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Reporter Prosecuted for Reporting Sexual Harassment Claims by Abuse Victims
The Libyan government should investigate allegations of sexual harassment in a state-run residence for women who had been orphaned instead of charging the journalist who reported the story with criminal defamation, Human Rights Watch said today....
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Iran: Overturn Death Sentences, Other Unfair Convictions
The Iranian Judiciary should immediately quash the convictions that have been handed down by the Revolutionary Court in Tehran since the end of September against defendants accused of inciting post-election unrest, Human Rights Watch said today. The...
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Colombia/Venezuela: Investigate Border Killings and Attack
The governments of Venezuela and Colombia should thoroughly and promptly investigate the recent abductions and killings of ten men by an unidentified armed group on the Venezuelan side of the border between the two countries, Human Rights Watch said...
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Environmental Advocate Arrested in Apparent Staged Setup
Turkmen authorities should immediately release an activist arrested on what appears to be politically motivated grounds, Human Rights Watch said today. Andrei Zatoka, a well known environmental activist, was detained on October 20, 2009, in Dashoguz,...
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Tunisia: Elections in an Atmosphere of Repression
Repressive acts and tight controls on the election process have tainted the prospects for free and fair presidential and legislative elections in Tunisia on October 25, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today. President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali proclaimed...
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Bangladesh: Bring Paramilitary Unit Torturers to Justice
The Bangladeshi government should investigate and prosecute the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officers who on October 22, 2009, arrested and allegedly tortured F.M. Masum, a journalist at the New Age newspaper, Human Rights Watch said today....
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Sri Lanka: US War Crimes Report Details Extensive Abuses
A US State Department report on possible violations of the laws of war in Sri Lanka made public on October 22, 2009 shows the need for an independent international investigation, Human Rights Watch said today. The report details violations...
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Japan: Break Silence on Sri Lanka Rights Abuses
Japan's new administration should publicly press the Sri Lankan government to end the illegal detention of approximately 250,000 Tamil civilians, six Japanese and international human rights organizations said in a joint letter to Foreign...
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Kenya: Stop Recruitment of Somalis in Refugee Camps
The Kenyan government should immediately stop the recruitment of Somalis in refugee camps to fight for an armed force in Somalia, Human Rights Watch said today. Kenyan authorities have directly supported the drive, which has recruited hundreds...
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Obama Should Reverse US Stance as Treaty Event Approaches : HRW
The United States should participate in a milestone meeting of the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines and make a commitment to the join the agreement, Human Rights Watch said today. "In the decade since the Mine Ban Treaty took effect,...
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