Torture

Italy/US: Ruling Expected in Historic CIA Rendition Case

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:27:16 -0800

(Milan) - The verdict expected Wednesday in a landmark case may present a historic legal challenge to the US Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) rendition program, Human Rights Watch said today.

The trial in Milan of 26 Americans in absentia and seven Italians for the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian imam began in 2007.

Iran: Overturn Death Sentences, Other Unfair Convictions

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:04:53 -0700

(New York) - The Iranian Judiciary should immediately quash the convictions that have been handed down by the Revolutionary Court in Tehran since the end of September against defendants accused of inciting post-election unrest, Human Rights Watch said today. The convictions all stem from unfair trials in which the accused were denied access to lawyers.

Bangladesh: Bring Paramilitary Unit Torturers to Justice

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:31:31 -0700

(New York) - The Bangladeshi government should investigate and prosecute the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officers who on October 22, 2009, arrested and allegedly tortured F.M. Masum, a journalist at the New Age newspaper, Human Rights Watch said today.

The Way Forward

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:33:00 -0700

The Way Forward

Ending Human Rights Abuses and Repression across Sudan

I. Summary

II.

"Who Will Tell Me What Happened to My Son?"

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:22:01 -0700

“Who Will Tell Me What Happened to My Son?”[*]

Russia’s Implementation of European Court of Human Rights Judgments on Chechnya

The Resistance of the Monks

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:19:00 -0700

This 99-page report written by longtime Burma watcher Bertil Lintner, describes the repression Burma's monks experienced after they led demonstrations against the government in September 2007. The report tells the stories of individual monks who were arrested, beaten and detained.

The Resistance of the Monks

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:11:00 -0700

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The Resistance of the Monks

Buddhism and Activism in Burma

Map of Burma

UK: Ethiopian ‘Assurances’ No Guarantee Against Torture

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:00:25 -0700

(London) - The UK government should not rely on unreliable "diplomatic assurances" against torture to deport national security suspects to Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the UK government.

Letter to British Foreign Secretary Miliband on Diplomatic Assurances with Ethiopia

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:00:15 -0700

Rt Hon David Miliband MP
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Dear Foreign Secretary,

US Attorney General Opens Torture Investigation

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:06:18 -0700

On August 24, Attorney General Eric Holder appointed a federal prosecutor to review cases of post-9/11 detainee abuse and determine whether or not a criminal investigation is warranted.