Articles by Human Rights Watch
Prominent academic killed in the Aceh region
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 21 September 2000 Human Rights Watch press release: Indonesia: Attacks on Academics in Aceh (New York, September 21, 2000) – The Indonesian government should investigate the assassination of Prof. Safwan Idris, a prominent academic in the Aceh region of Indonesia, Human Rights Watch said today. Prof. Idris, the rector […]
Government, rebels suppress free expression
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 20 September 2000 Human Rights Watch press release: DRC: Government, Rebels Suppress Free Expression (New York, September 20, 2000) — Human Rights Watch today called on the government of President Kabila to immediately release five jailed journalists, and to reverse a ban on ten private and church-owned radio and […]
Concern over government control of media during elections
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 15 September 2000 Human Rights Watch press release: Serbia: Elections Not Free and Fair (New York, September 15, 2000)-The September 24 elections in Yugoslavia and Serbia will not be free, and probably will not be fair, Human Rights Watch said today. In a 10-page press backgrounder, Human Rights Watch […]
Human rights defenders, journalist assaulted
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 6 September 2000 Human Rights Watch press release: Georgia Lets Attacks on Religious Believers Go Unpunished (New York, September 6, 2000) Georgian authorities must stop the cycle of impunity for violence against religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said today. In a letter sent to Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze, the […]
New report calls on Chinese government to revoke all laws and regulations restricting the rights of free association, expression and assembly
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 5 September 2000 Human Rights Watch press release: China’s President Jiang Told to Release Prisoners (Washington, September 5, 2000) In a thirty-five page report released yesterday, Human Rights Watch called on China’s President Jiang Zemin to release more than thirty people imprisoned for their role in the China Democracy […]
Academics harassed
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Egypt: Harassment of Academics (New York, August 3, 2000) — In a letter released today, Human Rights Watch’s Academic Freedom Committee condemned Egypt’s ongoing closure of a leading democratization think tank. The Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies is internationally renowned for the study […]
Human rights activist dismissed from university post
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Tunisia Sacks Rights Activist from University Post (New York, August 3, 2000) — Human Rights Watch today condemned the decision of the Tunisian authorities to dismiss prominent human rights activist Dr. Moncef Marzouki from his post as professor of medicine at the University of […]
Release of political prisoners welcomed
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 27 July 2000 Human Rights Watch press release: Syria: Prisoner Releases Welcomed (New York, July 27, 2000) — Human Rights Watch today welcomed the news that some political prisoners in Syria were being released, and urged the government to disclose their names. The releases were reportedly ordered by Bashar […]