Pakistan: Balochistan Militants Killing Teachers
(Islamabad) – Militant groups in Pakistan’s Balochistan province should immediately stop killing, threatening, and harassing teachers and other educators, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.read moreContinue Reading
Jordan: Release Candidate Who Called for Equality
(Amman) – Jordan’s military prosecutor at the State Security Court should immediately free a former parliamentary candidate and drop politically motivated charges against him, Human Rights Watch said today. Tahir Nassar, who unsuccessfully ran for a se…Continue Reading
Rights on the Line
This roundup of Human Rights Watch reporting on violations of migrants’ rights in 2010 includes coverage of Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the United States.
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Global: Flawed Policies Expose Migrants to Abuse
(Jakarta) – Many governments’ immigration policies and protection gaps expose migrants to abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report today in advance of International Migrants Day, December 18, 2010. The abuses include labor exploitation, violence, tra…Continue Reading
Kuwait: Permit Peaceful Political Gatherings
(New York) – Kuwait’s interior ministry should not use violence to disperse peaceful political gatherings, Human Rights Watch said today.
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US: Investigate Counterterrorism Assistance to Yemen
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Joint Letter to the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Dear Mr. President,
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Human Rights Day 2010: Fighting Discrimination with the Human Rights Defenders
Dec. 10 is the day of this year’s quest to help put an end to human rights violations across the world and is called Human Rights Day 2010. Human Rights Day designed to help spread awareness about discrimination and the Human Rights Defenders, the grou…Continue Reading
Indonesia: Explain Transfer of Imprisoned Activists
(New York) – The Indonesian authorities should immediately allow two Papuan political prisoners and three others to fairly contest their transfer from prison to a police headquarters and permit them access to their lawyers, Human Rights Watch said toda…Continue Reading
Peaceful protests mark human rights day in Cuba
Members of the dissident group Ladies in White staged brief protests in front of two prisons while pro-government Cuban youths danced salsa in the park as islanders marked a comparatively peaceful international Human Rights Day on Friday.Continue Reading
10,000 Jews, Arabs in Tel Aviv human rights march
Around 10,000 Jews and Arabs demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Friday in protest at a rising tide of extremist sentiment in Israel that they warn is posing a growing threat to democracy in the country.Continue Reading
Human Rights Day 2010: Forgetting Those Close to Home
Human Rights Day falls on Friday, Dec. 10, 2010. Human Rights Day marks the anniversary of the United Nations adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. This declaration helped and continues to help focus and intensify efforts to confr…Continue Reading
Over 10000 march for human rights in Tel Aviv
Around 10000 people demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Friday to protest against the rising tide of extremist sentiment in Israel that they warn is posing a growing threat to Israeli democracy.Continue Reading
Las cartas de solidaridad nos dieron fuerza para luchar por los derechos de las mujeres en Nicaragua
A fin de aumentar la sensibilización en torno a la campaña Escribe por los derechos de este mes, Ana María Pizarro, defensora de los derechos de las mujeres en Nicaragua, recuerda cómo los mensajes de esperanza y apoyo que llegaron de todo el mun…Continue Reading