January 22, 2009
"The Incendiary IDF" by Kenneth Roth
The Israel Defense Forces use phosphorous shells--and forfeit credibility.
January 22, 2009
US: Steps to End Torture Set a New Course
Obama’s Executive Order Reverses Abusive Bush Counter-Terror Policies
January 22, 2009
Europe: Help Close Guantanamo
Offer Humanitarian Protection to Detainees Who Risk Torture or Persecution at Home
January 22, 2009
Zimbabwe: African Leaders Should Intervene
Abusive Policies Deepen Humanitarian Crisis and Need for Protection
January 21, 2009
US: Obama Expected to Order Guantanamo’s Closure
January 21, 2009
Vietnam: Halt Abuses of Ethnic Khmer in Mekong Delta
Government Suppresses Peaceful Protests for Religious, Cultural, and Land Rights
January 21, 2009
Mohammad Sadegh Kaboudvand Awarded Hellman/Hammett Grant
Award for Persecuted Writers Given to Imprisoned Iranian
January 21, 2009
Gaza Crisis: Regimes React with Routine Repression
Arab Governments, Iran, and Israel Ban Gaza Demonstrations; Protesters Beaten and Arrested
January 21, 2009
US: Obama Calls for 120-Day Halt to Guantanamo Military Commissions
Judge Grants Prosecution Request to Suspend Khadr Hearings
January 21, 2009
Guinea: Plan Elections and Hold Rights Abusers Accountable
New Government Should Break With the Past and End Abuses
January 21, 2009
Azerbaijan: Halt Libel Case Against Rights Defender
Government Intolerance of Criticism Undermining Free Expression
January 19, 2009
Russia: Investigate Murder of Prominent Rights Lawyer
Markelov Sought Justice for Abuses in Chechnya
January 19, 2009
US: Obama Presidency Should Reform Counter-Terror Policies
New Administration Should Repudiate Torture and Other Abusive Practices
January 18, 2009
California: No Exceptions to Equality
Amicus Brief Opposes Writing Discrimination Into California Constitution
January 17, 2009
DR Congo: LRA Slaughters 620 in ‘Christmas Massacres’
Protection Urgently Needed as Killings Continue