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U.N.: Key Human Rights Resolutions May Fail Several important resolutions censuring repressive governments may fail at the United Nations Commission on Human Rights this month, Human Rights Watch warned today. April 1, 2003 Press Release Uzbek Opposition Figure Released, but Crackdown on Government Critics Continues Uzbek opposition figure Ergash Bobojanov, arrested and charged with criminal defamation, was released under a presidential amnesty on February 26, the day after Human Rights Watch issued a press statement calling for his release. March 30, 2003 Advocacy Impact Armenian Elections Marred by Abuse After first-round voting in Armenia's presidential elections, held February 19, police arrested up to two hundred opposition campaign officials and supporters in an obvious attempt to intimidate and disable the opposition before the run-off. A press release by Human Rights Watch contributed to a groundswell of domestic and international criticism, which led to the release of at least 32 of the detainees. March 30, 2003 Advocacy Impact Iraq: Impending Inter-Ethnic Violence in Kirkuk As U.S. and coalition forces prepare an assault on the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, U.S. forces have a responsibility to prevent the eruption of inter-ethnic violence, Human Rights Watch said today. March 28, 2003 Press Release The Meaning Of Concern: Indulges Uzbekistan’s Atrocities The bureaucratic term for it is “Country of Particular Concern.” That´s how the United States government describes nations that abuse religious freedom, under the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA). And this month, the State Department decided that Uzbekistan was not one of them. This decision is absurd. March 27, 2003 Commentary Turkey: Avoid Past Errors In Northern Iraq Turkish authorities should be taking steps to avoid repeating past violations in any operations in northern Iraq, Human Rights Watch said today. March 26, 2003 Press Release U.N.: Counter-Terrorism Watchdog Needed The United Nations should appoint a high-level expert to monitor the impact of counter-terrorist measures on human rights, Human Rights Watch urged today. March 26, 2003 Press Release Georgia: The Human Rights Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures U.S.-supported anti-terror measures in Georgia have focused on the Pankisi Gorge and on Georgia's Chechen population. In implementing these measures the government has committed serious human rights violations, which it refuses to address. March 26, 2003 Background Briefing Russia/Chechnya: The Human Rights Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures Since it launched a military operation in Chechnya in 1999, Russia's leaders have described the armed conflict there as a counter-terrorism operation and have attempted to fend off international scrutiny of Russian forces' abusive conduct by invoking the imperative of fighting terrorism. This pattern has become more pronounced since the September 11 attacks, as Russia sought to convince the international community that its operation in Chechnya was its contribution to the international campaign against terrorism. March 26, 2003 Background Briefing Spain: The Human Rights Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures In the aftermath of September 11, Spain applied its existing strict counter-terrorism regime to the investigation, apprehension, and detention of suspected al-Qaeda operatives. The climate created by the international campaign against terrorism provided the Spanish authorities with a further pretext to crackdown on Basque separatists and supporters of the pro-independence movement. March 26, 2003 Background Briefing United Kingdom: The Human Rights Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures In the United Kingdom, the government's response to the events of September 11 resulted in laws, policies, and practices that undermine fundamental human rights protections, including the right to seek asylum and prohibitions against arbitrary detention and mistreatment. The U.K. derogated from the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), the sole Council of Europe member to do so on counter-terrorist grounds. Subsequent government action and rhetoric signaled a further tendency to opt out of human rights obligations, with little effort to find accommodation between national security interests and the protection of human rights. March 26, 2003 Background Briefing Uzbekistan: The Human Rights Impact of Counter-Terrorism Measures Since September 11, the government of Uzbekistan has used the global campaign against terrorism to justify its own abusive five-year campaign to eliminate independent Islam. Western governments, particularly the United States, have been less critical of the Uzbek government's human rights record in view of the country's strategic importance to international counter-terrorist efforts. March 26, 2003 Background Briefing Serbia: Emergency Should Not Trump Basic Rights Certain restrictions on rights imposed by the Serbian government in the wake of the assassination of Prime Minister Djindjic may not be justified under international law, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Prime Minister Zoran Zivkovic today. March 25, 2003 Press Release Protection Of Iraqi Refugees and Displaced Persons Now is the time when humanitarian planning to minimize the harm of a possible armed conflict in Iraq can and should be undertaken. Such planning should include full respect for the human rights of all Iraqis - including those already seeking or enjoying asylum in Europe. March 25, 2003 Letter Uzbekistan: New Strategy from EBRD Tashkent Must Meet Benchmarks The Uzbek government should make urgent progress in meeting the specific benchmarks in human rights set by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in its new country strategy for Uzbekistan, Human Rights Watch said today. March 19, 2003 Press Release |
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