Articles by Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch urges UN to condemn Internet arrests
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 31 March 2003 HRW press release: Vietnam: UN Delegates Should Condemn Internet Arrests (New York, March 31, 2003) – Vietnam’s use of espionage charges against peaceful dissidents clearly violates Vietnam’s international human rights obligations and this practice should be strongly condemned by delegates at the United Nations Commission on […]
Human Rights Watch denounces informal state censorship
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 17 March 2003 Human Rights Watch press release: Ukraine: Informal Political Censorship (New York, March 17, 2003) – The Presidential Administration of Ukraine blatantly violates freedom of expression through explicit instructions on how television stations may cover the news, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today that […]
Dissident beaten by police, seriously ill in custody
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 26 February 2003 Human Rights Watch press release: Uzbekistan: Silencing Critical Voices Dissident Beaten and Ill in Police Custody (New York, February 26, 2003) – Uzbek authorities should immediately release a dissident who was beaten by police and is now seriously ill, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrest […]
Growing numbers of arrests; emergency legislation used to suppress free expression
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 14 February 2003 Human Rights Watch press release: Egypt: Growing Numbers of Arrests Emergency Legislation Used to Suppress Free Expression (New York, February 14, 2003) – Recent arrests of demonstrators in Egypt may signal increasing repression of public dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. In recent weeks, state security […]
Human Rights Watch concerned over arrests of journalists, independent radio station’s closure
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Cambodia: Freedom of Expression Under Attack (New York and London, February 11, 2003) — Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International today expressed concern about the impact of the arrests of two journalists in Cambodia on the country’s climate for free expression. The rights organizations […]
Media freedom threatened, Human Rights Watch warns
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 25 January 2003 Human Rights Watch press release: Venezuela: Media Freedom Threatened (Washington D.C., January 25, 2003) — A government investigation into alleged violations of broadcasting regulations by two Venezuelan television stations threatens media freedoms in Venezuela, Human Rights Watch said today. The stations are being investigated for broadcasts […]
Ethiopia’s educated suffer government repression, says Human Rights Watch
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Ethiopia’s Educated Suffer Government Repression (New York, January 24, 2003) – The Ethiopian government is muzzling educators and students with a policy of harsh repression that includes extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests, and widespread denials of freedom of opinion and association, Human Rights Watch said […]
Newspaper editor summoned by public court
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Iran: Press Crackdown Intensifies (New York, January 15, 2003) – Human Rights Watch today deplored Iran’s closure of two leading independent newspapers on Saturday and called on the authorities to permit them to reopen without delay. “Iran’s remaining independent press has been a key […]