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South Sudan: Heed Global Call to End Death Penalty

Dec 20, 2012

(New York) – South Sudan should carry out its commitment for a moratorium on the death penalty. On December 20, 2012, South Sudan, along with 110 other nations, voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling on countries that use capital punishment to place a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty.
Joint Letter and Submission to President Kim Re. World Bank Safeguards Review

Dec 20, 2012

Dr. Jim Yong Kim
President
The World Bank
1818 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20433

Dear Dr. Kim,
ישראל/עזה: התקפות לא חוקיות של ישראל על כלי תקשורת פלסטיניים

Dec 20, 2012

(עזה) – ארגון Human Rights Watchאמר היום כי ארבע התקפות שישראל ביצעה במהלך הלחימה של חודש נובמבר 2012 על עיתונאים ועל מתקני תקשורת ברצועת עזה הפרו את דיני המלחמה בכך שכוונו על אזרחים ועל אובייקטים אזרחיים שלא תרמו כל תרומה נראית לעין לפעולות הצבאיות. הארגון אמר את הדברים לאחר שהשלים חקירה מדוקדקת של התקריות.
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Dec 20, 2012
Laos: Investigate ‘Disappearance’ of Prominent Activist

Dec 20, 2012

(New York, December 20, 2012) – The Lao government should urgently investigate the feared forced disappearance of Sombath Somphone, a prominent social activist, Human Rights Watch said today. He was last seen on December 15, 2012, in Vientiane.
Mali: Rising Ethnic Tensions Threaten New Violence

Dec 20, 2012

(Nairobi) – Mali’s newly appointed prime minister, Diango Sissoko, should take urgent measures to end rights abuses by the security forces and address rising ethnic tensions linked to the occupied northern provinces, Human Rights Watch said today.
Libya: Halt Military Trial of Ex-Transition Chief

Dec 20, 2012

(Beirut) – Libyan authorities should immediately cancel the impending trial of the former National Transitional Council chairman Mustafa Abdeljalil in front of a military court.
ليبيا – يجب وقف المحاكمة العسكرية الخاصة برئيس المجلس الانتقالي السابق

Dec 20, 2012

(بيروت) – قالت هيومن رايتس ووتش اليوم إن على السلطات الليبية أن تلغي فوراً المحاكمة القائمة بحق رئيس المجلس الوطني الانتقالي السابق مصطفى عبد الجليل أمام محكمة عسكرية.
Writers Honored for Commitment to Free Expression

Dec 20, 2012

(New York) - Forty-one writers from 19 countries have received 2012 Hellman/Hammett grants for their commitment to free expression and their courage in the face of persecution.
Sri Lanka: Free or Charge Detained Students

Dec 20, 2012

(New York) – The Sri Lankan authorities should immediately release or credibly charge four ethnic Tamil students from Jaffna University who have been detained since early December 2012, Human Rights Watch said today.