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“As Long as I am Quiet, I am Safe”

Threats to Independent Media and Civil Society in Tanzania

This report found that President John Magufuli’s government has adopted or enforced a raft of repressive laws that stifle independent journalism and severely restrict the activities of nongovernmental organizations and the political opposition.

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  • Tightening the Grip

    Concentration and Abuse of Power in Chávez's Venezuela

    This report documents how the accumulation of power in the executive and the erosion of human rights protections have allowed the Chávez government to intimidate, censor, and prosecute critics and perceived opponents in a wide range of cases involving the judiciary, the media, and civil society.

  • Ten Long Years

    A Briefing on Eritrea’s Missing Political Prisoners

    In September 2001, President Isaias Afewerki of Eritrea ordered the detention of 21 senior government members and journalists who criticized him and his government.

  • Haiti’s Rendezvous with History

    The Case of Jean-Claude Duvalier

    This 47-page report examines the legal and practical questions surrounding the case and concludes that Haiti has an obligation under international law to investigate and prosecute the grave violations of human rights under Duvalier's rule.

  • No News is Good News

    Abuses against Journalists by Palestinian Security Forces

    This report documents cases in which security forces tortured, beat, and arbitrarily detained journalists, confiscated their equipment, and barred them from leaving the West Bank and Gaza.

  • Elections in Egypt

    State of Permanent Emergency Incompatible with Free and Fair Vote

    This 24-page report documents the vague and subjective criteria in Egypt’s Political Parties Law that allow the government and ruling party to impede formation of new political parties.

  • Closing Doors?

    The Narrowing of Democratic Space in Burundi

    This 69-page report documents abuses including torture, arbitrary arrests, banning of opposition activities, and harassment of civil society groups. Human Rights Watch called on the government to end the abuses and to strengthen institutional mechanisms to promote accountability by government officials and security forces.

  • Truth and Justice Can’t Wait

    Human Rights Developments in Libya Amid Institutional Obstacles

    This 78-page report is based on research conducted by Human Rights Watch during a 10-day visit to Libya in April, 2009. The report is also based on ongoing monitoring from outside the country.

  • "It’s an Everyday Battle"

    Censorship and Harassment of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders in Sudan

    This 21-page report documents the government's efforts to repress those who seek to report on issues it considers sensitive, including human rights, the conflict in Darfur, and the ICC's investigation.

  • "We Will Crush You"

    The Restriction of Political Space in the Democratic Republic of Congo

    This 96-page report documents the Kabila government's use of violence and intimidation to eliminate political opponents.

  • A Decade Under Chávez

    Political Intolerance and Lost Opportunities for Advancing Human Rights in Venezuela

    This 230-page report examines the impact of the Chávez presidency on institutions that are essential for ensuring respect for human rights and the rule of law: the courts, the media, organized labor, and civil society.

  • Appeasing China

    Restricting the Rights of Tibetans in Nepal

    This 60-page report documents numerous violations of human rights by the Nepali authorities, particularly the police, against Tibetans involved in peaceful demonstrations in Kathmandu, including: unnecessary and excessive use of force; arbitrary arrest; sexual assault of women during arrest; arbitrary and preventive dete

  • China’s Forbidden Zones

    Shutting the Media out of Tibet and Other “Sensitive” Stories

    This 71-page report draws on more than 60 interviews with correspondents in China between December 2007 and June 2008.

  • "The Best School"

    Student Violence, Impunity, and the Crisis in Côte d’Ivoire

    This 98-page report documents how, in the last several years, members of FESCI have been implicated in attacks on opposition ministers, magistrates, journalists, and human rights organizations, among others.

  • Vote to Nowhere

    The May 2008 Constitutional Referendum in Burma

    This 61-page report shows that the May 10 referendum in Burma is being carried out in an environment of severe restrictions on access to information, repressive media restrictions, an almost total ban on freedom of expression, assembly, and association, and the continuing widespread detention of political activists.