Racism and Discrimination

Israel: Stop East Jerusalem Home Demolitions

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:12:21 -0800

(Jerusalem) - Israeli authorities in East Jerusalem should immediately stop demolishing Palestinian homes in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch said today.

Statement to US Congressional International Religious Freedom Caucus on Prospects for Justice in Northern and Central Nigeria

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:30:00 -0700

Thank you, Chairman Franks and Members of the Caucus, for inviting Human Rights Watch to participate in this hearing. My name is Eric Guttschuss and I am the Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch. We very much welcome a discussion on the root causes of sectarian violence in Nigeria, which has shattered the lives of thousands of Nigerians, both Christians and Muslims.

Iraq's New Surge: Gay Killings

Rasha Moumneh, originally published at ForeignPolicy.com, September 9, 2009 — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:44:36 -0700

When my colleague and I sat down last April with Hamid, an Iraqi man from Baghdad, his trauma-induced stutter said as much as the words he spoke. Huddled inconspicuously in a dingy restaurant, Hamid recounted how militia members killed his partner along with three other men, two kidnapped from their Baghdad homes, two slaughtered in the streets. The next day, Hamid said, "they came for me.

Saudi Arabia: Treat Shia Equally

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:15:00 -0700

(New York) - Saudi authorities should treat minority Shia Muslims as equal citizens, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Saudi government also should create commissions to investigate arbitrary arrests of Shia and to recommend steps to end systemic state discrimination, Human Rights Watch said.

Human Rights Watch UPR Submission on Italy

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:46:41 -0700

Summary

Iraq: Protect Camp Ashraf Residents

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:07:12 -0700

(New York) - Iraqi authorities should conduct an independent investigation into the deaths of at least seven Iranians during a police raid on Camp Ashraf, where several thousand members of an Iranian dissident group, Mojahedin Khalq Organization, have lived for over two decades, Human Rights Watch said today.

Nigeria: Investigate Killings by Security Forces

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:00:00 -0700

(Jos, Nigeria) - The Plateau State Judicial Commission of Inquiry in Nigeria should investigate and call for the prosecution of members of the security forces responsible for the alleged killing of more than 130 people in November 2008, Human Rights Watch said today.

Israel's settlements are on shaky ground

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:49:27 -0700

Race, Drugs, and Law Enforcement in the United States

Jamie Fellner, senior counsel to the US program — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:18:51 -0700

Part I: Race Defines the Problem
Part II: Who Engages in Drug Offenses?
A. Arrests and Incarceration of Drug Offenders
B. Incarceration

Saudi Arabia: Outcome Report of the Universal Periodic Review

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:14:59 -0700

Human Rights Watch welcomes the UPR report on Saudi Arabia, which records Saudi Arabia's acknowledgment that human rights violations occur and its commitment to ending them, including by welcoming objective criticisms and by amending practices and legislation that undermine human rights.