Articles by Human Rights Watch
Concern that Defence Department is trying to control who can talk to journalists during Guantanamo Bay trials
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 24 February 2004 Human Rights Watch press release: U.S.: Pentagon Denies Access to Guantanamo Trials Human Rights Groups Shut Out of Military Commissions (Washington, February 24, 2004) — The Pentagon has refused to allow three leading human rights groups to attend and observe military commission trials of detainees at […]
Human rights defender acquitted on criminal defamation charges
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Guatemala: Acquittal of Human Rights Defender a Victory for Free Expression New York, February 2, 2004 — Casa Alianza executive director Bruce Harris was acquitted on January 30 in Guatemala on criminal defamation charges, in a move welcomed by Human Rights Watch. The plaintiff […]
Children’s rights advocate should not face prison sentence for public statement, says Human Rights Watch
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 21 January 2004 Human Rights Watch press release: Guatemala: Defamation Trial Violates Right to Free Expression Child Rights Advocate Should Not Face Prison Sentence for Public Statement (Guatemala City, January 21, 2004) – The trial tomorrow in Guatemala of children’s rights advocate Bruce Harris for criminal defamation violates the […]
Draft privacy law a grave setback for free expression, says Human Rights Watch
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 10 December 2003 Human Rights Watch press release: Chile: Draft Privacy Law a Grave Setback for Free Expression (Washington DC, December 10, 2003) — The new privacy bill approved by Chile’s lower house of Congress is a serious setback for freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch said today. The […]
Human Rights Watch expresses concern on eve of activist’s trial
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Egypt: Halt Emergency Court Prosecution of Dissidents (New York, December 5, 2003) – Egypt’s trial tomorrow of Ashraf Ibrahim and four other political dissidents in an emergency court continues a disturbing pattern of political repression, Human Rights Watch said today. Ibrahim has been in […]
Editor threatened, his car set on fire; journalist tortured by military
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Pakistan: Threats to Journalists Escalate Musharraf Comments Bode Ill for Press Freedom (New York, December 3, 2003) — Pervez Musharraf’s military government is becoming increasingly intolerant of press freedoms in Pakistan, Human Rights Watch charged today in a letter to the Pakistani president. In […]
“Daily Independent” journalist beaten and threatened; three “Insider” magazine journalists arrested and charged with sedition and defamation of character
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Nigeria: Freedom of Expression Under Attack (New York, December 2, 2003) – The Nigerian government has been responsible for killings, torture, and harassment of its critics over the last two years, Human Rights Watch charged in a report released today. Human Rights Watch urged […]
Human Rights Watch report accuses government of blocking journalists from covering military campaign in Aceh
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Indonesia: Media Under Attack in Aceh (New York, November 26, 2003) – The Indonesian government has blocked Indonesian and foreign correspondents from covering the military campaign in Aceh, where gross human rights violations are taking place, Human Rights Watch said in a report released […]