• Chad: Don’t Welcome ICC Fugitive
    Apr 25, 2013
    Press release
    The government of Chad should arrest Abdelraheem Mohammed Hussein, the defense minister of Sudan. He is expected to attend a conference in Chad on April 25 and 26, 2013, according to news reports
  • Sudan: Despite Pledge, Many Political Prisoners Remain
    Apr 22, 2013
    Press release
    Sudan has released 24 civilian political prisoners following president Omar al-Bashir’s recent pledge to “free all political detainees,” but at least 100 remain, Human Rights Watch, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, and the Human Rights and Development Organization (HUDO) said today. The remaining political prisoners, most from the country’s conflict-hit peripheries, should also be released, the groups said.
  • Chad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir
    Apr 9, 2013
    Press release
    The government of Chad should arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him entry to the country.
  • Chad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir
    Mar 15, 2013
    Press release
    The Chadian government should arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him entry to Chad.
  • Israel: Detained Asylum Seekers Pressured to Leave
    Mar 13, 2013
    Press release
    Israeli authorities are threatening detained Eritrean and Sudanese nationals, including asylum seekers, with prolonged detention to pressure them to leave Israel, Human Rights Watch and the Hotline for Migrant Workers said today.
  • Sudan: Doctors Perform Amputations for Courts
    Feb 27, 2013
    Press release
    Credible sources in Sudan have reported that government doctors amputated a man’s right hand and left foot by court order in Khartoum on February 14, 2013, in violation of the absolute prohibition on torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishments, four human rights groups said today.
  • Sudan: Crackdown on Political Opposition
    Feb 26, 2013
    Press release
    Sudanese authorities should charge or release six members of opposition parties who have been detained in poor conditions by Sudanese security, most of them for weeks, without access to lawyers or adequate medical care.
  • US: Act to Protect Children in Conflict
    Feb 5, 2013
    Press release
    The United States government should promptly carry out the recommendations of a United Nations committee of experts to improve protection of children abroad from armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child released a report and recommendations to the US government on February 5, 2013.
  • AU Summit: Rights Key for Addressing Crises
    Jan 21, 2013
    Press release
    The African Union (AU) should make human rights central to its discussions about crises situations in Africa at its summit meeting this week in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today in an open letter to the AU chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The Ordinary Summit begins on January 21, 2013, and AU heads of state are due to meet on January 27 and 28 in Addis Ababa.
  • Sudan: End Crackdown on Civil Society
    Jan 13, 2013
    Press release
    Sudan should immediately rescind its decision to shut down four civil society organizations in Khartoum in December 2012. The government should allow independent groups to operate freely and conduct peaceful protests.