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US: Remote Detainee Lockups Hinder Justice
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency's increasing practice of transferring immigrants facing deportation to detention centers far away from their homes severely curtails their ability to challenge their deportation, Human Rights Watch says...
Burundi: Stop Deporting Rwandan Asylum Seekers
Burundi's government should immediately reverse a new policy of deporting Rwandan asylum seekers without considering their cases, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 27, 2009, Interior Minister Edouard Nduwimana ordered police to return 103 asylum...
Tags: HRW, Asylum seekers
Afghanistan: No Shortcuts to Security
US President Barack Obama's new Afghanistan plan needs to strengthen civilian protection through ending the impunity and warlordism that have fuelled the insurgency, Human Rights Watch said today. There is no magic number of US troops that...
Tags: HRW, War Conflict, Human Rights Watch
Indonesia: Timber Corruption’s High Costs
Corruption in Indonesia's lucrative forestry industry costs the government US$2 billion annually, detracting from the resources available to meet its obligations on economic and social rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Inadequate...
Cambodia: UN Review Should Insist on Respect for Rights
United Nations member states should express concerns about the dramatic deterioration of freedom of expression, assembly, and association in Cambodia at today's review of the nation's human rights record, Human Rights Watch said today. Cambodia is...
South Korea: Raise Human Rights in Talks with North Korea
The South Korean government should maintain its principled stance and consistently include a strong human rights agenda in all future dealings with North Korea, Human Rights Watch and three other nongovernmental organizations said today in a letter...
Tags: HRW, Citizens Alliance for North Korean Human Rights, Life Funds for North Korean Refugees, Society to Help Returnees to North Korea
Thailand: Prosecute Rights Violators in the South
Thailand's prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, needs to demonstrate progress in prosecuting security personnel for serious rights violations in the southern border provinces, Human Rights Watch said today. In a November 29, 2009 speech, Abhisit...
Tags: HRW, Rights Violators
Punitive Drug Laws, Policing Practices Impede HIV/AIDS Response
Governments worldwide should take urgent action to reform punitive drug laws, disproportionate penalties, and harsh and discriminatory law enforcement practices as part of their efforts to address HIV among people who use drugs, Human Rights Watch and...
Cambodia: UN Review Should Insist on Respect for Rights
United Nations member states should express concerns about the dramatic deterioration of freedom of expression, assembly, and association in Cambodia at today's review of the nation's human rights record, Human Rights Watch said today. Cambodia is...
Tags: UN, HRW, UPR, United Nations Human Rights Council, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Council, force evictions, Alliance for Freedom of Expression in Cambodia, Cambodian
Uzbekistan: Freed Activist’s Condition Highlights Harsh Treatment
Uzbek political opposition leader Sanjar Umarov's release from prison earlier this month is a positive development, but Umarov's poor health and the fact that he was not acquitted of the politically motivated charges that led to his conviction...
Tags: HRW, Freed Activists, Human Rights Watch, motivated charges, Human rights in Uzbekistan
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