October 11, 2009
Indonesia: New Aceh Law Imposes Torture
Law Violates Basic Rights, Fails to Protect Victims of Sexual Violence
October 11, 2009
Banned, Censored, Harassed, and Jailed
37 Writers from 19 Countries Receive Hellman/Hammett Grants
October 11, 2009
Israel: Stop Blocking School Supplies From Entering Gaza
Blockade Deprives Students of Paper, Pens, Textbooks
October 10, 2009
Sri Lanka: Tensions Mount as Camp Conditions Deteriorate
Government Should Immediately Release 250,000 Displaced Persons from Illegal Detention
October 9, 2009
Time to Tear Down the Wall of Caste
UN Rights Official Calls on World to End Caste Discrimination Like It Did Apartheid
October 9, 2009
Nobel Spotlights Need for Obama to Act on Rights
Stand up for Persecuted Human Rights Activists; Shut Guantanamo
October 8, 2009
US: New Legislation on Military Commissions Doesn’t Fix Fundamental Flaws
Proceedings to Try Detainees at Guantanamo Remain Substandard
October 7, 2009
China: Media Summit Participants Should Push For Press Freedom
Address State Censorship, Restrictions on Foreign Journalists
October 7, 2009
Morocco: Stop Undermining Civic Groups
End Bureaucratic Maneuvers That Hinder Associations
October 7, 2009
Chechnya: president wins Estemirova “defamation” trial
Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov has won a defamation case against human rights group Memorial and its head, Oleg Orlov. But the trial has given the organisation a chance to address the injustices in the region.
October 7, 2009
India: Too Many Women Dying in Childbirth
Despite National Commitment, Many Unable to Access Services
October 7, 2009
Human Rights Watch Honors Top Rights Defenders
Defenders Work to End Abuses in Burma, Congo, Ethiopia, and Russia
October 6, 2009
US: Act on Immigration Detention Reform
Plans to Improve Management and Oversight Offer Hope but Need Action
October 6, 2009
Philippines: Stop Hampering Death Squads Investigation
Investigators Face Harassment, Charges and Bureaucratic Delays
October 6, 2009
Sudan: End Rights Abuses, Repression
Envoys, UN, AU Should Press Ruling Party for Nationwide Reforms