Articles by Human Rights Watch
Journalists, editors harassed in election lead up marred by violence, intimidation
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Uganda’s Election Lead Up Marred by Violence, Intimidation Government permits arrests, attacks against the opposition (New York, March 5, 2001) — Serious human rights concerns in the lead-up to Uganda’s March 12 presidential elections shed doubt on whether the election will be free and […]
Report on human rights and press freedom in Vietnam
The following is a Human Rights Watch report on the state of human rights and freedom of expression in Vietnam: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WORLD REPORT 2001 VIETNAM CHAPTER The twenty-fifth anniversary of Vietnam’s reunification saw the government maintaining tight control over freedom of expression and other basic rights. Highly publicized steps to liberalize the economy, […]
Human Rights Watch asks Clinton to raise human rights concerns during Vietnam trip, cites serious curtailment of freedom of expression and freedom of association
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: PRESIDENT CLINTON’S TRIP TO VIETNAM (New York, November 10, 2000) – As President Clinton prepares for his historic trip to Vietnam, Human Rights Watch urged that he give high priority to human rights issues during his discussions with Vietnamese officials in mid-November. Human Rights […]
Human Rights Watch calls for amendments to laws on free expression
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Kuwait: New Report Charges Serious Discrimination New Parliament Urged to Revoke Laws that Violate Rights (New York, October 25, 2000) – Human Rights Watch today called on Kuwait to revoke laws that discriminate against women and long-term non-citizens of Kuwait. In a report issued […]
RSF, Human Rights Watch and other organisations express concern at trial of journalist Hassan Youssefi Echkevari
(RSF/IFEX) – The following is 12 October 2000 joint press release: 12 October 2000 IRAN Trial of Hassan Youssefi Echkevari Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW), the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LDDHI) and Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) express their profound concern at the […]
Prosecution of independent cleric condemned
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: IRAN: PROSECUTION OF INDEPENDENT CLERIC CONDEMNED (New York, October 11, 2000) — Human Rights Watch today condemned the Iranian government’s prosecution of a leading independent writer and religious scholar, Hojatoleslam Hassan Youssefi Eshkevari. Eshkevari, who has been held in solitary confinement and denied legal […]
Concern over human rights and freedom of speech abuses on Pakistan coup anniversary
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 10 October 2000 Human Rights Watch press release: Pakistan Coup Anniversary: Human Rights Abuses Rampant (New York, October 10, 2000) Human Rights Watch today accused Pakistan’s military rulers of committing widespread abuses in the name of political “reform,” and called on General Pervez Musharraf to immediately return the country […]
Human Rights Watch representative to attend journalist Nadire Mater’s final hearing
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 27 September 2000 Human Rights Watch press advisory: TURKEY: JOURNALIST ON TRIAL Human Rights Watch to send observer (New York, September 27, 2000) — On Friday, September 29, a Human Rights Watch representative will attend the final hearing of a Turkish journalist accused of “insulting the military.” Journalist Nadire […]