The year 2010 is already well under way. Spring is not far off, but the centre of Grozny is still bathed in the New Year illuminations. It's about 9 in the evening and a friend from "Memorial" and I, both here for work, are walking along the main street, which is today called Putin Prospect. Multi-coloured fairy lights twinkle and shop windows blaze.
Committee Hearing on "Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act"
Washington, DC
The Honorable Collin C. Peterson
Chairman, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
1301 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman,
During its Consideration of the Fifth Periodic Report of Mexico
Thank you.
Treaty Enters 11th Year as US Considers Policy on Joining
(Washington, DC) - The current review of United States policy on antipersonnel landmines should result in a decision to join the historic treaty banning the weapon, Human Rights Watch said today. Today is the 11th anniversary of the date the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty became binding international law.
Convention to Become Binding International Law on August 1
(Washington, DC) - Burkina Faso and Moldova ratified the convention banning cluster munitions on February 16, 2010, the final two ratifications needed for it to become binding international law. The convention will now enter into force on August 1, 2010.
Government must Protect Civilians, Prosecute Groups’ Members and Accomplices
Refugees Detained Arbitrarily for Failing to File for Green Cards After One Year of US Residence
(Washington, DC) - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arbitrarily detains refugees and holds them indefinitely for failing to meet paperwork requirements, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. People who have already been accepted as refugees face an often confusing requirement to apply for a green card for legal permanent resident status, after a year in the United States.