LA Times Front Page Discusses Human Rights Watch Report on Disappearances in Mexico
March 1, 2013
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On February 20, 2013, HRW released the 176-page report, “Mexico’s Disappeared: The Enduring Cost of a Crisis Ignored.” It documents how Mexico’s security forces have participated in widespread enforced disappearances. Virtually none of the victims have been found or those responsible brought to justice, exacerbating the suffering of families of the disappeared. The report was the topic of a front page article in the LA Times.
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  • A woman carries a banner bearing photographs of missing persons in a march by mothers of the disappeared in Mexico City, May 10, 2012.
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Elise Keppler of HRW and Hannah Garry of USC speak at HRW LA Network Briefing on International Justice
March 1, 2013
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On February 27, the HRW LA Network hosted a briefing at the Feminist Majority Foundation on the topic of International Justice. Nearly 50 guests came to hear from Elise Keppler, senior counsel in HRW's International Justice Program. The discussion was moderated by Hannah Garry, Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at USC Gould School of Law. Elise has authored reports on the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone and Uganda's International Crimes Division. She was also an influential force behind the surrender of Liberian president Charles Taylor to the Special Court.
  • (Right to left) Elise Keppler, Senior Counsel, International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch, and Hannah Garry, Director, International Human Rights Clinic at USC Gould School of Law, speak at an LA Network event at the Feminist Majority Foundation.
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Women's Rights Committee Book Club discusses "A Woman Caught in the Crossfire: Diaries of the Syrian Revolution"
The book club will meet at 7pm at a private residence in Brentwood. Contact the Los Angeles Office for more information 310-477-5540.
Ben Affleck, Ozomatli and 800 supporters gather to celebrate the work of Abbé Benoît Kinalegu at the Voices for Justice Dinner in Los Angeles
November 14, 2012
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On Monday, November 12 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, 800 supporters gathered to celebrate the work of the 2012 HRW Defender from the Congo, Abbé Benoît Kinalegu. Special guest Ben Affleck also shared about his work as co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiatve, and Ozomatli got the crowd on its feet with an electrifying performance. Thanks to the generosity of our guests and sponsors, this year's Voices for Justice Dinner raised an incredible $1.6 million to support the work of Human Rights Watch in over 90 countries around the world.
  • (left to right) HRW Congo Researcher Ida Sawyer, Ben Affleck, and 2012 HRW Defender Abbé Benoît Kinalegu
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EE. UU./California: Deben continuar los esfuerzos para erradicar la pena de muerte
El rechazo a la Propuesta 34 se opone a la tendencia nacional
November 7, 2012
El rechazo a la Propuesta 34 se opone a la tendencia nacional

(Los Ángeles) – La decisión de los votantes de California de no abolir la pena de muerte perpetúa una práctica incivilizada y aleja al estado de las tendencias que se observan en el país, señaló hoy Human Rights Watch.

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US/California: ‘Three-Strikes’ Vote a Humane Step
Proposition 36 Stops Life Sentences for Nonviolent Offenses
November 7, 2012
Proposition 36 Stops Life Sentences for Nonviolent Offenses

(Los Angeles) – Voters’ approval of Proposition 36, which limits the reach of California’s “three-strikes” statute, is an important step toward a more humane sentencing system in the state, Human Rights Watch said today.

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US/California: Continue Effort to Halt Death Penalty
Rejection of Proposition 34 Bucks National Trend
November 7, 2012
Rejection of Proposition 34 Bucks National Trend

(Los Angeles) – California voters’ failure to abolish the death penalty perpetuates a barbaric practice and places the state out of step with national trends, Human Rights Watch said today. Had it passed on November 6, 2012, Proposition 34, the SAFE (Savings, Accountability, and Full Enforcement for) California Act, would have closed down the nation’s largest death row.

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EE. UU./California: El voto sobre la ley de los “tres delitos” representa una paso humanitario
La Propuesta 36 excluye la pena de prisión perpetua para delitos no violentos
November 7, 2012
La Propuesta 36 excluye la pena de prisión perpetua para delitos no violentos

(Los Ángeles) – La aprobación de la Propuesta 36 por los votantes, que limita el alcance de la ley conocida como “three-strikes” (tres delitos) de California, constituye un paso significativo para la adopción de un sistema más humano de aplicación de penas en ese estado, señaló hoy Human Rights Watch.

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California: Oportunidad de justicia para los jóvenes
La Asamblea Legislativa vota a favor de revisar las penas de prisión perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad condicional y se adecua así al pronunciamiento de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU.
August 16, 2012
La Asamblea Legislativa vota a favor de revisar las penas de prisión perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad condicional y se adecua así al pronunciamiento de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU.

(Sacramento) – La aprobación el 16 de agosto de 2012 por la Asamblea Legislativa del estado de California de un proyecto de ley que permitirá revisar las condenas de prisión perpetua sin posibilidad de libertad condicional impuestas a delincuentes juveniles constituye un avance para la justicia, Human Rights Watch señaló hoy.

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US/California: Chance for Justice for Youth
Assembly Vote to Review Youth Life Without Parole Follows US Supreme Court Ruling
August 16, 2012
Assembly Vote to Review Youth Life Without Parole Follows US Supreme Court Ruling

*Update*: Senate Bill 9 passed the California State Senate by a vote of 21-16 on August 20, 2012. The bill is now with Governor Jerry Brown to sign into law.

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