July 2, 2012
Afghanistan: Draft Law Threatens Media Freedom
Concessions to Religious Conservatives in Run-up to International Withdrawal
July 2, 2012
Hungary: Failings on Media Warrant EU Action
Budapest’s Refusal to Heed Advice Should Trigger Response
June 30, 2012
Syria: Rights, Accountability Key to Transition Plan
Concrete Measures Needed to Rein in Security Services
June 30, 2012
Iran Protests Execution of its Own in Saudi Arabia
But Iran has one of the worst records in the world for executing drug offenders, both Iranian and foreigner
June 29, 2012
Kazakhstan: Justify Charges Against Activists, Oil Worker
Opaque Investigation Suggests Politically Motivated Prosecution
June 29, 2012
ICC: The Court of Last Resort
Will the ICC's next decade see the court expand the stop-start gains of its first 10 years?
June 29, 2012
Global: 140 Countries Pass Counterterror Laws since 9/11
Dangerous Expansion of State Powers to Investigate, Detain, and Prosecute
June 29, 2012
Russia: International Human Rights Law Breached by Russian Ban on “Homosexual Propaganda”
Presentation by Tanya Lokshina, Senior Russia Researcher for Human Rights Watch, at the Hearings by the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation “On Restrictions of Freedom of Expression”
June 29, 2012
Iran: Quash Death Sentences for Drinking Alcohol
Supreme Court Reportedly Affirms Death Sentence Against Two
June 28, 2012