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Peru: Call for Fujimori Exit (New York, September 18, 2000) President Alberto Fujimori (who Saturday called for new elections in Peru and announced that he would not present himself as a candidate) should stand down immediately in favor of a caretaker president who can enjoy the confidence of all political sectors, Human Rights Watch said today. The Peruvian president's decision was announced shortly after it was revealed that intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos had bribed an opposition congressman. Serbia: Elections Not Free and Fair (New York, September 15, 2000)—The September 24 elections in Yugoslavia and Serbia will not be free, and probably will not be fair, Human Rights Watch said today. In a 10-page press backgrounder, Human Rights Watch detailed the Yugoslav government's campaign of intimidation and violence against the opposition, and the fraudulent techniques it has used to steal past elections. U.N. Must Condemn Russia for Chechnya Abuses (New York, September 14, 2000) A special United Nations meeting convened to discuss Chechnya should strongly condemn Russia's failure to investigate human rights abuse there, Human Rights Watch said today. Refugee Women in Guinea Raped (New York, September 13, 2000) Human Rights Watch today strongly condemned the Guinean government for inciting armed attacks against Sierra Leonean and Liberian refugees. An inflammatory public statement by the President of Guinea on Saturday, September 9, provoked widespread attacks by Guinean police, soldiers, and civilian militias. Urgent Need for Independent Timor Investigation (New York, September 8, 2000) Human Rights Watch today backed the call from the Indonesian Human Rights Commission for an independent investigation, with U.N. participation, into the killings of aid workers in West Timor on September 6. Sudan Blasted on Women's Ban (Washington, September 8, 2000) Human Rights Watch today condemned the ban imposed on September 3, 2000, by the Governor of the State of Khartoum and former minister of social planning, Mr. Mazjoub al-Khalifa, that prevents women from working in public places where they come into direct contact with men. Sudan's President Omar el-Bashir is in New York for the U.N. Millennium Summit this week. Global Progress on Banning Landmines (Washington, September 7, 2000) More than 22 million antipersonnel mines have been destroyed from the arsenals of at least fifty nations, and the number of new landmine victims is dropping sharply in heavily mined countries like Cambodia, Afghanistan, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Mozambique, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) said in a report released today simultaneously in about 20 countries. Georgia Lets Attacks on Religious Believers Go Unpunished (New York, September 6, 2000) Georgian authorities must stop the cycle of impunity for violence against religious minorities, Human Rights Watch said today. In a letter sent to Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze, the organization condemned the government for its failure over the past several months to bring to justice the perpetrators of an escalating series of violent attacks against adherents to nontraditional religious faiths. Indonesia Must Act on West Timor Killings (New York, September 6, 2000) Human Rights Watch said that the deaths today of at least three U.N. refugee aid workers in West Timor were directly attributable to the Indonesian government's failure to control the militias. New York-Based Aceh Activist Murdered in Indonesia (September 6, 2000, New York) Human Rights Watch called on Indonesian authorities to find and punish the murderers of Jafar Siddiq Hamzah. Jafar, a leading human rights activist from Aceh, Indonesia, and a permanent resident of New York, disappeared in the North Sumatran city of Medan on August 5. His body was found with four other as yet unidentified victims some 83 km west of Medan on Sunday and was positively identified by the family on Wednesday. UN Summit: Clinton Must Not Drop the Ball on Chechnya (New York, September 6, 2000) President Clinton must continue to press Russian President Vladimir V. Putin to hold accountable perpetrators of gross abuses in Chechnya, Human Rights Watch said today. The U.S. president is slated to have a bilateral meeting with President Putin as part of the U.N. Millennium Summit this week. Turkey's E.U. Candidacy (New York, September 6, 2000) A new Human Rights Watch report released today outlines the most critical reforms needed in Turkey, and urges that they be included in the plan for Turkey's accession to the E.U. Senegal President Urged to Back Rights Prosecution (New York, September 5, 2000) As Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade visits New York today, Human Rights Watch urges him to seek the re-instatement of torture charges against the exiled Chadian dictator Hissene Habré. The case against Habré, labeled the "African Pinochet," is seen as a human rights landmark. China's President Jiang Told to Release Prisoners (Washington, September 5, 2000) In a thirty-five page report released today, Human Rights Watch called on China's President Jiang Zemin to release more than thirty people imprisoned for their role in the China Democracy Party and all others who have been detained in China for peaceful political activities. East Timor: Serious Obstacles to Justice Remain (New York, September 2, 2000) Human Rights Watch today welcomed the naming of nineteen suspects by Indonesian prosecutors investigating the terror and destruction in East Timor last year. HRW Appeal to EU to Suspend Aid to Colombia We are writing to urge the European Union to take immediate steps to suspend European aid to the so-called Plan Colombia. Congo: Jailed Activists Disappear (New York, September 1, 2000) Human Rights Watch today called on authorities of the Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie-Goma (RCD-Goma) and their Rwandan allies to reveal the whereabouts of four Congolese who disappeared after their arrest in Bukavu on August 29. The four were transferred from Bukavu to Goma, another town under RCD control and have not been seen since. Australia Undermining Global Human Rights (August 31, 2000) Human Rights Watch today condemned the Australian government's decision to restrict cooperation with U.N. bodies critical of Australian human rights practices. "Deck is Stacked" Against U.S. Workers (New York, August 31, 2000)-- Workers' basic rights are routinely violated in the United States because U.S. labor law is so feebly enforced and so filled with loopholes, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Burma: Asean Should Help End Standoff (New York, August 30, 2000) In letters to Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers yesterday, Human Rights Watch called on ASEAN governments to use their influence to persuade Burma's State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) to end the current standoff with Aung San Suu Kyi. More... |
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