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“I Thought of Myself as Defective”

Neglecting the Rights of LGBT Youth in South Korean Schools

The 76--page report, “‘I Thought of Myself as Defective’: Neglecting the Rights of LGBT Youth in South Korean Schools,” finds that bullying and harassment, a lack of confidential mental health support, exclusion from school curricula, and gender identity discrimination are particularly pressing concerns for LGBT students. The South Korean government should implement antidiscrimination protections and ensure that LGBT youth have supportive resources to safeguard their health and education

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  • Malaysia's Internal Security Act and Suppression of Political Dissent

    Since the September 11 attacks in the United States, Prime Minister Mahathir has justified use of the Internal Security Act (ISA) on counter-terrorism grounds. The September attacks also prompted a major shift in U.S. policy regarding political repression in Malaysia.

  • Taking Cover

    Women in Post-Taliban Afghanistan

    Afghan women continue to face serious threats to their physical safety, which denies them the opportunity to exercise their basic human rights and to participate fully in the rebuilding of their country.

  • Cambodia's Commune Elections:

    Setting The Stage For The 2003 National Elections

    The Cambodian government should take immediate steps to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of political violence committed during commune-level elections held in February 2002, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

  • 'We Have No Orders To Save You'

    State Participation and Complicity in Communal Violence in Gujarat

    State officials of Gujarat, India were directly involved in the killings of hundreds of Muslims since February 27 and are now engineering a massive cover-up of the state's role in the violence, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report released today.

  • Repression Of Montagnards

    Conflicts over Land and Religion in Vietnam's Central Highlands

    Vietnam should cease its persecution of indigenous Montagnards in the Central Highlands, and Cambodia should continue to offer sanctuary to those fleeing across the border, Human Rights Watch said in this new report.

  • Q & A on Afghanistan's Loya Jirga Process

    Afghanistan began the process of choosing its next government. Over the next few weeks, Afghans across the country will take part in meetings and elections culminating in mid-June with the convening of a consultative body known as the loya jirga.

  • Paying for the Taliban's Crimes:

    Abuses Against Ethnic Pashtuns in Northern Afghanistan

    Since the collapse of the Taliban regime in northern Afghanistan in November 2001, ethnic Pashtuns throughout northern Afghanistan have faced widespread abuses including killings, sexual violence, beatings, extortion, and looting.

  • Indonesia

    Accountability For Human Rights Violations In Aceh

    This report examines the response of Indonesia's National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) to a massacre in Aceh that occurred in August 2001.

  • Closed Door Policy

    Afghan Refugees in Pakistan and Iran

    The Human Rights Watch report, "Closed Door Policy: Afghan Refugees in Pakistan and Iran," cautions against a hasty repatriation of Afghan refugees while conditions in Afghanistan remain unstable.

  • China Human Rights Update

    The Chinese leadership's preoccupation with stability in the face of continued economic and social upheaval fueled an increase in human rights violations in 2001.

  • Dangerous Meditation

    China's Campaign Against Falungong

    The Chinese government is using new laws and new interpretations of old laws to crack down on the Falungong, Human Rights Watch says in this report. today.

  • Background Paper on Geneva Conventions and Persons Held by U.S. Forces

    This background paper highlights the international law issues surrounding the status and treatment of Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters from Afghanistan in U.S. custody. It cites the need for a formal and individualized determination of prisoner of war status where that status is in doubt.

  • Cambodia's Commune Council Elections

    As Cambodians head to the polls on February 3, for the first time ever they will be democratically electing their own local level representatives.