• Human Rights Watch Urges Pope to Raise Cuban Rights
    Jan 20, 1998
    Press release
    As Pope John Paul II is embarking on his mission to Cuba, Human Rights Watch urges him to address the serious civil and political rights abuses committed by the Cuban government.
  • U.S. and Mexican Groups Urge the U.S. to Oppose Sex Discrimination in Mexico
    Jan 14, 1998
    Press release
    U.S. and Mexican human rights groups today urged the Clinton administration to commit to seeking a remedy for widespread pregnancy-based sex discrimination in Mexico's maquiladora (export-processing) sector.
  • Rights Group Denounces Routine Torture in Peru: Criticizes Fujimori Attacks on Courts and Press
    Dec 11, 1997
    Press release
    In a stinging report released in Lima today, Human Rights Watch/Americas condemned torture by Peruvian soldiers and police, a practice it termed a persistent feature of the country's efforts to eliminate two leftist guerrilla groups and combat common crime.
  • Human Rights Watch/Americas Urges Secretary of State Albright to Lift U.S. Impediments to Justice for Haitian Human Rights Victi
    Oct 15, 1997
    Press release
    In a letter released today, Human Rights Watch/Americas called upon Madeleine Albright, the U.S. Secretary of State who is traveling to Haiti on Friday, October 17, to demonstrate a genuine U.S. commitment to democratic values in Haiti by lifting impediments to justice for Haitian human rights victims.
  • Human Rights Watch/Americas Applauds Resolution on Gorriti Case
    Oct 14, 1997
    Press release
    Human Rights Watch/Americas applauded theagreement reached between the government of Panama and the daily newspaper La Prensa, whereby journalist Gustavo Gorriti can continue to work in a senior position at the newspaper instead of being deported to his native Peru, as a victory for freedom of expression in the hemisphere.
  • Human Rights Watch Exposes Human Rights Abuses Against Guatemalan Children
    Aug 28, 1997
    Press release
    Guatemalan children suffer serious human rights violations, Human Rights Watch declared in a detailed publication released today. Guatemala's Forgotten Children: Police Violence and Abuses in Detention, a 144-page report, analyzes human rights abuses that take place both on the street and in detention centers. Issued as the Guatemalan government prepares to implement a new Minors' Code, the report strongly criticizes the country's juvenile justice system, calling it not just ineffective but punitive as well.
  • OAS-Candidates for Inter-American Commission applauded
    Jun 4, 1997
    Press release
    Human Rights Watch/Americas today congratulated the governments comprising the Organization of American States for electing three qualified and outstanding individuals from the region to form part of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
  • Mexico's Maquiladoras: Abuses Against Women Workers
    Aug 16, 1996
    Press release
    The Mexican government fails to protect women from pregnancy testing and other discriminatory treatment in export-processing factories (maquiladoras) along the U.S.-Mexico border. In No Guarantees: Sex Discrimination in Mexico's Maquiladora Sector, released today, the Human Rights Watch Women's Rights Project finds that major U.S.-based and other corporations routinely subject prospective female employees to mandatory urine testing, invasive questions about their contraceptive use, menses schedule or sexual habits in order to screen out pregnant women and deny them jobs. Human Rights Watch also finds that some maquiladoras mistreat or force to resign women who became pregnant shortly after being hired.