• UK: Accountability Still Needed on Libya Case
    Dec 14, 2012
    Press release
    The UK government’s compensation to a Libyan dissident over its complicity in his torture and rendition provides some relief but does not absolve it of the duty to investigate.
  • US: Release Report that Addresses CIA Torture
    Dec 13, 2012
    Press release
    The US Senate intelligence committee’s long-awaited review of the Central Intelligence Agency’s secret detention and interrogation program after September 11, 2001 should promptly be declassified and released.
  • Libya: New Government Should End Illegal Detention
    Nov 16, 2012
    Press release
    Libya’s new government, sworn in on November 14, 2012, should put the illegal detention of more than 8,000 people atop its agenda.
  • Canada: Rehabilitate and Reintegrate Ex-Child Soldier
    Sep 29, 2012
    Press release
    The government of Canada should rehabilitate and reintegrate into society former child soldier Omar Khadr, and seek to remedy abuses he suffered during a decade in United States custody.
  • Italy/US: Ruling on CIA Case Highlights US Inaction
    Sep 20, 2012
    Press release
    The ruling by Italy’s highest court to uphold convictions against 23 United States agents stands in stark contrast to the US failure to prosecute any official involved in the Central Intelligence Agency’s unlawful rendition program.
  • Israel/Palestinian Authority: Charge or Free Palestinian Detainees
    Sep 18, 2012
    Press release
    Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) should immediately charge or release men they are detaining arbitrarily and investigate alleged abuses against them in custody.
  • US: Death at Guantanamo Underscores Need to Close Facility
    Sep 11, 2012
    Press release
    The death of a detainee at Guantanamo Bay on September 8, 2012, underscores the need for the United States government to either charge detainees in civilian court or release them.
  • US: Torture and Rendition to Gaddafi’s Libya
    Sep 5, 2012
    Press release
    The United States government during the Bush administration tortured opponents of Muammar Gaddafi, then transferred them to mistreatment in Libya, according to accounts by former detainees and recently uncovered CIA and UK Secret Service documents, Human Rights Watch said in its 154-page report, “Delivered into Enemy Hands: US-Led Abuse and Rendition of Opponents to Gaddafi’s Libya.”
  • Iraq: Lack of Transparency in 26 Executions
    Aug 31, 2012
    Press release
    Iraq carried out at least 26 executions on August 27 and 29, 2012, but provided few details about the identity of those executed or the charges against them. The Justice Ministry has announced 96 executions so far in 2012.
  • Global: 140 Countries Pass Counterterror Laws since 9/11
    Jun 29, 2012
    Press release
    More than 140 countries have passed counterterrorism laws since the attacks of September 11, 2001, often with little regard for due process and other basic rights, Human Rights Watch said in its 112-page report, "In the Name of Security: Counterterrorism Laws Worldwide since September 11."