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India asked to suspend Zimbabve from diamond trade
The Indian government should support the suspension of Zimbabwe from the international "conflict diamonds" body that will be meeting in Namibia next week, Human Rights Watch urged today. India is chair of the Participation Committee of the Kimberley...
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AU: Back Mbeki Panel Call for Darfur Prosecutions
The African Union (AU) should support the High-Level Panel on Darfur's call for prosecutions to provide justice for victims in Darfur, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch said that the panel's recommendation to create a "hybrid court"...
Pakistan: Get Aid to Civilians Caught in Fighting
The Pakistani government and armed forces should ensure that civilians who cannot escape the intensified fighting in South Waziristan have sufficient access to food, health care, and other necessities, Human Rights Watch said today. "People trying...
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Russia: Drop Criminal Libel Charges Against Activist
Russian authorities should immediately drop criminal libel charges against Oleg Orlov, the prominent activist who heads Memorial Human Rights Center, Human Rights Watch said today. The charges stem from Orlov's statement that Ramzan Kadyrov, the president...
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US: Revised Military Commissions Remain Substandard
The military commissionslegislation that President Barack Obama signed into law today does not remedy the commissions' inherent flaws, Human Rights Watch said today. The Military Commissions Act of 2009, which was included in the National...
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Iraq: Bring Bombers to Justice
Devastating bomb attacks in Baghdad on October 25, 2009, were an assault on the fundamental principle of respect for life, and Iraqi authorities have a duty to ensure that anyone found to have contributed to their execution is apprehended and...
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India: Provide Access to Pain Treatment
Hundreds of thousands of patients in India unnecessarily experience excruciating pain, Human Rights Watch said in a report today. Restrictive drug regulations, lack of training for health care workers, and poorly integrated care result in needless suffering...
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Sri Lanka: Domestic Inquiry into Abuses a Smokescreen
The Sri Lankan government's proposal to create a committee of experts to examine allegations of laws-of-war violations during the conflict between the government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is an attempt to avoid an independent...
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Uzbekistan: EU Fails Human Rights Victims
The European Union's decision today to lift the arms embargo against Uzbekistan despite its atrocious human rights record is an unconscionable abdication of responsibility toward Uzbek victims of abuse, Human Rights Watch, International Crisis Group,...
Saudi Arabia: King Overturns 60-Lashes Verdict Against Journalist
The swift action today by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to overturn a sentence of 60 lashes against a Saudi television producer sent an important message to the country's courts, Human Rights Watch said today. King Abdullah should also overturn the...
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