Human Rights Watch Daily Brief, 19 June

Child soldiers, extreme immigration law, Putin on Syria, US whistleblowers, Sudan...

Vietnam: Escalating Persecution of Bloggers

Recent Arrests, Physical Attacks Require Strong Diplomatic Response

Welcome to Russia’s Syria doublespeak

To Stop the Spread of HIV, Address Rights of Marginalized Groups

Yemen: UPR Submission June 2013

US: Reject Extreme Immigration Enforcement Bill

Proposed Law Would Give Police Broad Powers to Enforce Federal Laws

Human Rights in Sudan

Testimony of Jehanne Henry, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

IOC: Discrimination Against LGBT People at Odds with Olympic Charter, Human Rights Protections

Letter to US Secretary of State John F. Kerry on Uzbekistan

Regarding the US Department of State’s decision to place Uzbekistan in Tier 3 in the 2013 Global Trafficking in Persons Report

Sierra Leone: Investigate Alleged Rebel Arms Supplier

FFormer Associate of Charles Taylor, Rebels Identified in Freetown

Letter from Human Rights Watch Urging Governments to Financially or Technically Assist Countries with Artisanal Gold Mining

Letter from Human Rights Watch to Governments in Countries with Artisanal Gold Mining

The EU and Azerbaijan: Mismatched Objectives

While EU-Azeri Co-operation on Energy Has Flourished, Azerbaijan's Human-Rights Record Has Deteriorated

Coalition Letter Urging US Department of State to Extend an Invitation to Special Rapporteur Juan Méndez