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China and Tibet China’s Forbidden Zones Shutting the Media out of Tibet and Other “Sensitive” Stories
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-357-9 July 7, 2008 Report Download PDF, 472 KB, 71 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release China: Olympics Media Freedom Commitments Violated IOC Ignores Beijing’s Broken Pledges and Denial of Access The Chinese government continues to block and threaten foreign journalists despite repeated promises to lift media freedom restrictions ahead of the Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. July 3, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version UN: Harsh Drug Policies Undermine AIDS Prevention and Treatment Respect Rights to Life, Health of Drug Users to Stem Rising HIV Epidemics The United Nations should ensure that policies to control illicit drugs do not impede access to lifesaving HIV services, a group of public health and rights organizations said today in a joint letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other key UN officials. June 23, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version China: Lhasa Torch Relay Tarnishes Olympic Movement Information Blackout Belies Return to Normality The Chinese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) risk tarnishing the Olympic movement by holding the torch relay in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, Human Rights Watch said today. Lhasa, where the torch is due to arrive on June 21, has remained off-limits to foreign media and independent observers since protests began there in mid-March. June 17, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Statement on Human Rights Situations that Require the Council's Attention Human Rights Watch's Statement to the Human Rights Council Human Rights Watch brings human rights situations in Somalia, Ethiopia, China and Zimbabwe to the Council's attention during its General Debate on Agenda item 4. June 10, 2008 Oral Statement Printer friendly version Hope Vetoed By Brad Adams Published in Progress Online The Burmese military's moves to block international aid are no surprise June 4, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version China: Free Tiananmen Prisoners Before Olympics Dozens Still in Prison on 19th Anniversary of Massacre On the 19th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese government should honor its commitment to improve human rights before the 2008 Beijing Olympics by releasing the estimated 130 Tiananmen prisoners improperly arrested or tried, Human Rights Watch said today. June 2, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version China: Rights Lawyers Face Disbarment Threats Intimidation Overshadows Reforms to Law on Lawyers Two prominent Chinese lawyers who offered to represent Tibetans face the loss of their professional licenses as part of a recent drive to threaten lawyers and law firms, Human Rights Watch said today. The government’s unprecedented efforts to intimidate firms into refusing politically sensitive cases reflects the vulnerability of the legal profession, and overshadows the June 1, 2008, enactment of revisions to the Law on Lawyers, which is supposed to establish new procedural protections for lawyers. May 29, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Unusual cruelty By Kay Seok Published in The Guardian China forcibly repatriates North Korean women living with Chinese men - even if they have children. The suffering this policy causes goes largely unreported May 23, 2008 Commentary Also available in 
Printer friendly version Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of Law Testimony to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law Human Rights Watch believes that the internet is a transformative force that can help open closed societies and provide the near-instantaneous flow of information to inform the public, mobilize for change, and ultimately hold institutions accountable. In this testimony, Arvind Ganesan, Busines and Human Rights Program director, discusses some governments' restrictions on the internet, ongoing efforts for self-regulation, and prospects for government-led change to ensure respect for human rights. May 20, 2008 Testimony Printer friendly version Japan: Press China’s President to Protect Human Rights Prime Minister Fukuda Should Highlight Rights Issues in Bilateral Relations Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda should make human rights issues a priority in his historic meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Japan next week, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today. April 30, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Letter to Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda Regarding Hu Jintao's Visit to Japan in May Human Rights Watch wrote to Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda regarding Hu Jintao's visit to Japan in May and human rights issues in China. April 30, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version China: Tibetan Protesters Denied Fair Trial Sentenced in Secret After Party Urges ‘Quick Hearings’ The trials of 30 Tibetans accused of participating in violent protests on March 14 in Lhasa were not open and public, as claimed by the Chinese government, and did not meet minimum international standards of due process, Human Rights Watch said today. April 30, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version “Walking on Thin Ice” Control, Intimidation and Harassment of Lawyers in China
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-311-0 April 29, 2008 Report Download PDF, 304 KB, 146 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release China: Restrictions on Lawyers Fuel Unrest Legal Profession Becomes ‘More Dangerous Day by Day’ Chinese lawyers who take cases seen by the government as politically sensitive or potentially embarrassing face severe abuses ranging from harassment to disbarment and physical assaults, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. April 28, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Letter to President Sarkozy about the Beijing Olympics Human Rights Watch sent a letter to President Sarkozy asking that he delay accepting an invitation to the Olympics until the Chinese government makes progress on four key human rights issues. April 25, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version South Korea: Olympic Torch Spotlights China Rights Crisis President Lee Should Press Beijing to Stop Deporting North Korean Refugees South Korean President Lee Myung-bak should use the occasion of the Olympic torch’s passage in Seoul on April 27 to urge Beijing to stop arresting and repatriating North Korean refugees in China, Human Rights Watch said today. The torch relay, which up to now has been dogged by protests over China’s human rights abuses at home and in Tibet, will also pass through the North Korean capital Pyongyang on April 28, one place where protests are not expected. April 25, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to President of China on Arms Sale to Zimbabwe We write to urge the government of the People’s Republic of China to immediately recall the shipment of weapons aboard the An Yue Jiang, currently off the coast of southern Africa. We also urge you to ensure that no further arms and ammunition deliveries are sent to Zimbabwe while the very high risk exists of such weapons being used against the civilian population. April 22, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version China: Recall Arms Shipment Headed for Zimbabwe Weapons Sale Does Not Accord With Being a ‘Responsible Power’ The Chinese government should immediately recall the shipment of weapons aboard the An Yue Jiang intended for Zimbabwe and currently off the coast of southern Africa, Human Rights Watch said today. In a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao released today (http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/22/china18618.htm), Human Rights Watch urged the Chinese government to cease all arms deliveries to Zimbabwe while the very high risk exists of such weapons being used against the civilian population. April 22, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Nepal: Stop Illegally Detaining Tibetans Respect Tibetans’ Right to Peaceful Expression, Assembly As protests over China’s abuses of Tibetans intensify in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, police continue to arbitrarily arrest, detain, and mistreat record numbers of Tibetans in violation of their rights to freedom of expression and assembly, Human Rights Watch today. April 20, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version |
  
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