Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC)
Website: http://www.hrw.org/
August 01
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Zimbabwe: Major Flaws in Zimbabwe's Elections [press release]
Zimbabweans are waiting for official results from yesterday’s presidential elections but President Robert Mugabe’s ruling ZANU-PF party seems confident of victory. Read more »
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Egypt: Respect Right to Protest, Protect Right to Life [press release]
Egypt's civilian government should order a halt to any immediate plans to disperse the two Muslim Brotherhood sit-ins in Cairo by force and deal peacefully with any problems... Read more »
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Kenya: ICC Watchers Should Stay Tuned to Kenyan Court [press release]
People interested in the upcoming International Criminal Court trial of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta should keep their eyes on developments before a Nairobi court. Read more »
July 31
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Cote d'Ivoire: UN Security Council Calls for Impartial Justice in Côte d'Ivoire [press release]
More than two years have passed since Côte d'Ivoire's post-election crisis left 3,000 dead. Forces backing both former President Laurent Gbagbo and current President Alassane... Read more »
July 29
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Tunisia: Protesters Describe Teargas Attacks, Beatings [press release]
The police violence against peaceful protesters in Tunis on July 27, 2013,underscores the need for Tunisia's government to issue clear orders to protect and allow peaceful... Read more »
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Africa: Migrant Deaths at Sea Should Stir Europe's Conscience [press release]
It's crossing season again in the Mediterranean. With crossing season comes death at sea, as we were reminded yesterday with the gut-wrenching news that 31 people had drowned... Read more »
July 28
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Egypt: Riot Police Kill Several Protesters [press release]
Many of the at least 74 pro-Morsy protesters killed in clashes with Egypt's riot police and plain clothed men who stood alongside were shot in the head or chest. They were killed... Read more »
July 26
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Kenya: Court Quashes Plan to Force Refugees Into Camps - Bars Moving 55,000 Urban Somalis, Others [press release]
Kenya's High Court on July 26, 2013, quashed a government plan to move 55,000 mostly Somali refugees from the capital, Nairobi, and other cities to camps, Human Rights Watch said.... Read more »
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Libya: Benghazi Activist Assassinated [press release]
Libyan authorities should immediately follow through on a government pledge to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation into the assassination on July 26, 2013, of prominent... Read more »
July 25
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Tunisia: Rights Group Calls for Probe into Assassination [press release]
Tunisian authorities should thoroughly, speedily, and transparently investigate the assassination on July 25, 2013, in Tunis, of the prominent opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi.... Read more »
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Egypt: Arrests of Syrians Raise Deportation Fears [press release]
Egyptian authorities should stop arbitrarily detaining Syrians and threatening to summarily deport them. The authorities should release the Syrian detainees unless they are... Read more »
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Burundi: Shot, Beaten Near Prayer Site - Police Responsible Should Be Brought to Justice [press release]
The survivors of a brutal police assault on a religious group in northern Burundi that caused nine deaths are still waiting for justice four months later. The police commander who... Read more »
July 24
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Tunisia: Strengthen New Constitution's Rights Protection [press release]
It is critically important to bring Tunisia's new constitution in line with international human rights standards and Tunisia's obligations under international law, four human... Read more »
July 23
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Egypt: Scant Protection As Christians Attacked in Several Cities [press release]
Egyptian Christians have been targeted in several attacks since the military's ouster of former President Mohamed Morsy. The authorities should urgently investigate the attacks,... Read more »
July 22
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Kill, Rape Civilians, Says Rights Group [document]
M23 rebels have summarily executed at least 44 people and raped at least 61 women and girls since March 2013 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
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Sudan: Bashir's Hasty Departure – Did He Feel the Heat? [opinion]
The president of Sudan and fugitive of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Omar al-Bashir made a brief but memorable visit to Nigeria last week. Read more »
July 19
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South Sudan: Army Making Ethnic Conflict Worse - Abusive Tactics, Lack of Protection, Sends Civilians Fleeing [analysis]
South Sudan has committed serious abuses against civilians in its anti-insurgency campaign in Jonglei state, Human Rights Watch said today. Soldier's abuses and conflict with... Read more »
July 17
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Tunisia: Grant Feminist Activist Pretrial Release - Examine Charges, Drop Politically Motivated Ones [press release]
The proliferation of questionable charges against a feminist activist detained since May 19, 2013, suggests that they may be politically motivated. The courts should carefully... Read more »
July 16
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Cameroon: Authorities Urged to Investigate Death of Rights Activist [press release]
Cameroonian authorities should immediately conduct an effective and thorough investigation into the torture and killing of Eric Ohena Lembembe, an activist and journalist who was... Read more »
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Morocco: Rights Group Calls for the Release of a Student Imprisoned for Insulting the King [press release]
Morocco's authorities should free a student convicted of offending the dignity of the king, Human Rights Watch said today. Two years after adopting a constitution that enshrines... Read more »
July 15
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Eritrea: Israel Put African Refugees Under Pressure to Leave [press release]
Israeli authorities are using new procedures to pressure at least 1,400 Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers, some detained for over a year, to return to their countries, Human... Read more »
July 14
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Egypt: Rights Group Calls for Probe Into Killings [press release]
Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour should ensure impartial investigations of military officers and police for killings outside the Republican Guard headquarters on July 8,... Read more »
July 10
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Sudan: Rights Group Notes a Wave of Arrests After Rebel Offensive [press release]
Sudan is illegally detaining at least seven Darfuri and Nuba civilians accused of supporting a coalition of Sudanese rebel groups, Human Rights Watch said today. Read more »
July 09
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Sudan: New Law Allows Military Trials of Civilians - Repeal Amendments to Armed Forces Law [press release]
New amendments to Sudan's Armed Forces Act that allow prosecution of civilians in military courts are contrary to international human rights standards, Human Rights Watch and the... Read more »
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Morocco: Govt Seals Houses to Punish Activists, Says Rights Group [press release]
Morocco should stop arbitrarily sealing private homes on the grounds that they were used to hold "unauthorized" meetings, Human Rights Watch said in a letter sent yesterday to the... Read more »
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