Articles by Human Rights Watch
Media law should be dropped, says Human Rights Watch
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Kenya: Media Law Should Be Dropped (New York, May 10, 2002) – Kenya’s parliament should reject a bill aimed at government control of newspapers, Human Rights Watch said today. A proposal to impose exorbitant publishing fees could handicap newspapers economically and silence new voices, […]
Human Rights Watch condemns arrests and beatings of human rights activists and journalists, journalist’s suspension
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: D.R. Congo: Activist Beaten “To a Pulp” (New York, March 20, 2002) — Human Rights Watch today condemned arrests and beatings of human rights activists and journalists by the Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) in eastern Congo. Human Rights Watch also criticized the RCD […]
Two journalists arrested in Butare
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 31 January 2002 Human Rights Watch press release: Rwanda: Activists in Detention Rwandan Authorities Should Free Them or Lodge Charges (New York, January 31, 2002) — Rwandan authorities should make public any charges against two Catholic lay figures arrested over the weekend and release them promptly if there is […]
More scholars behind bars
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: CHINA: MORE SCHOLARS BEHIND BARS (New York, April 3, 2001) — Following recent revelations of China’s detention of a third academic, Human Rights Watch called on the Chinese government to release the academics immediately. Xu Zerong, an Oxford PhD who was based in Hong […]
Nine organisations urge European institutions to respond to human rights violations in Tunisia
(RSF/IFEX) – The following is a 29 March 2001 open letter by nine international human rights organizations: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AVOCATS SANS FRONTIÈRES EURO-MED HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR THE LEAGUES OF HUMAN RIGHTS (FIDH) HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS OBSERVATORY FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS REPORTERS WITHOUT BORDERS WORLD […]
Two journalists arrested, government cracks down on press freedom
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Burundi: Arrests of Journalists Condemned Burundian Government Cracks Down on Freedom of the Press (New York, March 16, 2001) — Two journalists arrested in Burundi for airing a brief interview with a rebel spokesman should be released promptly, Human Rights Watch said today. The […]
Press freedom and human rights record of several United Nations Commission on Human Rights members condemned
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 14 March 2001 Human Rights Watch press release: U.N. Urged to Act on Chechnya Rights Group Blasts Record of Commission members (Geneva, March 14, 2001) – The Russian government has utterly failed to comply with the demands of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which must take action […]
Chile trails the continent on free expression issues: reform of antiquated laws urgently needed
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 14 March 2001 Human Rights Watch press release: Chile Trails the Continent on Free Expression Issues Reform of Antiquated Laws Urgently Needed (Santiago, March 14, 2001) — Chile’s record on freedom of expression has improved little since the end of military rule, Human Rights Watch charged in a report […]