Violence Against Children

Letter to French Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Solidary development

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:27:01 -0800

Dear Minister Besson,

Rape as a Weapon -- Rights Watch #17

Human Rights Watch — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:21:35 -0700

The United Nations' new special representative on women and conflict could finally give some teeth to the global fight against rape as a weapon of war. Congo is one place where this new office could make a big difference. With HRW's Marianne Mollmann and Juliane Kippenberg.

Universal Periodic Review of Yemen Working Group Report

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:18:46 -0700

Human Rights Watch welcomes the UPR Working Group report on Yemen, and seeks to further urge the government to implement fully the accepted recommendations, including in the regions affected by the recent unrest in southern Yemen and renewed armed conflict in northern Yemen .

Ohio Bans Corporal Punishment in Public Schools

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:43:33 -0700

Philippines: UN Group Should Highlight Killings of Children

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:48:16 -0700

(New York) - The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child should press the Philippines government to take meaningful steps to investigate death squad killings and prosecute the perpetrators, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 15, 2009, the committee is reviewing the Philippines' compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Letter to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child Regarding the Philippines

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:17:25 -0700

Members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
Attn: Maja Andrijasevic-Boko, Secretary of the Committee on the Rights of the Child
Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights
CH 1211 Geneva 10
Switzerland

Re: 3rd and 4th consolidated report of the Philippines - Killing of children by death squads

Dear Committee Members,

Impairing Education

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:58:00 -0700

In this 70-page report, the ACLU and Human Rights Watch found that students with disabilities made up 18.8 percent of students who suffered corporal punishment at school during the 2006-2007 school year, although they constituted just 13.7 percent of the total nationwide student population.

US: Students With Disabilities Face Corporal Punishment at Higher Rates

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:53:44 -0700

(New York) - Students with disabilities face corporal punishment in public schools at disproportionately high rates, says a report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch. The physical discipline, which often includes beatings, can worsen these students' medical conditions and undermine their education, says the report, which calls for an immediate moratorium

Impairing Education

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:09:00 -0700

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Impairing Education

Corporal Punishment of Students with Disabilities in US Public Schools

Soldiers Who Rape, Commanders Who Condone

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:45:00 -0700

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Soldiers Who Rape, Commanders Who Condone

Sexual Violence and Military Reform in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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