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Middle East/North Africa: Treat Domestic Workers Fairly This Ramadan Employers Should Reflect on Responsibilities to Respect Rights of Domestic Workers At the beginning of Ramadan, a month of reflection and fasting, employers of domestic workers in the Middle East and North Africa should take special care to consider the rights of domestic workers, who work extra hours to aid with the month-long gatherings of their employers, Human Rights Watch said today. September 2, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version US: Press Tripoli to Improve Rights Letter to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Human Rights Watch writes on the occasion of Secretary Rice's forthcoming visit to Tripoli, hoping that she will take the opportunity of this historic trip to raise specific human rights concerns at the highest levels. In particular, we urge the US to condition further improvements in the US-Libya relationship on steps by Libyan authorities to end the incarceration of political prisoners, promote freedom of expression and assembly, and stop the use of torture. September 2, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version US/Libya: Rice Should Press Tripoli to Improve Rights Torture and Political Prisoners Deep Concerns During her historic visit to Libya this week, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice should press the Libyan government and leader Mu`ammar al-Qadhafi to release political prisoners, abolish laws that imprison peaceful critics, and end the use of torture, Human Rights Watch said today. September 2, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Libya: Rights at Risk Despite modest improvements in recent years, Libyans and foreign residents in Libya continue to suffer from serious violations of human rights. The continued arrests and incarceration of political prisoners, some of them “disappeared”; the torture of detainees; the absence of a free press; the ban on independent organizations; and violations of women’s and foreigners’ rights plague the country as it tries to reintegrate with the international community. The country is dominated by one leader, who tolerates no unsanctioned criticism of his rule or Libya’s unique political system. September 2, 2008 Background Briefing Also available in
Printer friendly version France: Sarkozy Should Use Syria Visit to Raise Rights Damascus Authorities Repress Basic Freedoms French President Nicolas Sarkozy should use his visit to Syria on September 3 and 4, 2008, to raise human rights concerns with President Bashar al-Asad, Human Rights Watch said today. In particular, Sarkozy should urge Asad to release activists detained solely for exercising their rights to freedom of expression and association. He should also ask Asad to make public all information on the violent suppression of a riot at Sednaya prison in July 2008. September 1, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Iran: Executions of Juvenile Offenders Rising Iran Executes Sixth Juvenile Offender This Year, 26th Since 2005 Calling Iran’s execution on August 26, 2008 of juvenile offender Behnam Zare abhorrent, Human Rights Watch urged the Iranian judiciary to immediately commute the sentences of more than 130 other prisoners facing death for crimes committed while children. August 26, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Lebanon: Migrant Domestic Workers Dying Every Week Most Deaths From Suicides or in Botched Escapes The high death toll of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, from unnatural causes, shows the urgent need to improve their working conditions, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on the official steering committee tasked with improving the situation of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon to investigate the root causes of these deaths and develop a concrete national strategy to reduce them. August 25, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Syria: Wives of Islamist Suspects Detained, Whereabouts Unknown The Syrian government should immediately release three women detained by state authorities since July 31, 2008, unless they have evidence that these women have committed criminal offenses and intend to try them for these, Human Rights Watch said today. August 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter on the Occasion of the Association Council between the EU and Jordan, 23 July 2008 To: The Foreign Ministers of Member States of the European Union The High Representative of the European Union for the CFSP, Mr. Javier Solana The Commissioner for External Relations, Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner The Personal Representative of the SG/HR on Human Rights, Ms. Riina Kionka August 11, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Israel: Don’t Destroy Homes Collective Punishment Violates International Law The Israeli government should reject plans to resume the demolition or confiscation of the homes of alleged terrorists, Human Rights Watch said today. These measures would violate international legal prohibitions against collective punishment, as they affect the owners or inhabitants of the homes who have no involvement in terrorism. August 10, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version America's Iraqi prisoners By Joseph Logan, Researcher, Middle East & North Africa Division Published in New Statesman Online Detainees – all Iraqis, save for a small number of foreigners – are denied their basic right not to be held indefinitely without charge or trial. Many are young men rounded up in mass, arbitrary arrests August 8, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Syria: Economist Freed as Crackdown Goes on Government Should Release All Jailed for Peaceful Dissent Syria’s release of prominent activist `Aref Dalila on August 7, 2008, after seven years in detention, is welcome, but the government should also free dozens more detainees being held for nonviolent political activities, Human Rights Watch said today. August 8, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Israel: Stop Plans for New West Bank Settlement US Should Cut Aid Equal to Construction Cost The Israeli government’s plan to back a settlement in the occupied West Bank violates international humanitarian law and should be stopped, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli restrictions on the Palestinian population caused by the Israeli-only settlements and infrastructure also seriously infringe on the right to freedom of movement and other basic rights of Palestinians in the West Bank. August 6, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version UN: Renewed Peacekeeper Mandate for Darfur US Abstains in Support of ICC Case Against Sudan’s President The Security Council’s renewal of the mandate for peacekeepers in Darfur without delaying legal proceedings against Sudan’s president reaffirms a commitment to justice and security for Sudanese civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. July 31, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Occupied Palestinian Territories: New Arrests Highlight Abuses by Hamas, Fatah Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank Suffer From Factional Strife Hamas forces in Gaza and Fatah forces in the West Bank have carried out a wave of unlawful arrests against opponents in recent days, Human Rights Watch said today. In Gaza, Hamas forces physically abused some of the people they apprehended and closed roughly 100 organizations they consider allied with Fatah. July 30, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Internal Fight Palestinian Abuses in Gaza and the West Bank
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-360-9 July 30, 2008 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 1500 KB, 113 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Iran: End Executions of Juvenile Offenders 29 Adults and Two Juvenile Offenders Hanged The Iranian judiciary should immediately halt all executions of juvenile offenders and Iran’s parliament should move swiftly to ban such executions, a group of human rights organizations said today. July 29, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Syria: Investigate Sednaya Prison Deaths Two Weeks After Shootings, Still No Official Information on Deaths or Injuries The Syrian government should order an independent investigation into the deadly shooting of inmates by military police at Sednaya prison two weeks ago and make the findings public, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch also called on the authorities to immediately make public the names of those killed or injured in the incident. July 22, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version US: Obama Should Highlight Human Rights on Mideast Trip US Senator Barack Obama should put respect for human rights at the center of his forthcoming tour of the Middle East, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to him released today. Obama will visit the region on Monday after traveling to Afghanistan this weekend. July 21, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Saudi Arabia: Implement Proposed Labor Reforms Government Should Immediately Abolish Sponsorship System Saudi Arabia should immediately implement its proposed reform to the kafala sponsorship system and extend labor protections to domestic workers, Human Rights Watch said today. Responding to the Saudi government's reaction to a recent report, "'As If I Am Not Human’: Abuses Against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia," author Nisha Varia said, “It’s a real shame when Saudis try to deflect attention from abuses against domestic workers by arguing that employers are the victims or focusing only on those women who have positive experiences.” July 21, 2008 Press Release Also available in
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