Banned, Censored, Harassed, and Jailed

37 Writers from 19 Countries Receive Hellman/Hammett Grants

Olympic Congress: Monitor Host Countries on Rights

At Copenhagen Meeting, Adopt Plan to Oversee Human Rights Environment for Games

Guinea: Stop Violent Attacks on Demonstrators

Security Forces Unlawfully Kill Dozens of Protesters

Universal Periodic Review of Yemen Working Group Report

Iran: Appoint Special UN Envoy to Investigate Rights Crisis

During Ahmadinejad’s Visit, UN Members Should Demand Accountability for Killings, Torture

Morocco: End Police Actions Against Persons Accused of Breaking Ramadan Fast

At Least 4 Arrested Over Planned Protest Picnic

Tunisia: Rights Activist Arrested, Threatened

Finally Freed From 18 Years of Prison and Internal Exile, Abdallah Zouari Still Under Tight Surveillance

Uganda: End Media Clampdown

Following Reporting on Demonstrations, Prominent Journalist Arrested and Abused

Iraq's New Surge: Gay Killings

Human Rights Watch plays no favorites in probes

Morocco: Lift Restrictions on Amazigh (Berber) Names

Civil Registrars Refuse to Record Newborns Whose Names Are ‘Not Moroccan’

Saudi Arabia: Treat Shia Equally

Shias Face Systematic Discrimination in Religion, Education, Justice, and Employment

Libya: Mark Anniversary by Restoring Rights

40 Years After Al Fateh Revolution, Libyans Still Lack Basic Freedoms

Morocco: New Jail Term for Western Sahara Activist

Naâma Asfari Convicted for ‘Showing Contempt' Toward Police