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  • Feb 9, 2010

    The Russian authorities should investigate the arbitrary detention of three human rights advocates in Chechnya and hold those responsible accountable.

  • Feb 8, 2010

    The growing harshness of attacks by Israeli government officials on nongovernmental organizations poses a real threat to civil society in Israel.

  • Feb 8, 2010

    Bahrain needs to take urgent steps to end torture and ill-treatment of security suspects during interrogation.

  • Feb 7, 2010

    Israel has failed to demonstrate that it will conduct thorough and impartial investigations into alleged laws-of-war violations by its forces during last year's Gaza conflict. An independent investigation is needed if perpetrators of abuse, including senior military and political officials who set policies that violated the laws of war, are to be held accountable.

  • Feb 5, 2010

    Thailand should immediately stop pressuring ethnic Karen refugees to return to Burma.

  • Feb 4, 2010

    The Obama administration should adopt recommendations in a report issued today to help stop the flow of stolen money into the United States. The report is the result of a detailed investigation by Senators Carl Levin and Tom Coburn into corruption in abusive, resource-rich states and the "enablers" that allow officials to funnel money out of their impoverished countries to spend lavishly abroad.

  • Feb 4, 2010

    Congress should quickly approve a bipartisan bill introduced today that sets out a new strategy for US engagement in the struggle to end violence against women worldwide.

  • Feb 4, 2010

    Scott Long of Human Rights Watch discusses the struggle for gay rights around the world.

  • Feb 4, 2010

    A ruling by the African Commission on Human and People's Rights condemning the expulsion of the Endorois people from their land in Kenya is a major victory for indigenous peoples across Africa, Human Rights Watch, WITNESS, and the Endorois' lawyers said today. The Commission ruled on February 4, 2010 that the Endorois' eviction from their traditional land for tourism development violated their human rights.

  • Feb 4, 2010

    When people buy diamond jewellery, they often want to convey love or commitment to someone dear and special. But, this jewellery, if it contains diamonds from the Marange diamond fields in eastern Zimbabwe, could have a bloody past signifying mistreatment and abuse.

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