Greece’s Asylum Crisis Can’t Be Fixed without Reforming Dublin Rules
Friday’s (January 21) powerful ruling by the European Court of Human Rights that Greece is not a safe country of asylum should come as no surprise to immigration ministers in the EU.
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Egypt: Demonstrators Defy Riot Police, Censorship
(Cairo) – Thousands of protesters in Cairo and Alexandria defied a heavy deployment of riot police and other security forces and government warnings not to participate in demonstrations on January 28, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The government…Continue Reading
Egypt: The View From Liberation Square
(Cairo) – As students our dream was to demonstrate in Tahrir (Liberation) Square in the center of the city, the site of the 1977 bread riots that brought political consciousness to the human rights movement in Egypt.
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Pakistan: A Year of Abuses
Ali Dayan Hasan, Senior Asia Researcher at Human Rights Watch, spoke with Raza Rumi of The Friday Times about the state of human rights in Pakistan.
What have been the key findings of the 2011 World Report with respect to Pakistan?
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‘Leadership deficit’ debated at Davos
Amnesty International Secretary General Salil Shetty questions the credibility of world leaders during the BBC World debate from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Sudan: New Attacks on Civilians in Darfur
(New York) – Sudanese government and rebel attacks on civilians in Darfur have dramatically increased in recent weeks without signs of abating, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Australia’s human rights scrutinised at UN review
Australia has had its human rights record scrutinised in an international peer review at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.Continue Reading
Egypt: End Crackdown on Peaceful Demonstrations
(Cairo) – The Egyptian government should end an escalating crackdown on what appear to be largely peaceful protests against police brutality, poverty, and corruption, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Uganda: Promptly Investigate Killing of Prominent LGBT Activist
(Kampala) - Police in Uganda should urgently and impartially investigate the killing of the prominent human rights activist David Kato, Human Rights Watch said today. Kato had dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexual,…Continue Reading
Yukon human rights case gets 2nd hearing
A Yukon Human Rights Commission began a new hearing concerning Thomas Molloy, who says he was discriminated against because of his criminal record.Continue Reading
Human Rights Watch fears Egypt police may open fire
DAVOS Switzerland (Reuters)- Human Rights Watch (HRW) fears that Egypt’s police may use live ammunition on protesters during demonstrations planned for Friday the head of the New-York based group said Thursday.Continue Reading
Davos: Global Governance in a Changing World
(Davos) – This year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos is focusing on the challenges of global governance. Are international institutions capable of addressing today’s problems in light of recent shifts in global power?
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Azerbaijan: Rights Situation No Cause for Celebration
I am standing in the corridor of the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg, home of the Council of Europe [13]’s Parliamentary Assembly, awaiting my next meeting to discuss the human rights situation in Azerbaijan.
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Sri Lankan Domestic Workers Stranded in Jordan
H.E. Prime Minister Samir al-Rifai
Prime Minister’s Office
Amman – Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Re: Urgent Provision of Housing Needed for Sri Lankan Domestic Workers
Dear Prime Minister Samir al-Rifai,
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Solana, Jilani, and Matsumoto Join Human Rights Watch Board
(London) – The Spanish diplomat and politician Javier Solana, the Pakistani human rights activist Hina Jilani, and the Japanese investment banker Oki Matsumoto have joined Human Rights Watch’s board of directors, Human Rights Watch said today.
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