• 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.”
  • 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."
  • Russia: Heinous Attack on Civilians
    May 4, 2012
    Press release
    The fatal bombing that occurred in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, on May 3, 2012, is an abominable crime for which there is no justification.
  • US: President Should Veto Detainee Bill
    Dec 1, 2011
    Press release
    US President Barack Obama should hold firm on his promise to veto a bill passed by the Senate on December 1, 2011, which contains provisions on the detention of terrorism suspects that would undermine US counterterrorism efforts. The administration had previously outlined objections to the detainee provisions in the bill, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2012, and threatened a veto if the problems were not addressed.
  • Canada: Intelligence Service Accused of Libya Interrogations
    Sep 28, 2011
    Press release
    A Libyan-Canadian citizen who was imprisoned for eight years by the Muammar Gaddafi government says that agents from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) were among foreign agents who interrogated him while he was in Libyan custody for suspected terrorist ties.
  • Canada: Investigate Cheney for Role in Torture
    Sep 24, 2011
    Press release
    The Canadian government should be prepared to bring criminal charges against former US Vice President Dick Cheney for his alleged role in the torture of detainees when he visits Vancouver on September 26, 2011.
  • Ten Years After September 11
    Sep 8, 2011
    Press release
    A decade’s perspective highlights the enormous damage that the attacks of September 11, 2001 did to the human rights cause.
  • Morocco: Marrakesh Bombing Abhorrent
    Apr 29, 2011
    Press release
    The bombing in Marrakesh on April 28, 2011, was a heinous attack on the population and an assault on basic human rights.
  • Turkey: Kurdish Party Members’ Trial Violates Rights
    Apr 18, 2011
    Press release
    The prosecution of hundreds of officials, activists, and elected mayors from the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) highlights the problems associated with Turkey’s overbroad antiterrorism laws.
  • US: Military Commission Trials for 9/11 Suspects a Blow to Justice
    Apr 4, 2011
    Press release
    The Obama administration’s decision to prosecute the five men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States before a military commission is a serious setback for justice. Reversing his November 2009 announcement that the men would be tried in federal court in New York, Attorney General Eric Holder announced on April 4, 2011 that the suspects will face trials before a military commission at Guantanamo Bay.