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.
Proposal as Written Would Undermine Press Freedom
(Washington, DC) - The Ecuadorian National Assembly should amend proposed legislation to regulate communications, Human Rights Watch said today. The current draft includes provisions that could restrict free expression instead of safeguarding it, Human Right Watch said.
Government Must Effectively Investigate, Prosecute, and Sanction Abuses
(Washington, DC) - The proposal by Porfirio Lobo, winner of Honduras' disputed presidential election on November 29, 2009, for an "amnesty for all" of those involved in the June coup d'état violates the country's international obligations and undermines the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today.
Extrajudicial Killings Undermine Public Security
(Rio de Janeiro) - Police officers in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo routinely resort to lethal force, often committing extrajudicial executions and exacerbating violence in both states, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
US to Participate in Mine Ban Treaty Meeting for First Time
(Washington, DC) - The United States should commit to join the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines when it attends a milestone meeting of the agreement beginning November 29, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today.
Statement to US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Lifting the Travel Ban to Cuba
Committee Hearing on “Is it Time to Lift the Ban on Travel to Cuba?”
Washington, DC
Chairman Howard L. Berman
U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs
2170 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman,
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
US Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Re: Mine Ban Treaty
Dear Secretary Clinton:
EU Asylum Disparities Put Those Sent Back at Risk of Mistreatment
(Paris) - Many of the hundreds of migrants arrested by French authorities following the destruction of their makeshift camp in Calais are at risk of being sent back to Greece, Human Rights Watch said today.