Health

Rwanda: Revise Reproductive Health Bill

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:01:00 -0700

(New York) - The Rwandan Parliament should remove provisions in a draft law that would mandate compulsory HIV testing and require the sterilization of all individuals with intellectual disabilities, Human Rights Watch said today.

US: California Execution Procedure Violates Rights

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:06:22 -0700

(Washington) - The state of California's new procedure for carrying out executions by lethal injection violates international human rights law, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to state officials.

Letter to California Department of Corrections on Lethal Injections

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:58:25 -0700

Mr. Timothy Lockwood
Chief, Regulation and Policy Management Branch
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Sacramento, CA 94283

Re: Proposed amendments to California Code of Regulations, Title 15, Article 7.5, Sections 3349 et seq.

Dear Mr. Lockwood:

Treatment, Not Torture

Rebecca Schleifer — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:24:23 -0700

Even in the UN's crowded calendar, June 26 is a big day. Many governments burn confiscated narcotics in bonfires to celebrate the "International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking". Meanwhile across town, members of nongovernmental groups might organize a candle-light vigil or a film screening to mark "International Day in support of the victims of torture&

Jails must take measures to stop prisoner sex abuse

Jamie Fellner, senior counsel for the US program — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:39:17 -0700

"I'm afraid to go to sleep, to shower or just about anything else. I am afraid that when I am doing these things, I might die at any time. Please, sir, help me."

For years, we have been shocked by stories of the abuse - much of it sexual - of security detainees in U.S. custody in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay.

US: Immigration Policy Harms Women, Families

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:45:00 -0700

(Washington, DC) - The US government should reform immigration enforcement policies that inflict needless suffering on immigrant women and their families, rights advocates said today. A former immigration detention center nurse, a former detainee, and a group of leading human rights advocacy and research groups will testify to Congress at a Capitol Hill briefing on June 24, 2009.

US Congressional Briefing Statement

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:45:00 -0700

Kosovo: Act Now to Close Poisoned Camps

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:01:00 -0700

(Brussels) - The Kosovo authorities need to work with international donors to close lead-contaminated camps occupied by internally displaced Roma without delay, relocate their inhabitants, and provide medical treatment for lead poisoning, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Kosovo: Poisoned by Lead

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:42:29 -0700

This 68-page report tells the story of a decade of failure by the UN and others to provide adequate housing and medical treatment for the Roma, and the devastating consequences for the health of those in the camps. View Slideshow

US: Prevent Prison Rape

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:51:59 -0700

(New York) - The new report and standards on prison rape - released today by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission - challenge prison officials to end this devastating and all too prevalent human rights violation, Human Rights Watch said.