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A Star-Studded Cast Performs at Cries From The Heart in Los Angeles on May 6On May 6, 500 gathered at the Broad Stage in Santa Monica to watch a star-studded cast bring to life the voices of individuals who risk their lives to speak out for freedom around the world. Human Rights Watch is grateful to all of the attendees, as well as the incredible cast: Caroline Aaron, Lisa Edelstein, Jacqueline Emerson, Greg Germann, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Anna Khaja, Dayo Okeniyi, Missi Pyle, Peter Riegert, Julian Sands, Arnold Vosloo, and Reno Wilson. Human Rights Watch also thanks the amazingly talented music performers who participated: Aloe Blacc and Isobel Campbell.
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Richard Dicker, Director of HRW's International Justice Program, talks about putting the worst criminals in jailOn March 7, Richard Dicker addressed over 50 attendees at at the Feminist Majority Foundation. He discussed accomplishments in Cote D’Ivoire and Kenya, the challenges currently facing accountability in the Middle East, and the increasingly positive climate for HRW and other NGOs who seek to bring the worst abusers in the world to account. Richard was an influential advocate in the movement to establish the permanent International Criminal Court and has contributed Human Rights Watch evidence toMarch 12, 2012 -
"When I Die…They’ll Send Me Home” - An Update on Youth Sentenced to Life without Parole in CaliforniaApproximately 300 youth offenders have been sentenced to die in California’s prisons for crimes committed when they were teenagers, HRW said in a report released on March 1. The U.S. is the only country in the world where people who were under age 18 at the time of their crime serve sentences of life without parole. Nationally, more than 2,500 youth offenders are serving these sentences. The new report draws on six years of research, interviews, and correspondence with correctional officials and youth offenders serving life without parole.March 12, 2012 -
HRW Releases Report in Los Angeles on Saudi Women and SportsOn February 15 at the L.A. Athletic Club, Human Rights Watch released its report “‘Steps of the Devil’: Denial of Women and Girls’ Right to Sport in Saudi Arabia.” The report release came the day before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held its 5th World Conference on Women and Sports in Los Angeles. The Saudi government has never sent a female athlete to the Olympics and is systematically discriminating against women in sports and physical education.February 12, 2012 -
LA Times Op-Ed: "New, unneeded obstacles to abortion", by Meghan Rhoad, researcher in the Women's Rights DivisionJanuary 22, 2012 A federal appeals court this month upheld a Texas law that requires a woman seeking an abortion to undergo a sonogram, forces doctors to describe that sonogram in detail to her and then requires that she wait 24 hours before she can undergo the procedure. Texas was one of five states to adopt mandatory sonogram laws last year.January 12, 2012 -
Help the Fair Sentencing for Youth Act (SB9) pass in California AssemblyIn August, Senate Bill 9 was short JUST ONE VOTE of passage. It will be voted on again very soon. Legislators need to hear that you support those who voted yes, and that you urge the rest to vote yes next time. Letters make an impression on legislators. Send a letter to your Assemby Member and the Governor. For more information, go to: http://www.fairsentencingforyouth.org/take-action/December 11, 2011 -
Sister Consuelo Morales featured on front page of LA TimesNovember 16, 2011 Mexico nun is crusader for rights amid drug violence Sister Consuelo Morales is one of Mexico's most effective defenders of human rights. As the nation's drug war enters its sixth year, the fearless nun has her work cut out for her.November 11, 2011 -
Los Angeles Voices for Justice Dinner on Tuesday, November 15On Tuesday, November 15, Human Rights Watch presented our highest honor, the Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism, to Consuelo Morales from Mexico and Sussan Tahmasebi from Iran. Human Rights Watch is grateful to the 700 who attended the Voices for Justice Dinner at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. To make a donation, please go to: http://hrw.kintera.org/losangelesdinner2011July 11, 2011 -
LA Network hosts Art with a HeartThank you to all our sponsors and all those who attended "Art with a Heart"! For photos of the event, follow the below link to the image gallery:June 11, 2011 -
Op-ed in LA Times by LGBT Advocacy Director Boris DittrichPublished April 17, 2011 Ten years ago this month, when the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, most Dutch people were in favor of the law, but a vocal minority insisted that gay marriage would mean the end of Western civilization. It took a political slugfest to get the law passed.April 11, 2011 -
Los Angeles Committee of HRW calls on city to meet its responsibility to protect womenWhile the issue of rape kit testing is gaining national attention through HRW research and advocacy in Los Angeles and Illinois, and through mainstream media, Los Angeles must keep its promise to rape victims, and hire appropriate crime lab personnel. PHOTO: © 2010 Lorena Ros/InstituteOctober 10, 2010