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Iran: Four Journalists Receive Hellman/Hammett Grants
Four Iranians are among 37 writers from 18 countries who are receiving the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award, Human Rights Watch said today. The award recognizes their commitment to free expression and the courage with which they have faced political...
US/China: Obama Should Raise Human Rights in China
United States President Barack Obama should raise key human rights concerns publicly on his first official visit to China, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released today. "President Obama has spoken forcefully about the importance of defending...
Lebanon: Deadly Month for Domestic Workers
The Lebanese government should investigate the deaths of eight migrant domestic workers during October 2009, as well as the reasons for the disproportionately high death rate among this group of workers, Human Rights Watch said today. An estimated...
Tags: HRW, Domestic Workers
Cuba: Prominent Blogger Abducted, Beaten
– Cuban authorities should cease all attacks on human rights defenders, journalists, bloggers and civic activists, Human Rights Watch said today. The international community should condemn attacks on those who peacefully exercise their basic rights...
Tags: Media Freedom, HRW
Turkmenistan: Environmental Advocate Freed
Turkmenistan’s release of the environmental activist Andrei Zatoka from prison on November 6, 2009, is a welcome development, but reports that the authorities effectively forced him to leave the country and may have confiscated his apartment,...
Tags: HRW
57 Palestinians Forced From Their Homes in One Week
- Israeli authorities in East Jerusalem should immediately stop demolishing Palestinian homes in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch said today. In the week beginning October 27, 2009, Jerusalem municipal authorities used bulldozers...
Tags: HRW
Al-Bashir Should Not be Welcome at Istanbul Conference
Turkey should not allow President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, an accused war criminal, to attend a conference in Istanbul, and should arrest him if he sets foot in Turkey, Human Rights Watch said today. Recent news reports indicate that al-Bashir has...
Tags: HRW
Sudan: Reform National Security Law
A report released on November 5, 2009 by the United Nations Panel of Experts on Sudan reveals continuing human rights violations in Darfur and underscores the urgent need to reform Sudan's repressive national security law, Human Rights Watch said today....
Diamond Monitoring Body’s Failure to Suspend Allows for Sale of “Blood Diamonds”
The credibility of the world's "blood diamond" monitoring group has been damaged after its failure this week to suspend Zimbabwe despite overwhelming evidence of serious human rights abuses and smuggling in the Marange diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe,...
Iranian security forces condemned after clampdown on protesters
Amnesty International has condemned the excessive use of force by Iranian security forces that saw scores of peaceful protesters beaten and detained on Wednesday.Security forces - including the paramilitary Basij militia - used batons and tear gas to...
Tags: HRW
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