Articles by Human Rights Watch
Sudanese academic under seige
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: SUDANESE ACADEMIC UNDER SIEGE Attack Against Kadouda’s Daughter Condemned (New York, November 24, 1999) – In an open letter today to Sudanese President al Bashir, Human Rights Watch called for an impartial and thorough investigation into a violent attack on the daughter of Sudanese […]
Human Rights Watch envisions possible press freedom gains in wake of WTO deal
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH WELCOMES WTO DEAL Presses for Rights Improvements in China (November 15, 1999, New York) – We welcome the deal between the US and China on WTO entry. This agreement is good for trade but also for human rights and the rule […]
Intimidation of journalists must stop, says Human Rights Watch
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 4 November, 3 November and 29 October 1999** IRANIAN EDITOR ON TRIAL Intimidation of Reformists and Journalists Must Stop (New York, November 10, 1999) — Human Rights Watch today called for the immediate release of Mashallah Shamsolvaezin, the editor-in-chief of […]
International community called to monitor poet’s trial
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is an 8 November 1999 Human Rights Watch press release: **Updates IFEX alerts of 23 June and 30 April 1999** POLITICAL TRIAL IN SERBIA International Community Called to Monitor (New York, November 8, 1999) — The upcoming trial of a prominent political prisoner from Kosovo should be monitored by diplomats and […]
Report on human rights and democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean, increased government repression against journalists in Cuba
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch report prepared for the Ibero-American Summit to be held in Havana, Cuba, 15 to 16 November 1999: Human Rights Watch Backgrounder: Human Rights and Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean, November 1999 Prepared for the Ibero-American Summit: Havana, 15-16 November 1999. Human rights overview Multi-party […]
Heavy media restrictions intensified on eve of presidential elections
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a 4 November 1999 Human Rights Watch press release: **Updates IFEX alert of 28 October 1999** No independent political coverage in Tajikistan’s media Heavy media restrictions intensified on eve of presidential elections (New York, November 4, 1999) – On the eve of November 6 presidential elections in Tajikistan, the government […]
Trial of Lebanese singer to begin
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: **Updates IFEX alert of 12 October 1999** TRIAL OF FAMOUS LEBANESE SINGER TO BEGIN Marcel Khalifa Faces Three Years in Prison (New York, November 2, 1999) — The criminal prosecution of the internationally known Lebanese singer and composer Marcel Khalifa is a blatant violation […]
Severe restrictions on freedom of expression in presidential election campaign
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN TAJIKISTAN A FARCE Rights group details electoral manipulation (New York, October 28, 1999)-Presidential elections to be held on November 6, 1999 in Tajikistan will be a farce, Human Rights Watch charged today. The government has excluded opposition presidential candidates from the […]