• Turkey: A Weekend of Police Abuse
    juin 18, 2013

    (Istanbul) – The Erdoğan government’s use of force in a clampdown on protesters over the weekend has precipitated a deepening human rights and political crisis in Turkey.

  • Saudi Arabia: Activists Convicted for Answering Call for Help
    juin 17, 2013

    (Beirut) – A Saudi court convicted two Saudi women’s rights activists on June 15, 2013, for trying to help a woman flee the country. Wajeha al-Huwaider and Fawzia al-Oyouni were each sentenced to 10 months in prison and two-year travel bans.

  • الكويت- يجب وقف عمليات الإعدام فورا
    juin 17, 2013

     (بيروت ) – تفيد وسائل الإعلام المحلية في الكويت بأن ما لا يقل عن اثنين من السجناء، وكلاهما مصري الجنسية، سوف يتم تنفيذ حكم الإعدام بحقهما في بث تلفيزيوني مباشر عند الساعة السابعة ونصف صباح يوم 18 يونيو/حز

  • Kuwait: Immediately Halt Executions
    juin 17, 2013

    (Beirut) – Local media in Kuwait are reporting that at least two prisoners, both Egyptian, will be executed on live television at 7:30 a.m. on June 18, 2013. It will be Kuwait’s second round of executions since it ended its de facto moratorium on use of the death penalty in April.

  • US/North Carolina: Don't Deter Workers From Reporting Abuses
    juin 17, 2013

    Human Rights Watch, in conjunction with Student Action with Farmworkers , wrote the following letter expressing concern that a section of the North Carolina Commerce Protection Act of 2013 would stifle investigations that expose workplace abuses and deter employees from reporting abuses, including unsafe working conditions.

  • Deportada sin sus hijas – La historia de Alicia
    juin 17, 2013

    Según el relato de Grace Meng, investigadora sobre derechos de los inmigrantes para el programa de EE.UU.

  • US: Over-Criminalization Task Force Should Examine Federal Sentencing Practices
    juin 17, 2013

    Human Rights Watch sent the following letter to members of the US Congress, regarding the scope of the new Congressional Over-Criminalization Task Force.

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    The Honorable James Sensenbrenner
    Committee on the Judiciary
    US House of Representatives
    2449 Rayburn House Office Building
    Washington, DC 20515

  • US/New York: Increase Protections for Farmworkers
    juin 17, 2013

    With the New York State legislative session scheduled to end on June 20, 2013, Human Rights Watch urges Republican Senate Leader Dean Skelos to schedule a vote on the Farmworkers Fair Labor Practices Act, and further urges the New York State Legislature to pass this important bill.

  • Ecuador debe terminar con sus ataques a la libre expresión
    juin 17, 2013

    (Washington, DC) – La Ley Orgánica de Comunicación que la Asamblea Nacional de Ecuador aprobó el 14 de junio de 2013 debilita gravemente la libertad de expresión en el país. La ley incluye un lenguaje excesivamente amplio que limitará la libertad de expresión de periodistas y medios de comunicación.

  • Ecuador: End Assault on Free Speech
    juin 17, 2013

    (Washington, DC) – The Communications Law that the Ecuadorian National Assembly approved on June 14, 2013, seriously undermines free speech. The law includes overly broad language that will limit the free expression of journalists and media outlets.