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Istanbul: The Voices from Taksim

Jun 6, 2013

In Istanbul’s Taksim Square

Spend a night in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, and it becomes very clear why protesters are there. They feel that the government ignores them, overlooks them and excludes them. They say their voices are not heard, and that the government serves its own constituency, telling everyone else how to live and what not to say.
UK Must not Overreach after Woolwich Killing

Jun 6, 2013

When I heard the news about themurder of British soldier Lee Rigbyin Woolwich on May 22, my first reaction was horror. My second was dread. Sadly, my fears that anger would be targeted at Muslim communities across the UK have been confirmed.
Human Rights Watch Daily Brief

Jun 6, 2013

Tomorrow, President Obama meets China's President Xi Jinping in California and HRW's China Director, Sophie Richardson, tells us why he can't afford to take human rights off the agenda.
Don’t deport all criminal immigrants

Jun 6, 2013

The immigration reform bill from the Senate Gang of Eight includes many provisions that would promote family unity.
Frontex Should Respect Rights, Even on the High Seas

Jun 6, 2013

A European coast guard ship participating in a Frontex operation spots a small motorboat in the Mediterranean. It is still in international waters but moving toward Maltese waters.
اليمن - تجاهُل الأمر بإخلاء سبيل المضربين عن الطعام

Jun 6, 2013

تحديث: في 6 يونيو/حزيران 2013، أطلقت الحكومة اليمنية سراح 17 من المحتجزين المضربين عن الطعام ممن كان قد تم احتجازهم لـ 18 شهرا من دون اتهام. مازال خمسة محتجزين آخرين ممن شاركوا في الإضراب عن الطعام رهن الاحتجاز.
UN Human Rights Council: Adoption of the Outcome of the UPR of France

Jun 6, 2013

The Universal Periodic Review of France addressed a range of concerns, including on the issues of discrimination in particular with regards to identity checks and religious symbols, forced evictions and expulsions of Roma and counterterrorism laws.

Abusive identity checks
France: Government Promises UN to End Ethnic Profiling

Jun 6, 2013

France should act on its promise to prohibit and prevent ethnic profiling and provide effective remedies to victims, the Open Society Justice Initiative and Human Rights Watch said today.
Conseil des Droits de l'Homme de l'ONU: Adoption des conclusions de l’Examen Périodique Universel du Burundi

Jun 6, 2013

Human Rights Watch se réjouit des conclusions de l’Examen Périodique Universel (EPU) du Burundi, qui comprennent d’importantes recommandations sur la protection des droits civils et politiques, ainsi que sur la protection des droits sociaux, économiques et culturels.
سوريا ـ اعتداءات على المدارس تعرض الطلبة للخطر

Jun 6, 2013

(لندن) ـ قالت هيومن رايتس ووتش في تقرير أصدرته اليوم إن الحكومة السورية قامت باستجواب طلبة وشنت هجمات عنيفة على مظاهراتهم، واعتدت على المدارس عسكرياً. لجأت كل من القوات الحكومية وقوات المعارضة إلى استخدام المدارس كقواعد عسكرية وثكنات ومراكز احتجاز ومواقع للقناصة، فحولت أماكن التعلم إلى أهداف عسكرية وعرضت الطلبة للخطر.