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(Washington, DC) – President Barack Obama should direct the Justice Department to apply Prison Rape Elimination Act standards to detainees in US immigration facilities, Human Rights Watch and 10 other organizations said today in a letter to the preside…Continue Reading

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The Afghan government on Tuesday announced it is to take over the running of women’s shelters despite concerns from Western human rights groups that it could put lives at risk.Continue Reading

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(New York) – Iranian security forces should stop using teargas and batons to disperse peaceful crowds gathered in support of the popular movements in Egypt and Tunisia, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should also release opposition leade…Continue Reading

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(New York) – Separatist insurgents in Thailand’s southern border provinces should immediately end attacks on civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. Since January 2011, insurgent groups have carried out a wave of bombings, in violation of the laws of…Continue Reading

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(New York, February 14, 2010) – Cambodia should provide safe asylum for Montagnards fleeing Vietnam’s Central Highlands even after it closes the United Nation’s refugee center in Phnom Penh for Montagnards on February 15, 2011, Human Rights Watch said …Continue Reading

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(Sanaa) – Yemen’s security forces attacked demonstrators, activists, lawyers, and journalists in Sanaa, the capital, on February 14, 2011, apparently without justification, Human Rights Watch said today.
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