Articles by Human Rights Watch
Human rights activist forced into psychiatric detention for distributing political leaflets
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) – The following is a 3 September 2005 Human Right Watch press release: Uzbekistan: Dissident Forced Into Psychiatric Detention (New York, September 3, 2005) – In a return to a Soviet-era tactic of repression, the Uzbek authorities have ordered human rights defender Elena Urlaeva to be detained in a psychiatric institution. Human […]
Human Rights Watch concerned about stifling of political debate and health of imprisoned Internet writer
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Libya: Web Writer’s Arrest Stifles Debate Prison Interview with Internet Critic (New York, August 17, 2005) – The Libyan government should release journalist and Internet writer ‘Abd al-Raziq al-Mansuri and drop the charges against him or grant him a prompt and fair […]
Appeals court confirms harsh sentences for reformists
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rigths Watch press release: Saudi Arabia: Court Confirms Jail for Reformers Royal Pardon Needed to Free Constitutional Monarchy Advocates (New York, July 27, 2005) -The confirmation of harsh prison sentences against three Saudi advocates of peaceful reform will chill Saudi Arabia’s reform movement, Human Rights Watch […]
Protesters severely beaten at demonstration
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) – The following is a 22 July 2005 Human Right Watch press release: Bahrain: Investigate Police Beatings Attack Follows Decrees Closing Political Society, Independent Rights Center (Washington, July 22, 2005) – The Bahraini government should immediately investigate security personnel who severely beat people assembling to monitor or participate in a demonstration, Human […]
Hellman/Hammett grants awarded to 27 persecuted writers from 17 countries
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Persecuted Writers Receive Awards 27 Writers from 17 Countries Awarded Hellman/Hammett Grants (New York, July 20, 2005) – Journalists, novelists and Internet writers from 17 countries received Hellman/Hammett grants in recognition of their courage in the face of political persecution. The Hellman/Hammett […]
Playwright detained incommunicado; journalist and former MP sentenced to 18 months in prison for “insulting public officials”
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) – The following is an 18 July 2005 Human Rights Watch press release: Oman: Critics Subjected to Injustices They Had Exposed One Government Critic Detained Incommunicado, Another Remains Jailed (New York, July 18, 2005) – The incommunicado detention of a prominent playwright and human rights activist in Oman exposes the country’s weak […]
Human Rights Watch extremely concerned about imprisoned journalist’s health
(Human Rights Watch/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Iran: Leading Dissident’s Life in Danger End Persecution of Peaceful Critics (New York, July 14, 2005) — The life of Akbar Ganji, Iran’s imprisoned leading dissident, is under serious threat due to his illness and a month-long hunger strike, Human Rights Watch […]
U.S. military checkpoints in Iraq lack basic safety measures, say Human Rights Watch and CPJ in joint letter to U.S. secretary of defense
(HRW/CPJ/IFEX) – The following is a 17 June 2005 joint Human Rights Watch and CPJ press release: Iraq: Checkpoints Lack Basic Safety Measures Pentagon Should Implement Its Own Recommendations to Protect Civilians, U.S. Forces (New York, June 17, 2005) – The U.S. military’s inadequate checkpoint procedures in Iraq endanger civilians, including journalists, as well as […]