• EU: Enact Controls on Digital Weapons Trade
    Dec 11, 2012

    The European Union should enact new controls on internet surveillance technologies that have enabled human rights violations. The European Parliament adopted a new digital freedom strategy in EU foreign policy in the plenary on December 11.

  • Azerbaijan: Shrinking Space for Media Freedom
    Nov 2, 2012
    At least eight journalists and three human rights defenders are in jail, and freedom of expression is severely limited in Azerbaijan, the host of the upcoming United Nations-sponsored Internet Governance Forum.
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  • EU: Enact Controls on Digital Weapons Trade
    Dec 11, 2012

    The European Union should enact new controls on internet surveillance technologies that have enabled human rights violations. The European Parliament adopted a new digital freedom strategy in EU foreign policy in the plenary on December 11.

  • Azerbaijan: Shrinking Space for Media Freedom
    Nov 2, 2012
    At least eight journalists and three human rights defenders are in jail, and freedom of expression is severely limited in Azerbaijan, the host of the upcoming United Nations-sponsored Internet Governance Forum.
  • Azerbaijan: Concerns Regarding Freedom of the Media and Freedom of Expression
    Nov 2, 2012
    From November 6 to 9, Azerbaijan will host the Internet Governance Forum, an annual meeting convened by the United Nations secretary general that brings together governments, civil society, and other actors as equal partners to discuss public policy issues relating to the internet.
  • Qatar: Revise Draft Media Law to Allow Criticism of Rulers
    Oct 30, 2012
    Qatar’s ruler should not approve a draft media law unless loosely worded provisions penalizing criticism of Qatar or neighboring governments are removed.
  • Egypt: Fix Draft Constitution to Protect Key Rights
    Oct 8, 2012
    The Egyptian Constituent Assembly should amend articles in the draft constitution that undermine human rights in post-Mubarak Egypt, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to members of the Constituent Assembly.
  • Uzbekistan: HRW's Submission for Uzbekistan's Universal Periodic Review
    Sep 30, 2012
    This submission highlights Human Rights Watch’s assessment regarding the Uzbek government’s compliance with its international obligations and the recommendations made during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2008.
  • UN Human Rights Council: Adoption of the Outcome of Bahrain's UPR
    Sep 18, 2012
    The Human Rights Council’s review of Bahrain comes at a time when the government continues to suppress peaceful protests, harass and prosecute human rights defenders, and arbitrarily arrest and detain numerous opposition leaders and protesters for demanding respect for their fundamental human rights.
  • Bahrain: Act on UN Human Rights Commitments
    Sep 18, 2012
  • UN Human Rights Council: Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Sri Lanka
    Sep 16, 2012
    At its March 2012 session, the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on Sri Lanka calling on the government to implement the recommendations of its Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) on accountability and other issues. Instead of committing to working with the Council, the Sri Lankan government denounced the resolution as interference, while local human rights defenders advocating for the resolution were publicly threatened.
  • Angola: Stop Stifling Free Speech
    Aug 1, 2012
    The Angolan government is responsible for numerous incidents of political violence, intimidation of protesters, and crackdowns on peaceful demonstrations that might have a negative impact on the August 31, 2012 parliamentary elections. The government should end its crackdown on peaceful protests and the media with the start of the election campaign on August 1.
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