Events

Cities Feature

  • Run for Rights – Royal Parks Half Marathon
    Run through four of London’s glorious Royal Parks, pass some of the capital’s most historic landmarks and raise money towards protecting human rights around the world - Join Team Human Rights Watch on 6 October 2013 in running the Royal Parks Half Marathon.

    The registration fee to get a charity place is £50. The minimum sponsorship we ask runners to raise is £300.

    If you are interested in joining team Run for Rights, please contact Nicole Vloeimans on vloeimn@hrw.org or 020 7618 4720.

In the News

  • A new round of deportation of the Tamil minority group to Sri Lanka
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    UK: Suspend Deportations of Tamils to Sri Lanka
    UK Director of Human Rights Watch, David Mepham, published a short article by in the Independent on the continuous problematic deportation of Tamils. Again, the UK government has deported a group of Tamils to Sri Lanka, despite vast documentation provided by Human Rights Watch and other organisations on the country’s record of ill-treatment of the minority Tamil community. Human Rights Watch has acquired a growing body of evidence that the failed Sri Lankan asylum seekers face serious risks of torture upon return in their home country.
    September 27, 2012
  • London May Newsletter
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    London Newsletter May 2012 with a UK advocacy update by David Mepham, UK Director, an article on Human Rights Watch's Women's Rights Division - Advocating for Women for More than 20 Years and an update from the London Network - Right Words Competition a Huge Success.
    June 25, 2012
  • Voices for Justice Annual dinner London - 7 November 2012
    The Voices for Justice Annual Dinner took place at the Guildhall in London on Wednesday 7 November 2012. The night was a huge success with our generous supporters raising a significant sum to enable the continued fantastic work of the Emergencies Division. Human Rights Watch awarded human rights defender Farai Maguwu from Zimbabwe with our highest tribute - the Alison Des Forges Award for Extraordinary Activism. For more information about the 2013 Annual Dinner or to reserve a table or tickets, please contact the Development and Outreach team on londonoutreach@hrw.org.
    May 9, 2012