• Cameroon: LGBT Rights Workshop Shut Down
    Apr 5, 2012
    Cameroonian authorities on March 27, 2012, illegally shut down a human rights workshop in Yaoundé that was to include discussion of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and arrested one of the workshop organizers. The action violated rights to freedom of assembly and expression under both Cameroonian and international law.
  • Israel: Revoke Rights Defender’s Travel Ban
    Mar 2, 2012

    Having decided to permit Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin to travel abroad from the West Bank for the first time in six years, Israel should now revoke his travel ban.

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  • Bahrain: Prison Island
    May 7, 2012
    Bahrain is almost broken, but not entirely so. The government is persecuting its critics, but not killing them on a large scale as in Syria. As everyone we met told us, Bahrain is a small country: The protagonists on both sides know each other, and there still seems to be room for compromise. But the window is rapidly closing, and once it shuts – as in Syria – it will be hard to turn back.
  • Cameroon: LGBT Rights Workshop Shut Down
    Apr 5, 2012
    Cameroonian authorities on March 27, 2012, illegally shut down a human rights workshop in Yaoundé that was to include discussion of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and arrested one of the workshop organizers. The action violated rights to freedom of assembly and expression under both Cameroonian and international law.
  • Israel: Revoke Rights Defender’s Travel Ban
    Mar 2, 2012

    Having decided to permit Palestinian human rights defender Shawan Jabarin to travel abroad from the West Bank for the first time in six years, Israel should now revoke his travel ban.

  • Bahrain's Catch 22
    Mar 1, 2012
    Melrose is one of dozens of white-collar expatriate workers the authorities have banned from leaving Bahrain for debt-related reasons, while also refusing to renew their residency and work permits. In this bizarre Catch-22 situation, it is impossible for them to earn money in Bahrain or to work outside Bahrain to repay the debts.
  • Turkey: Draft Reform Law Falls Short
    Feb 13, 2012
    A major legal reform package to be introduced by the Turkish government leaves key problems with free speech and arbitrary detention unresolved.
  • Iran: New Arrests of Labor Activists
    Jan 30, 2012

    Iranian authorities should immediately release dozens of labor and independent trade union activists imprisoned for speaking out peacefully in defense of workers. Convictions solely for the peaceful exercise of freedom of association and assembly should be quashed, and charges should be dropped against others facing prosecution for these reasons.

  • No Joy in Egypt
    Jan 25, 2012

    As Egypt marks the first anniversary of the Jan. 25 civilian revolt that eventually toppled the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak, there's no agreement – on how to celebrate or even whether rejoicing is in order.

  • Turkey: Credibility Depends on Rights at Home
    Jan 22, 2012
    Turkey's international credibility as a rising regional power will be compromised as long as it imprisons journalists, Kurdish political activists, and other government critics.
  • Universal Periodic Review of South Africa
    Jan 20, 2012

    South Africa has failed to clarify its position on the 22 recommendations made during the first UPR cycle in 2008 – making the assessment of the implementation problematic.  South Africa should clearly communicate its responses and commitments on all recommendations made during its second UPR cycle. 

  • Sudan: End Violence Against Peaceful Protesters
    Jan 3, 2012
    Sudanese security forces should stop using excessive force to disperse peaceful student protests. Authorities should also immediately release detained activists, opposition members, and others arrested because of their political opinions, or charge them with appropriate crimes.
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