in the history of Egypt and the Middle East, a heavy burden of responsibility falls on the leaders of the Egyptian Armed Forces to ensure a smooth transition from an era of politica…Continue Reading
Teenagers’ human rights undefended: lawyer
The Tasmanian Government has been accused of failing to take teenagers’ human rights seriously after police allegedly used capsicum spray on a 13-year-old in the State’s north west.Continue Reading
Arab-Israeli gets 9 years for spying for Hezbollah
A prominent Arab-Israeli human rights activist was sentenced to nine years in jail on Sunday after pleading guilty to spying for Lebanon’s Hezbollah, an Israeli court official said.Continue Reading
Palestinian Authority Disrupts Egypt Solidarity Protest in Ramallah
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Egypt: End Use of Live Fire at Peaceful Protests
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Lebanon: Don’t Break with the Special Tribunal
Lebanon’s newly appointed prime minister, Najib Mikati, has remained vague on the key issue facing him if he succeeds in forming the next government.
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Tunisia: Hold Police Accountable for Shootings
(Tunis) – The transitional government of Tunisia should make it an urgent priority to investigate the killings of demonstrators by Tunisian security forces in early January 2011, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Retired military officers denounce ‘harassment’ by human rights investigations
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – A group of retired Uruguayan military officers said that human rights investigations into alleged abuses during the 1973-1985 dictatorship have become harassment and warned they could make their “voice heard.”Continue Reading
France/Ethiopia: Sarkozy Should Highlight Rights Issues on Ethiopia Visit
(Paris) – The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, is scheduled to arrive in Addis Ababa on January 30, 2011, for an official visit to Ethiopia. Human rights concerns, including the misuse of development aid to repress dissent, should be high on Sarkozy’…Continue Reading
Leaked diplomatic cables show tensions between US, Egypt on democracy, human rights questions
WASHINGTON – Egyptian leaders had clashed with the United States over human rights and government reforms for years before Friday’s warning that the situation there threatens U.S. aid to the country, according to a series of leaked U.S. diplomatic mess…Continue Reading
Watching a New Beginning in Egypt
Live updates from Egypt >>
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US: Misuse of the Material Witness Statute
Human Rights Watch and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed an amicus brief in the case of Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd before the Supreme Court. The case challenges the US government’s misuse of the material witness statute to investigate…Continue Reading
Egypt: Nationwide Internet Blackout Endangers Rights
(Cairo) – The Egyptian government’s unprecedented blackout of the nation’s internet and most cell phone networks poses a major threat to basic human rights, and should be reversed immediately, Human Rights Watch said today.
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