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November 1, 1998 Report

Afghanistan: The Massacre in Mazar-I Sharif

I. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS This report documents a massacre of civilians and other serious breaches of international humanitarian law committed in Afghanistan in August 1998. The incident, which occurred in Mazar-i Sharif, a city in northern…
November 1, 1998 Report

The Pinochet Precedent

On the night of October 16, 1998, London police arrested Gen. Augusto Pinochet. They were acting on a Spanish warrant charging the former dictator with human rights crimes committed in Chile during his seventeen-year rule. The British courts rejected…
October 29, 1998 News

HRW Welcomes Release of South African Truth Report

Criticizes attempts to censure report

Human Rights Watch welcomed the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) draft report as an important step in establishing the truth about past human rights abuses committed in South Africa. It is disturbing to see South Africa's…
October 28, 1998 News

HRW Rejects High Court Ruling on Pinochet Detention

Human Rights Watch rejected today's ruling by Britain's High Court that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was immune from prosecution for acts committed as head of state. "Beginning with the Nazi leaders tried at Nuremberg, the international…
October 28, 1998 News

New U.N. Peacekeeping Policy Welcomed

Human Rights Watch Applauds Ban on Minors

Human Rights Watch today welcomed a new United Nations policy establishing eighteen as the minimum age for UN peacekeepers. "No one under the age of eighteen should take part in war, whether as part of a national army, an armed opposition group, or a…
October 27, 1998 News

Carta al Presidente Aznar

In a letter today to Spain's Prime Minister José María Aznar López, Human Rights Watch urged the Spanish government to take all necessary steps to ensure that legal proceedings against General Augusto Pinochet move forward.
October 27, 1998 News

Spanish P.M. Urged to Support Pinochet Prosecution

Human Rights Watch Seeks Aznar Backing for International Law

(New York) - In a letter today to Spain's Prime Minister José María Aznar López, Human Rights Watch urged the Spanish government to take all necessary steps to ensure that legal proceedings against General Augusto Pinochet move forward. Spain has taken…
October 26, 1998 News

Colombian President Pastrana Visits Washington This Week

Human Rights Watch Backgrounder, October 27, 1998

Colombian President Andrés Pastrana will be making his first state visit to Washington from October 27 to October 30, 1998. How to make peace among the parties to Colombia's war - the guerrillas, the government, and the paramilitaries frequently allied…
October 23, 1998 News

HRW Calls on Liberian President to Cease Harassment of Civil Society

(New York) — Human Rights Watch yesterday urged President Charles Taylor to guarantee the safety of human rights defenders in Liberia. In a letter released today, the monitoring group criticized government intimidation of members of the Justice and Peace…
October 23, 1998 News

Serbian Journalists' Detention Condemned

Human Rights Watch expressed grave concern about the detention of two Serbian journalists in Kosovo by the the Ushtria Clirimtare e Kosoves (UCK), the armed ethnic Albanian group fighting for Kosovo's independence. All parties are bound to respect the…
October 23, 1998 News

Malaysia: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ibrahim Arrested

A Human Rights Watch Background Briefing

Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was arrested on September 20 under the Internal Security Act, a law that Human Rights Watch believes to be a violation of basic human rights. Since his sacking on September 2, many of his supporters have…
October 23, 1998 Report

Background Briefing: Arrests in Malaysia

Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was arrested on September 20 under the Internal Security Act, a law that Human Rights Watch believes to be a violation of basic human rights. Since his sacking on September 2, many of his supporters have also…
October 22, 1998 News

Important U.N. Deadline Lapses on Congo and Rwanda

Human Rights Watch Urges Security Council to React

(New York) - Human Rights Watch today deplored the failure of the governments of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to submit official reports on their progress in investigating the 1997 atrocities in Congo. The United Nations Security…
October 22, 1998 News

U.S. Urged to Get Involved in Pinochet Case

(New York) - Human Rights Watch today urged the United States government to publicly support and promote the extradition of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to Spain. In a letter to President Bill Clinton, Human Rights Watch Executive Director…
October 21, 1998 News

Felon Laws Bar 3.9 Million Americans from Voting

A stunning proportion of black men in the United States will not be able to vote in the November elections because they have been convicted of a felony, according to a new report released today by Human Rights Watch and The Sentencing Project. In seven…
October 21, 1998 News

Security Pact May Encourage Human Rights Violations

Rights group demands safeguards in Israeli-Palestinian accord

Human Rights Watch expressed deep concern that the Israeli-Palestinian security accord being negotiated in Wye Mills, Maryland, may encourage Palestinian human rights violations. The provisions of the Israeli-Palestinian security accord reportedly require…
October 20, 1998 News

Police Brutality Exacerbates Climate of Fear in Argentina

Security Forces Require Professionalization and Oversight, Say Rights Groups

Two major human rights groups today accused the Argentine police of excessive violence and corruption, and charged that abusive police practices are exacerbating the problem of deteriorating public safety in Argentina. The Argentine Center for Legal and…

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