Middle East/N. Africa | Human Rights Watch

UN investigator Richard Goldstone visits a damaged house in Gaza City.

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UN: US Block on Goldstone Report Must Not Defer Justice
The decision at the UN Human Rights Council to defer a vote on the Goldstone Gaza report until March 2010 obliges the United States and other governments blocking action at the council to press Israel and Hamas to commence credible investigations, Human Rights Watch said today. The fact-finding mission found evidence of violations of the laws of war during the Gaza conflict that should trigger credible investigations of the conduct of both sides.

Israel: Stop East Jerusalem Home Demolitions

Nov 6, 2009
Iran: Revoke Death Sentences for Juvenile Offenders

Nov 4, 2009
Bahrain: Migrant Workers Denied Pay, Right to Travel

Nov 4, 2009
Lebanon: Ruling Aids Families of “Disappeared”

Nov 4, 2009

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Freedom to Create Associations

A Declarative Regime in Name Only
Pushed Back, Pushed Around

Italy's Forced Return of Boat Migrants and Asylum Seekers, Libya's Mistreatment of Migrants and Asylum Seekers
Denied Dignity

Systematic Discrimination and Hostility toward Saudi Shia Citizens

Middle East/N. Africa

Israel: Stop East Jerusalem Home Demolitions

Nov 6, 2009

Israeli authorities in East Jerusalem should immediately stop demolishing Palestinian homes in violation of international law.
Iran: Revoke Death Sentences for Juvenile Offenders

Nov 4, 2009

Iran should immediately halt the planned executions of three men under charges of male homosexual conduct allegedly committed when they were children.
Bahrain: Migrant Workers Denied Pay, Right to Travel

Nov 4, 2009

Bahrain's Labor Ministry should hold employers who withhold wages and passports from migrant employees accountable.
On Israel, Congress Tolerates Abuse

Nov 4, 2009

Yesterday the US Congress gravely insulted hundreds of civilians who were wounded or killed in the most recent war in the Middle East.
Lebanon: Ruling Aids Families of “Disappeared”

Nov 4, 2009

A decision by Lebanese judicial authorities is an encouraging first step toward recognizing the right of families of victims of enforced disappearances during the 1975-1990 war era to know what happened to them.
UN: Endorse Goldstone Report

Nov 3, 2009

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly should endorse the report of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict when it meets to discuss Middle East peace issues on November 4, 2009, more than a dozen groups working on human rights issues in the Middle East said today.
Middle East Human Rights Groups Call on the General Assembly to Adopt the Goldstone Report

Nov 3, 2009

The United Nations Human Rights Council's resolution endorsing the report of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict is a crucial step toward securing accountability for the civilian victims of the war on all sides.
General Assembly: Support Goldstone Recommendations on Gaza

Nov 2, 2009

A global coalition of civil society organizations from every corner of the world, ranging from Human Rights Now in Japan to the South African Council of Churches, have urged members of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to support the recommendations of the Goldstone Report and work to adopt a resolution which will ensure accountability for victims of the Gaza conflict earlier this year.
US: Congress Should Reject Impunity for Israel and Hamas

Nov 2, 2009

Members of the US House of Representatives should oppose a resolution that calls for the Obama administration to reject scrutiny of Israel and Hamas for laws-of-war violations in the recent Gaza conflict.
Iraq: Bring Bombers to Justice

Oct 28, 2009

Devastating bomb attacks in Baghdad on October 25, 2009, were an assault on the fundamental principle of respect for life, and Iraqi authorities have a duty to ensure that anyone found to have contributed to their execution is apprehended and brought to justice.