Marcus Bleasdale Photograph Sale
September 27, 2012
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As part of this year’s Voices for Justice Annual Dinner we had six Marcus Bleasdale photographs on display at the Guildhall. If you were unable to attend the Annual Dinner or would like to order photographs after the event, please contact the Development & Outreach team on 020 7713 2773 or londonoutreach@hrw.org.
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  • An open pit mine in the gold town of Watsa, northeastern Congo. The gold, diamonds, copper and cobalt hidden beneath Congo’s earth might have paved the road to prosperity for its 60 million inhabitants. But that blessing long ago turned into a curse.
    © 2004-2012 Marcus Bleasdale
Voices for Justice Annual Dinner

For more than 30 years, Human Rights Watch has been at the forefront of the international human rights movement, investigating human rights abuses and exposing the truth in order to bring about deep-rooted change. The Voices for Justice Annual Dinner celebrates human rights defenders from around the world who put their lives at risk to protect the rights and dignity of others.
Taking a Stand on Racism
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Juliette De Rivero, Geneva Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch

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New Statesman Online
April 21, 2009
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Juliette De Rivero, Geneva Advocacy Director, Human Rights Watch

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New Statesman Online

Racism has been a stain on human history, from slavery to the Holocaust to the genocide in Rwanda, yet it continues all over the world, from the silencing of religious minorities and indigenous peoples, to ethnic war, discrimination and xenophobia against migrants.

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Somalia: Kriegsverbrechen haben verheerende Auswirkungen auf Bevölkerung
Ausländische Akteure verschärfen Krise durch gescheiterte Politik
December 8, 2008
Ausländische Akteure verschärfen Krise durch gescheiterte Politik

(Nairobi, 8. Dezember 2008) – Alle an dem eskalierenden Konflikt in Somalia beteiligten Parteien haben während des letzten Jahres regelmäßig Kriegsverbrechen und andere schwerwiegende Menschenrechtsverletzungen begangen, die zu der humanitären Katastrophe in dem Land geführt haben, so Human Rights Watch in einem heute veröffentlichten Bericht.

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Human Rights, Security and the National Interest
Talk by UK Director David Mepham

On Thursday 6 December, Human Rights Watch's UK Director, David Mepham, will speak about Human Rights, Security and the National Interest at the London Jewish Cultural Centre, Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road, London NW11 7SX.

The talk will start at 12:45 pm and is open to the public.
A new round of deportation of the Tamil minority group to Sri Lanka
September 27, 2012
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UK: Suspend Deportations of Tamils to Sri Lanka
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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.
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  • Peu après l'offensive finale du gouvernement sri lankais en mai 2009 contre le mouvement séparatiste des  Tigres tamouls, ces femmes tamoules - transférées tout comme des centaines de milliers d'autres Tamouls dans un camp pour personnes déplacées - s'inquiètent du sort de leurs proches qui ont été emmenés par des soldats à des centres dits de « réhabilitation ».

    © 2009 Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images
Run for Rights – Royal Parks Half Marathon
September 13, 2012
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On Sunday 7th October, 15 Human Rights Watch runners took part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon. Running through four of London’s glorious Royal Parks and passing some of the capital’s most historic landmarks, the team raised over £18,000 towards protecting human rights around the world. In close support were the wonderfully vocal cheering group who spurred on the runners through the half-way point, providing that extra push towards the finish line. We’d like to thank everyone involved for what was an incredibly successful and delightfully sunny day in the Royal Parks.
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  • Some of the Team HRW runners: (from left to right) Simon Clark, Volinka Augustenborg, Kim Thomond, Anne-Marie Corry, Caroline Greenhalgh, Laura Mosedale, Ben Ward, Clive Baldwin, Paddy Walker and Iain Levine
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Human Rights Watch Film Festival London Benefit
London - 13 March 2013

The date for the 2013 Film Benefit has been confirmed: 13th march 2013.

As in previous years, the 2013 Film Benefit will be held at the Curzon Mayfair Cinema followed by a Q&A and a reception at Dartmouth House.

Venue: Curzon Mayfair Cinema, 38 Curzon Street, London, W1J 7TY
Reception: Dartmouth House, 37 Charles Street, London, W1J 5ED
London May Newsletter
June 25, 2012
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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.
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