Germany

Letter to the German Government Regarding Diplomatic Assurances

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:28:24 -0700

Interior Minister Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble

Interior Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany

Alt-Moabit 101D

10559 Berlin

Dear Minister Schäuble,

Germany Ratifies Cluster Munitions Treaty

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:00:00 -0700

(Berlin) – Germany’s ratification of the new treaty banning cluster munitions is an important step, Human Rights Watch said today. Germany deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions at the United Nations in New York, making it the 11th country to ratify the treaty.

Beyond the Burqa

Liesl Gerntholtz & Gauri van Gulik — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:12:37 -0700

President Sarkozy of France has reignited the debate about how Muslim women in Europe should dress by calling for a ban on clothing that, as he puts it, imprisons women and undermines their dignity. But in this burqa debate the voices of Muslim women are strangely absent.

Marianne Heuwagen

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 26 May 2009 04:00:03 -0700

Marianne Heuwagen, director of Human Rights Watch’s Berlin office, aims to influence German foreign and domestic policies in regard to human rights. Before joining Human Rights Watch in September 2005, she worked as editor of Süddeutsche Zeitung for almost 20 years, first as Berlin editor, then as an editor in the national buero and the last three years as op-ed-editor in Munich.

Page Feature 82101

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:41:46 -0700

Headscarves: The Wrong Battle

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:17:44 -0700

Throughout Europe, over the past decade, there has been a loud - and at times openly xenophobic - debate about whether a Muslim woman should be allowed to wear a headscarf while on duty in a government job. Various types of bans have been enacted in several countries, including France, Germany, and Turkey.

Germany: Headscarf Bans Violate Rights

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:59:00 -0800

(Berlin) - German state bans on religious symbols and clothing for teachers and other civil servants discriminate against Muslim women who wear the headscarf, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Discrimination in the Name of Neutrality

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:59:00 -0800

Discrimination in the Name of Neutrality

Headscarf Bans for Teachers and Civil Servants in Germany

I. Executive Summary

Methodology

Key Recommendations

II.

Discrimination in the Name of Neutrality

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:59:00 -0800

This 67-page report is based on extensive research over an eight-month period. It analyzes the human rights implications of the bans and their effect on the lives of Muslim women teachers, including those who have been employed for many years. It says that the bans have caused some women to give up their careers or to leave Germany, where they have lived all their lives.

Germany

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:00:00 -0800

The German Constitutional Court gave important rulings in February and March that laws relating to surveillance and the storing of internet and telephone data disproportionately restrict the right to privacy.