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
October 5, 2009
Yemen: Get Aid to Trapped Civilians
UN Humanitarian Chief Should Use Visit to Highlight Plight of 150,000 in War Zone
October 5, 2009
France: Press Kazakhstan on Rights
Use State Visit to Call for Restored Fair Trial Rights for Leading Activist
October 4, 2009
Guinea: Free or Charge Detainees
International Commission of Inquiry Needed to Account for Abuses
October 2, 2009
UN: US Block on Goldstone Report Must Not Defer Justice
Push Israel and Hamas to Investigate War Crimes
October 2, 2009
UN Human Rights Council: 'Traditional Values' Vote and Gaza Overshadow Progress
Council Condemns Honduras Violations; Calls for Release of Burma’s Political Prisoners
October 1, 2009
Georgia/Russia: A Year Later, Justice Still Needed
EU-Funded Report Stirs Debate About War’s Origins, but Civilians Still Waiting for Justice
October 1, 2009
Olympic Congress: Monitor Host Countries on Rights
At Copenhagen Meeting, Adopt Plan to Oversee Human Rights Environment for Games