• EE. UU.: Los daños superan los beneficios
    May 1, 2013

    (Washington, DC) – Leyes extremadamente rigurosas que exigen el registro público a menudo castigan de por vida a jóvenes que cometieron delitos sexuales, sin contribuir realmente a resguardar la seguridad pública, señaló Human Rights Watch en un informe difundido hoy.

  • US: More Harm Than Good
    May 1, 2013

    (Washington, DC) – Harsh public registration laws often punish youth sex offenders for life and do little to protect public safety, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. A web of federal and state laws apply to people under 18 who have committed any of a wide range of sex offenses, from the very serious, like rape, to the relatively innocuous, such as public nudity.

  • Q&A: Raised on the Registry
    May 1, 2013

    Public registration laws cause serious harm to youth sex offenders 

    Raised on the Registry
    May 1, 2013
    This 111-page report details the harm public registration laws cause for youth sex offenders. The laws, which can apply for decades or even a lifetime and are layered on top of time in prison or juvenile detention, require placing offenders’ personal information on online registries, often making them targets for harassment, humiliation, and even violence.
  • US: Fulfill Promises to Close Guantanamo
    Apr 30, 2013

    US President Barack Obama should move swiftly to fulfill newly repeated promises to end indefinite detention without trial at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

  • محكمة يمنية تأمر بالتحقيق مع الرئيس السابق
    Apr 30, 2013

    (صنعاء) – قالت هيومن رايتس ووتش اليوم إن الأمر الذي أصدرته إحدى محاكم اليمن بالتحقيق مع الرئيس السابق علي عبد الله صالح و11 من معاونيه فيما يتعلق بمذبحة مارس/آذار 2011 التي راح ضحيتها متظاهرون مناهضون للحكومة يمثل خطوة في اتجاه العدالة.

  • Yemen: Court Orders Investigation of Ex-President
    Apr 30, 2013

    (Sanaa) – A Yemeni court order to investigate former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and 11 aides in connection with a March 2011 massacre of anti-government protesters is a step toward justice.

  • Las ONG tienen derecho a recibir financiamiento extranjero
    Apr 30, 2013

     

  • إيران - الحكومة تتجاهل حقوق العمال
    Apr 30, 2013

    (بيروت) - قالت هيومن رايتس ووتش اليوم إن الحكومة الإيرانية تنتهك بشكل متزايد حق العمال في التجمع السلمي وتكوين الجمعيات. تم القبض على عشرات النُشطاء من أعضاء اتحاد العمال والنقابات المُستقلة لدفاعهم عن حقوق العمال.

  • China: Activist’s Imprisoned Nephew Needs Effective Care
    Apr 30, 2013

    (New York) – Chinese central government and Shandong provincial authorities should immediately facilitate effective medical treatment for Chen Kegui, the imprisoned nephew of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng, Human Rights Watch said today. Chen Kegui is receiving only antibiotics for appendicitis, which could lead to a life-threatening result.