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January 21, 2021 News

Open letter to the European Union and its Member States on Egypt

Dear High Representative, Dear Foreign Ministers, We are writing ahead of the January 25th Foreign Affairs Council discussion on Egypt to raise our serious concerns, once again, about the human rights crisis unfolding in the country, and to urge the…

July 30, 2015 News

US/Egypt: Letter to Secretary Kerry ahead of US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue

US should make political reform, human rights, and fundamental freedoms a central part of the agenda.

July 30, 2015 The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State United States Department of State Harry S. Truman Building 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 …

December 1, 2014 News

An Open Letter to the Members of the Wassenaar Arrangement

We, the undersigned organisations, call upon the 41 Governments that compose the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies, to take action and address the alarming proliferation of surveillance…

October 8, 2012 News

Letter to Members of the Egyptian Constituent Assembly

Dear Members of the Constituent Assembly, Human Rights Watch, an independent nongovernmental organization, is writing to urge you to amend those articles of the draft constitution made public that conflict with Egypt’s obligations under international…

July 27, 2011 News

Norway Attacks Highlight Growing Intolerance in Europe

The tragic attacks in Norway highlight growing intolerance against Muslims, Roma and migrants in Europe. Populist, anti-Muslim, anti-Roma and anti-immigrant parties have enjoyed recent electoral success across Europe. Opinion surveys and political debate…

February 3, 2011 News

Joint Civil Society Letter to Human Rights Council Member States on Egypt

To Permanent Representatives of Human Rights Council Member States Excellency, We are writing to express our grave concern with the current situation in the Arab Republic of Egypt resulting from the popular uprising in the country and the subsequent…

February 1, 2011 News

Urgent Appeal from Civil Society: International Community Must Ensure Rights of Egyptians are Upheld

We, civil society organizations from across the world, strongly urge all governments, as well as regional and international organizations, to clearly and unequivocally denounce the ongoing violent crackdown against the public protests and demands for…

January 30, 2011 News

Letter from Human Rights Watch to The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

Dear Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, At this critical moment in the history of Egypt and the Middle East, a heavy burden of responsibility falls on the leaders of the Egyptian Armed Forces to ensure a smooth transition from an era of political…

June 22, 2005 News

UK: Empty promises can't protect people from torture

Joint letter to Tony Blair from Human Rights Watch and Liberty

Human Rights Watch and Liberty are deeply concerned about the British government’s stated intention to seek diplomatic assurances against torture in order to deport terrorism suspects to their home countries or to third countries where they would be at…

September 6, 2004 News

Letter to Nigerian President Obasanjo Regarding Intelligence Services' Raid of Independent Magazine

Your Excellency, We are deeply concerned to learn about the arrest of two staff members of Insider Weekly magazine by the State Security Service (SSS) on September 4, 2004, and two raids by the SSS on the magazine’s offices in Lagos. As the Executive…

August 10, 2004 News

Nigeria: End harassment and Intimidation of Activists

Commissioner of Police Rivers State Police Headquarters Port Harcourt Rivers State Nigeria Dear Commissioner of Police, I write to express concern about an incident which occurred on July 10, 2004, in K-Dere, Ogoniland, Rivers State, when two British…

November 27, 2001 News

Fact Sheet: Past U.S. Criticism of Military Tribunals

(Washington, DC) - Under President Bush's November 13th Military Order on military commissions, any foreign national designated by the President as a suspected terrorist or as aiding terrorists could potentially be detained, tried, convicted and even…

November 7, 1999 News

Letter to Mubarak

In a letter to President Hosni Mubarak made, Human Rights Watch protested the October 31 decision to prosecute twenty prominent civilians in Egypt's military justice system. The members of the Muslim Brotherhood, one of Egypt's largest political…

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