Government rejects much-needed changes at first Human Rights Council Review
Human Rights Watch urges the government to implement UN-recommended reforms regarding rights violations, including those relating to freedom of expression.
Journalist sentenced to public lashing
Reporter Fahd al-Jukhaidib wrote about protests over electricity shortages.
Suu Kyi release spotlights remaining political prisoners, says Human Rights Watch
Aung San Suu’s Kyi’s release comes soon after the 7 November elections in Burma that the ruling junta designed to entrench military rule with a civilian façade.
Police unlawfully seize files and equipment from human rights organisation
The authorities should return materials and equipment seized from human rights activist Dmytro Groisman and the organisation he leads, says Human Rights Watch.
Human Rights Watch calls on government to release legal activist Cu Huy Ha Vu
Cu Huy Ha Vu’s arrest is part of an ongoing campaign against lawyers and activists who defend human rights and challenge official misconduct, says the organisation.
New assault in violence-ridden court case
The authorities were urged to investigate the assault on a group of defendants, including well known human rights defender Azimzhan Askarov, and take steps to protect them.
Obama urged to make a stand for human rights during Indonesia visit
US President Barack Obama should encourage Indonesia to take concrete measures to protect free expression and religious freedom, and to require accountability by the armed forces, Human Rights Watch said.
Jailed rights defender assaulted, punished in prison
Human rights organisations are calling for an independent investigation, including an examination of prison officials’ possible complicity.
“Freed” dissident kept in near-isolation
The Polisario Front should allow Mostapha Selma Sidi Mouloud to freely contact his family, says Human Rights Watch.
Keep election campaign free of abuses, stop intimidation of media, Human Rights Watch urges
The government was urged to ensure that in the lead-in to the election, those responsible for any violence are held accountable and the media can operate free of harassment.
Human Rights Watch calls for end to continuing repression of Darfur activists
Recent arrests of a number of activists are part of a wider pattern of stifling expression about ongoing human rights abuses in Darfur.
Human Rights Watch report shows terrorism laws used to jail Kurdish protesters
“Allowing laws clearly aimed at terrorism to be used against demonstrators inflicts immense damage on free expression, assembly, and association in Turkey,” says Human Rights Watch.
Protect whistle-blowing soldier, victims’ families and human rights defenders, says Human Rights Watch
Former Sergeant Esequias Duyogan, who is scheduled to testify in a hearing implicating soldiers in the murder of six men, has been threatened and harassed.
Human rights crisis requires international scrutiny, Human Rights Watch says
Human Rights Watch and a number of other international and Iranian groups have issued the following statement seeking action by the United Nations General Assembly in light of the human rights crisis that continues to unfold in the country.
Journalists facing violence and prosecution
The Azerbaijani government is using criminal laws and violent attacks to silence dissenting journalists, Human Rights Watch said in its report.
US should adopt principled China policy, say human rights advocates
In a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, three IFEX members and other groups urge her to take a series of steps prior to the upcoming US-China summit.