Human Rights Watch urges international donors to press for respect of freedom of expression and other rights
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 3 December 2001 Human Rights Watch statement: VIETNAM: RIGHTS PROTECTIONS SHOULD BE ON DONORS’ AGENDA (New York, December 3, 2001) – Human Rights Watch today urged Vietnam’s international donors to press for significant progress in human rights and rule of law when they meet in Hanoi on December 7 […]
Human Rights Watch concerned over proposed law that would limit civil society’s activities
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Uganda: Don’t Limit Space for Civil Society (New York, October 2, 2001) — The Ugandan Parliament should reject a proposed law threatening the legitimate activities of civil society, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today. The Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Amendment Bill […]
Escalating crackdown in Eritrea: reformists, journalists, students at risk
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Escalating Crackdown in Eritrea Reformists, Journalists, Students At Risk (New York, September 21, 2001) — The government of Eritrea has intensified a major crackdown on its opponents in recent days, Human Rights Watch charged today. President Isaias Afewerki’s government should immediately free recently detained […]
Donors should protest renewed harassment of dissidents
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Vietnam: Donors Should Protest Renewed Harassment of Dissidents (New York, September 7, 2001) — The Vietnamese government has launched one of its most intense crackdowns in recent years against its critics, Human Rights Watch charged today. This past week, some fifteen dissidents, many of […]
Human Rights Watch releases backgrounder on freedom of expression and the Internet
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 1 August 2001 Human Rights Watch press release: CHINA TIGHTENS INTERNET CONTROLS (New York, August 1, 2001) — Human Rights Watch said today that tightening Chinese government controls on the Internet are having a chilling effect on academic freedom, commercial exchanges, and ordinary communication. Human Rights Watch called on […]
Editor faces contempt of court charges, fears his life would be in danger were he to appear in Kashmir state
(CPJ/HRW/IFEX) – The following is a joint 6 July 2001 CPJ and HRW letter to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee: July 6, 2001 His Excellency Atal Behari Vajpayee Prime Minister, Republic of India Office of the Prime Minister New Delhi, India 110 011 VIA FACSIMILE: +91-11-301-6857 Your Excellency: The Committee to Protect Journalists and Human […]