Articles by Human Rights Watch
Persecuted journalist flees Sudan
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Sudan: Persecuted Journalist Flees Country Editor of Shuttered Newspaper Receives Grant for Writers at Risk (New York, November 12, 2003) — A prominent independent journalist has been forced to flee Sudan in the face of persecution by the Sudanese government, Human Rights Watch said […]
Activist’s trial date set, Human Rights Watch calls for dismissal of charges
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Egypt: Investigate Attack on Anti-War Protesters (Washington, D.C., November 7, 2003) — Egypt should investigate and discipline police and plainclothes security officials who beat demonstrators protesting the Iraq war and tortured some of those detained, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. […]
Rights activist convicted, barred from travel
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Malaysia: Rights Activist Barred From Travel (New York, November 6, 2003) — The Malaysian government should allow human rights defender Irene Fernandez to travel abroad to attend meetings with other activists, Human Rights Watch said today. Fernandez, one of Malaysia’s most prominent advocates for […]
Parliamentary commission’s report identifies Tehran chief prosecutor as directly involved in subjecting journalist Kazemi to violent interrogations, attempting to cover up cause of her death
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Iran: U.N. Rights Rapporteur Must Meet With Prisoners (New York, November 5, 2003) — The visit to Iran of the U.N. Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression should fully investigate the cases of those jailed for peacefully expressing their views, Human Rights […]
Migrant rights advocate should be acquitted, says Human Rights Watch
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Malaysia: Migrant Rights Advocate Should Be Acquitted (New York, October 13, 2003) – Malaysian human rights advocate Irene Fernandez should be cleared of all charges of maliciously publishing false news in a report that exposed abusive conditions in the country’s immigration detention camps, Human […]
Human Rights Watch urges government to drop case against news website Malaysiakini
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Malaysia: End Intimidation of News Website (New York, October 8, 2003)-The Malaysian government should drop its case against the news website Malaysiakini, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 6, the government announced that it had forwarded its nine-month-long investigation to the attorney general […]
Human Rights Watch calls for release of health official jailed for circulating government report
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: China: Release Health Official Jailed for AIDS Report (New York, October 7, 2003) — China should immediately release a health official convicted for circulating a restricted government report on the Henan blood scandal, Human Rights Watch said today. The report blamed national authorities for […]
Journalist Ruslan Sharipov loses appeal
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Uzbekistan: Human Rights Defender Loses Appeal (New York, September 26, 2003) – An Uzbek court upheld the conviction of a human rights defender for homosexual conduct in violation of his basic rights, Human Rights Watch said today. Ruslan Sharipov, a journalist and human rights […]