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Hamas: Journalist's Detention Violated Due Process

Human Rights Watch: 7 hours ago
(New York) - The 25-day detention by Hamas authorities of the journalist Paul Martin seriously violated his due process rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Martin was arrested on February 14, 2010, and was released today. read more ...read article

Indonesia: US Should Justify Training Counterterrorism Unit

Human Rights Watch: 7 hours ago
(New York) - The US government should train members of Indonesia's elite special forces only if Indonesia takes sufficient steps toward accountability and reform to deter future abuses, Human Rights Watch said in two letters released today. read ... ...read article

Syria: Repression Grows as Europe, US Avoid Discussing Rights

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(New York) – Catherine Ashton, the EU foreign relations chief, should raise human rights concerns with Syrian officials during her visit next week and seek specific commitments to improve their record, Human Rights Watch said today. read more ...read article

Uzbekistan: UN Review Should Highlight Atrocious Record

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(New York) - A UN review of Uzbekistan's human rights record on March 11 and 12, 2010, is a rare opportunity to highlight the government's abysmal record and to urge specific steps to end abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The government's ... ...read article

Saudi Arabia: Drop Charges for Publicizing Bureaucratic Failures

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(New York) - Saudi Arabia's Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecutions should immediately drop 'cybercrimes' charges against Nasir al-Subai'i for writing about his bureaucratic ordeal as he tried to get the government to pay for his brother's ... ...read article

Sri Lanka: End Witch Hunt Against the Media and NGOs

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(New York) - The Sri Lankan government should end its harassment of journalists and activists and take steps against those making threats, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said in a joint statement today. read more ...read article

Burma: Election Laws May Shut Down Opposition Parties

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(New York) - Newly issued laws in preparation for 2010 elections in Burma are designed to exclude the main opposition party and ensure a victory for the ruling military, Human Rights Watch said today. read more ...read article

Azerbaijan: Appeal Court Leaves Bloggers in Jail

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(New York) - The Azerbaijani government should release two bloggers who have been detained since July 2009 as the result of a staged fight designed to frame them, Human Rights Watch said today. The bloggers, Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade, lost their ... ...read article

Philippines: Protect Witnesses to Maguindanao Massacre

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(New York) - Philippine authorities should act swiftly to protect eyewitnesses to the November 2009 massacre of at least 57 people in Maguindanao province on Mindanao, and to protect their families as well, Human Rights Watch said today. read more ...read article

Yemen/US: Take Steps to Avoid Airstrike Tragedies

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(New York) - The Yemeni government's acknowledgment that an airstrike killed more than 42 civilians in December 2009 is a stark reminder of the need for careful targeting when using such counterterrorism measures, Human Rights Watch said today. read ... ...read article

How not to protect children

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Lebanon: Investigate Seizure of Human Rights Lawyer's Passport

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(Beirut) - The Lebanese government should investigate the seizure of a human rights lawyer's passport by General Security, a group of 16 Lebanese and international human rights organizations said today. read more ...read article

Nigeria: Investigate Massacre, Step Up Patrols

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(Dakar) - Nigeria's acting president should make sure that the massacre of at least 200 Christian villagers in central Nigeria on March 7, 2010, is thoroughly and promptly investigated and that those responsible are prosecuted, Human Rights Watch ... ...read article

Decisive Moment for Global Transparency Effort

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(Washington, DC) - An international initiative that seeks to promote more openness about how countries profit from their oil, gas, and mining resources should not weaken its modest membership standards because governments are unable or unwilling to ... ...read article

China: Scholars, Writers Press for Liu Xiaobo’s Release

Human Rights Watch: 1 day ago
(New York) - More than one hundred leading China scholars, writers, and human rights advocates from around the world are today releasing a letter to China's National People's Congress that calls for the immediate and unconditional release of ... ...read article

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