• Chad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir
    Press release
    Apr 9, 2013
    The government of Chad should arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him entry to the country.
  • In Darfur, Money Won’t Buy You Human Rights
    Commentary
    Apr 5, 2013
    Darfur desperately needs help – but not just to repair damage from the horrific conflict that erupted in 2003, which killed 300,000 people, destroyed hundreds of villages and pushed 2 million people to camps inside Darfur and across the Chadian border. Darfur also desperately needs to overcome the marginalization and underdevelopment that helped fuel the conflict.
  • Chad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir
    Press release
    Mar 15, 2013
    The Chadian government should arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him entry to Chad.
  • Israel: Detained Asylum Seekers Pressured to Leave
    Press release
    Mar 13, 2013

    Israeli authorities are threatening detained Eritrean and Sudanese nationals, including asylum seekers, with prolonged detention to pressure them to leave Israel, Human Rights Watch and the Hotline for Migrant Workers said today.

  • Sudan: Doctors Perform Amputations for Courts
    Press release
    Feb 27, 2013
    Credible sources in Sudan have reported that government doctors amputated a man’s right hand and left foot by court order in Khartoum on February 14, 2013, in violation of the absolute prohibition on torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishments, four human rights groups said today.
  • Sudan: Crackdown on Political Opposition
    Press release
    Feb 26, 2013
    Sudanese authorities should charge or release six members of opposition parties who have been detained in poor conditions by Sudanese security, most of them for weeks, without access to lawyers or adequate medical care.
  • Civil Society Letter to the President of Chad Regarding Sudanese President al-Bashir's Travel to Chad
    Letter
    Feb 12, 2013
  • US: Act to Protect Children in Conflict
    Press release
    Feb 5, 2013
    The United States government should promptly carry out the recommendations of a United Nations committee of experts to improve protection of children abroad from armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child released a report and recommendations to the US government on February 5, 2013.
  • Letter to the Chairperson of the African Union
    Letter
    Jan 21, 2013
  • AU Summit: Rights Key for Addressing Crises
    Press release
    Jan 21, 2013
    The African Union (AU) should make human rights central to its discussions about crises situations in Africa at its summit meeting this week in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today in an open letter to the AU chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The Ordinary Summit begins on January 21, 2013, and AU heads of state are due to meet on January 27 and 28 in Addis Ababa.