• The War Against Free Speech
    sep 1, 1995

    Over the last year, the Royal Cambodian Government has waged a campaign to silence its critics, targeting independent newspapers and political figures for prosecution and harassment. On more than a dozen occasions, it has suspended, shut or confiscated newspapers or brought criminal complaints against journalists.

  • Human Rights in a Season of Transition
    aoû 1, 1995

    Vietnam has entered an era of rapid economic and social transformation, heralded by the opening of its economy, its entry into ASEAN and the resumption of diplomatic relations with the U.S. At the same time, the government and the Vietnam Communist Party have sought to maintain firm political control.

  • Six Months Later, Cover-Up Continues in Prison Clash that Left 100 Inmates Dead
    aoû 1, 1995

    The Algerian government covered up how approximately 100 inmates died during thesuppression of an uprising at Serkadji prison in February 1995, the bloodiest incident during the first three years of civil strife in the country.

  • The Bedoons of Kuwait: “Citizens without Citizenship”
    aoû 1, 1995

    Kuwait practices a system of institutionalized discrimination against its residents known as Bedoons, longtime inhabitants who have been denied Kuwaiti citizenship and are now being rendered stateless.

  • The Human Rights Watch Global Report on Women's Human Rights
    aoû 1, 1995

    This report is a culmination of five years of work gathering evidence of the epidemic levels of violence against women and rampant sex discrimination around the world.

  • Croatia
    jui 2, 1995

    On May 1, 1995, Croatian Army troops launched an offensive aimed at regaining control of Serb-held lands in western Slavonia, an area designated as a "United Nations Protected Area" (UNPA). By May 4, Croatian government troops had recaptured the area.

  • Contemporary Forms of Slavery in Pakistan
    jui 1, 1995

    Millions of workers in Pakistan are held in contemporary forms of slavery. Throughout the country employers forcibly extract labor from adults and children, restrict their freedom of movement, and deny them the right to negotiate the terms of their employment. Employers coerce such workers into servitude through physical abuse, forced confinement, and debt-bondage.

  • The Price Of Dissent
    jui 1, 1995

    This report focuses on Syria’s state security court and the continuing trials of individuals accused of membership in unauthorized political groups. It also examines the practice of torture in Syria, and the pressure and punishment placed on political prisoners after release.

  • “Leaking State Secrets”: The Case of Gao Yu
    jui 1, 1995

    Gao Yu, 51, one of China’s most prominent journalists, was sentenced to six years in prison on November 10, 1994, for “illegally providing state secrets to institutions outside [China’s] borders” in a series of four articles in Mirror Monthly and Overseas Chinese Daily, both Hong Kong-based publications.

  • Press Closures in Indonesia One Year Later
    jui 1, 1995

    In July 1994 the Indonesian government banned three popular Indonesian news publications: Tempo, Editor, and Detik.