• Police beat protesters during a May 6, 2012 protest.
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    Russia: Investigate Police Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters
    Russian authorities should promptly and effectively investigate reports of excessive use of force against protesters and arbitrary detentions during and following a protest on May 6, 2012.
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  • ICTY/Bosnia: Start of Mladic Trial Shows Persistence Pays
    May 14, 2012

    The opening of the trial of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb wartime military commander, is a salient reminder that justice catches up with those accused of atrocity crimes. Mladic’s trial for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide is scheduled to begin on May 16, 2012, before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague.

  • Uzbekistan: No Justice 7 Years after Andijan Massacre
    May 11, 2012
    The European Union and the United States should re-examine their relationships with the Uzbek government in light of its atrocious rights record.
  • Italy: Leave “Nomad Emergency” in the Past
    May 11, 2012
    The Italian government should abandon any initiative aimed at perpetuating the effects of the past “Nomad Emergency."
  • Kosovo: Draft Criminal Code Undermines Media Freedom
    May 10, 2012
    Kosovo’s National Assembly should remove provisions from the draft criminal code that criminalize defamation and compel journalists to reveal their sources.
  • Joint Letter to UN Special Rapporteur on Health
    May 9, 2012
    Human Rights Watch, Positive Voice, and the European AIDS Treatment Group write to the special rapporteur on two issues of urgent and serious concern in Greece: the administrative detention and compulsory medical testing of immigrants and asylum seekers based on health status and the arrest, criminal prosecution and compulsory HIV testing of sex workers.
  • Russia: An Agenda for Putin's first 100 Days
    May 9, 2012
    A comprehensive human rights agenda for Russia should be adopted this summer and then carried through to prove Putin is serious.
  • Letter to the Legislation Committee Members of the National Assembly of Kosovo Regarding the Draft Criminal Code
    May 9, 2012
    I am writing to you regarding articles 37 and 38 of the draft criminal code. Human Rights Watch understands that the code was returned by President Atifete Jahjaga to the National Assembly on May 8 for reconsideration.
  • Russia: Investigate Police Use of Force Against Peaceful Protesters
    May 8, 2012
    Russian authorities should promptly and effectively investigate reports of excessive use of force against protesters and arbitrary detentions during and following a protest on May 6, 2012.
  • Russia: Reform Domestic Laws on Disability Rights
    May 4, 2012
    Russia should move quickly to reform laws and practices that currently prevent the 13 million Russians with disabilities from enjoying equal rights, Human Rights Watch said today. President Dmitry Medvedev signed a federal law on May 3, 2012, formally ratifying the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
  • Russia: Heinous Attack on Civilians
    May 4, 2012
    The fatal bombing that occurred in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, on May 3, 2012, is an abominable crime for which there is no justification.
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