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Press Releases Burma: No Rights Reform 20 Years After Massacre Olympics Open on Bloody Anniversary Twenty years after the uprising in Burma, the military government continues to sharply restrict fundamental rights and violently suppress dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. The anniversary falls as the Olympic Games open in Beijing, while the Chinese government gives crucial support to Burma’s repressive regime. August 7, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Whose interests does justice serve? Published in European Voice The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) took a bold and controversial step when, on 14 July, he requested an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Bashir on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. July 18, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Thailand: Stop Forced Returns of Karen Refugees to Burma Civilians Forced Back Into Conflict Zone, More Returns Threatened Thai security forces should immediately stop forcing Karen refugees and asylum seekers to return to Burma from refugee camps in Thailand, Human Rights Watch said today. July 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version India: Protect Those Displaced from Chhattisgarh Violence Andhra Pradesh Should Not Punish Families That Fled Violence Andhra Pradesh should protect and assist thousands of families who have fled the conflict in neighboring Chhattisgarh, Human Rights Watch said today. State officials should act immediately to end the government’s discrimination against the displaced people, Human Rights Watch said. July 16, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version India: Protect Those Displaced from Chhattisgarh Violence
July 15, 2008 Graphic India: End State Support for Vigilantes Prosecute Rights Violators and Protect Internally Displaced Communities The Indian central and Chhattisgarh state governments should hold accountable government security forces and state-backed vigilantes responsible for attacking, killing, and forcibly displacing tens of thousands of people in armed operations against Maoist rebels since mid-2005 in southern Chhattisgarh, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. July 14, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Thailand: End Mistreatment and Deportation of Lao Hmong Authorities Should Account for Missing Refugees Thai authorities should end intimidation and forced deportations of Lao Hmong refugees detained in a camp in Petchabun province, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch expressed concern for the well-being of some 1,300 Lao Hmong who escaped from the Huay Nam Khao camp and did not return following a mass protest two weeks ago. July 11, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version A long record of torture By Gerry Simpson, Researcher and Advocate, Refugee Policy Published in New Statesman Online Many Zimbabweans fleeing to South Africa since 2005 – possibly numbering tens of thousands – have escaped persecution. They are refugees, although South Africa’s dysfunctional asylum system has yet to recognize them as such. July 4, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Sri Lanka: End Internment of Displaced Persons Government Illegally Holding Civilians Fleeing Fighting in the North The Sri Lankan government should end the arbitrary detention of more than 400 civilians displaced by recent fighting at a newly established camp in northern Sri Lanka, Human Rights Watch said today. July 2, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version South Africa: Grant Temporary Status to All Zimbabweans Government Should Halt Deportations, Allow Right to Work The South African government should recognize that political repression and economic deprivation have forced Zimbabweans to flee their country and immediately stop deporting them, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch called on the government to grant Zimbabweans in South Africa temporary status and work rights. June 19, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version South Africa: Grant Temporary Status to All Zimbabweans
June 19, 2008 Graphic Iraq: Between false refuge and the peril of return The UK's Iraqi asylum seekers are now being forced to return not only to the more stable northern region, but to central and southern Iraq. Whatever responsibility UK citizens might feel for them is clearly not shared by those taking these decisions. How then do they decide? June 17, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Ethiopia: Army Commits Executions, Torture, and Rape in Ogaden Donors Should Act to Stop Crimes Against Humanity In its battle against rebels in eastern Ethiopia's Somali Region, Ethiopia's army has subjected civilians to executions, torture, and rape, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The widespread violence, part of a vicious counterinsurgency campaign that amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity, has contributed to a looming humanitarian crisis, threatening the survival of thousands of ethnic Somali nomads. June 12, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on US Compliance with the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict This submission by US Campaign to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers addresses US deployment of 17-year-olds to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, recruitment practices, the detention of child soldiers in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the treatment of asylum seeking former child soldiers. June 6, 2008 Legal Submissions Printer friendly version Committee on the Rights of the Child Concluding Observations on US Compliance with the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict In this first review of US compliance with the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed concern at US recruitment practices, the treatment of refugee and asylum-seeking children previously recruited or used in hostilities, and the detainment and prosecution of former child soldiers held in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. June 6, 2008 Legal Submissions Printer friendly version US: Improve Treatment of Children in Armed Conflict UN Experts Criticize US Detention of Children in Iraq and Guantanamo The United States should immediately implement the recommendations of a new UN report calling on Washington to improve its treatment of children involved in armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. June 6, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version South Africa: Protect Victims of Xenophobic Violence Provide Basics of Food, Water, Shelter, and Safety to Displaced The South African government should ensure that “temporary shelter sites” for homeless and traumatized victims of recent xenophobic violence comply with international standards, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement require states to provide food, water, shelter, medical care and security to displaced persons. June 5, 2008 Press Release 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 Burma: Stop Forced Evictions Much of Devastated Irrawaddy Delta Remains Uninhabitable The Burmese government should immediately halt forcibly evicting people displaced by Cyclone Nargis from their temporary shelters, Human Rights Watch said today. The Burmese government should abide by its pledge to the United Nations and allow full humanitarian access to all cyclone victims. May 30, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Kenya: Stop Forcing Displaced People to Return Home Government Should Ensure Returns Are Voluntary and Secure The Kenyan government should immediately stop forced returns of internally displaced people and ensure that all returns are safe and voluntary, Human Rights Watch said today. May 22, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version |
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