April 29, 2012
Bahrain: Police Brutality, Despite Reform Pledges
Minors Regularly Beaten; Impunity Remains Key Problem
April 28, 2012
Libya: Amend Vetting Regulations for Candidates, Officials
Prohibitions on Candidacy Vague and Imprecise
April 28, 2012
Burma: Ban Should Press for Lasting Reforms
Secretary-General’s Visit Should Highlight Political Prisoners, Conflict Abuses
April 27, 2012
China: Protect Chen Guangcheng From Extrajudicial Violence
Chen and Family at Risk of Violent Reprisals After Escape From Unlawful Detention
April 27, 2012
Kenya: Local Judicial Mechanism Should Complement ICC Cases
Reaffirm Support for Hague Trials While Pursuing Justice at Home
April 27, 2012
US: Labor Department Abandons Child Farmworkers
Proposed Rules to Shield Children from Most Dangerous Tasks Withdrawn
April 27, 2012
Rwanda: Opposition Leader’s Sentence Upheld
Bernard Ntaganda, Journalists in Prison for Expressing Critical Views
April 27, 2012
Iran: Ailing Revolutionary Icon to Be Jailed
Opposition Leader Among Dozens of Dissidents Sentenced for Exercising Rights
April 27, 2012
Saudi Arabia: Abolish Terrorism Court
Court Tries Peaceful Reformers, Critics in Unfair Proceedings
April 26, 2012
Bangladesh: Alarming Rise in ‘Disappearances’
Government Needs to Account for Missing Opposition Figures
April 26, 2012
US: Senate Vote on Violence Against Women Act a Victory
House Next to Consider Renewing Law Addressing Domestic, Sexual Violence
April 26, 2012
Sierra Leone: Landmark Conviction of Liberian Ex-President
World Less Hospitable for Leaders Who Commit Grave Crimes
April 25, 2012
India: UN Secretary-General Should Stress Rights Concerns
Should Discuss Domestic Abuses, Not Just Regional Issues
April 25, 2012
Yemen: Militants Should End Threat to Kill Captives
Ansar al-Sharia Using 73 Captured Soldiers as Hostages
April 25, 2012
Australia: Urge Human Rights Improvements in Vietnam
Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue Scheduled for April 26-27 in Hanoi