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Burma Joint Statement: One Year after the Violence Began

Jun 24, 2013

The Rohingya, a stateless minority of Myanmar, have endured decades of abuse, persecution and discrimination. One year ago, on 3 June 2012, the massacre of ten Muslims travelling in Rakhine State, following the killing and reported rape of a Buddhist woman, marked the beginning of a series of violent attacks against the Rohingya and other Muslim communities.
New York: Assembly Passes Condom Law

Jun 24, 2013

(New York) – The New York State Assembly enacted a bill to end the use of condoms as evidence of prostitution-related offenses on the final day of the 2013 legislative session.
Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 24 June

Jun 24, 2013
EU/China: Overhaul Human Rights Dialogues

Jun 24, 2013

(Brussels, June 24, 2013) – The 32^nd round of the European Union (EU)-China Human Rights Dialogue further lowers the bar for effective, principled human rights diplomacy, Human Rights Watch said today.
UN Sets Inquiry into North Korea Prison Camps

Jun 24, 2013

Shin Dong-hyuk is the only man born in one of North Korea’s camps for political prisoners, called kwan-li-so, who is known to have escaped. In the camp, he was forced to do back-breaking labor and went hungry for days on end. Guards tortured him, hung him from his ankles and burned him with hot coals. At age 14, he watched as his mother was hanged and his brother shot dead.
Россия: Отклонить дискриминационный законопроект

Jun 24, 2013

(Москва, 24 июня 2013 г.) – Верхняя палата российского парламента должна отклонить законопроект, направленный на дискриминацию лесбиянок, геев, бисексуалов и трансгендеров (ЛГБТ), заявила Хьюман Райтс Вотч.
США признали серьезность проблемы принудительного труда в Узбекистане

Jun 24, 2013

(Вашингтон, 19 июня 2013 г.) – Решение американской администрации понизить рейтинг Узбекистана в торговле людьми в связи с использованием принудительного и детского труда служит важным сигналом поддержки для миллионов граждан этой страны, которых отправляют на сбо
EU: Stand Up for Human Rights in Russia

Jun 24, 2013

Baroness Catherine Ashton
High Representative of the European Union
for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
Vice-President of the European Commission
200, rue de la Loi
B-1049 Brussels

Brussels, November 20, 2012

Re: EU Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on Russia

Dear High Representative,
سوريا- احتجاز ناشطات وتعرضهن لانتهاكات

Jun 24, 2013

(نيويورك،) ـ قالت هيومن رايتس ووتش اليوم إن الجيش السوري والقوات المؤيدة للحكومة المعروفة بالشبيحة احتجزت ناشطات المعارضة تعسفياً وكذلك قريبات وجارات للنشطاء والمقاتلين المؤيدين للمعارضة، وفي عدد من الحالات عرضتهن للتعذيب والانتهاك الجنسي.
Indonesia: Children Seeking Refuge Find Abuse, Neglect

Jun 24, 2013

(Jakarta) – Indonesia detains and neglects migrant and asylum-seeking children, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Each year, hundreds are detained in sordid conditions, without access to lawyers, and sometimes beaten. Others are left to fend for themselves, without any assistance with food or shelter.