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Equatorial Guinea: Account for Oil Wealth
The government of Equatorial Guinea has set new low standards of political and economic malfeasance in handling its billions of dollars in oil revenue instead of improving the lives of its citizens, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today....
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US Should Encourage New Leader to Promote Democracy and Justice in Africa
United States President Barack Obama should use his visit to Ghana on July 10 and 11, 2009 to encourage its new president, John Atta Mills, to take a leadership position in Africa on issues of democracy and justice, Human Rights Watch said today. ...
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Bangladesh: Upgrade War Crimes Law
Bangladesh should make significant improvements to its 1973 law on war crimes so that its planned trials for atrocities and crimes committed in the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan will bring meaningful justice to victims, Human Rights Watch...
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China: President Should Ease Tension by Acknowledging Grievances
Chinese President Hu Jintao, who on July 7, 2009 abruptly left the G8 Summit in Italy to return to Beijing to cope with the Xinjiang protests, should break with past practice and acknowledge Uighurs' grievances, Human Rights Watch said today. Analysts...
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De Facto Government Should Let Inter-American Commission Investigate
Evidence obtained by Human Rights Watch suggests that Honduran soldiers may have used excessive force against supporters of the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, outside the Tegucigalpa airport on July 5, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today. At least...
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US Senate Bill Undermines Federal Courts in Prosecuting Terrorism Suspects
Obama administration-backed legislation before the US Senate to revise military commissions would harm efforts to bring terrorism suspects to justice, Human Rights Watch said today. The changes to existing military commissions legislation were included...
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Saudi Arabia: Women’s Rights Promises Broken
Saudi officials continue to require women to obtain permission from male guardians to conduct their most basic affairs, like traveling or receiving medical care, despite government assertions that no such requirements exist, Human Rights Watch said...
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Iran: Detainees Describe Beatings, Pressure to Confess
The Iranian authorities are using prolonged harsh interrogations, beatings, sleep deprivation, and threats of torture to extract false confessions from detainees arrested since the disputed June 12 presidential election, Human Rights Watch said today....
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Guinea: Coup Leaders Undermining Rights
Respect for human rights by the coup government that took power six months ago has been undermined by arbitrary arrests and detentions, restrictions on political activity, unpunished criminal acts by the military, calls for vigilante justice, and...
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Shortchanging Justice Carries High Price
Pursuing justice against abusive leaders is too often undervalued as negotiators and officials weigh competing objectives in resolving armed conflicts, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 131-page report, "Selling Justice Short:...
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