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August 24, 2021 News

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights on Qatar

69th Pre-Session

We write in advance of the 69th pre-session of the Committee on the Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights’ review of the State of Qatar’s compliance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (CESCR), which Qatar ratified in…

Skyline with the skyscrapers in the financial area of Doha, the capital of Qatar. © 2017 Sergi Reboredo/AP Images

March 16, 2012 News

Statement at the Human Rights Council on the adoption of the Universal Periodic Review report of Uganda

Oral statement under Item 6

Human Rights Watch welcomes the Human Rights Council’s review of Uganda in October 2011 and its March 2012 adoption of the Universal Periodic Review report. The Uganda delegation committed to adopt a National Action Plan on human rights, establish a human…

May 11, 2005 News

Call for Action against the Use of Diplomatic Assurances in Transfers to Risk of Torture and Ill-Treatment

Governments in Europe and North America are increasingly sending alleged terrorism suspects and others to abusive states based on so-called “diplomatic assurances” of humane treatment that expose these individuals to serious risk of torture or cruel,…

March 9, 2005 News

Statement on U.S. Rendition Legislation

Remarks at Press Conference Held by Representative Ed Markey

Wendy Patten, U.S. Advocacy Director for Human Rights Watch, spoke today at a press conference on Capitol Hill on the Bush Administration’s abusive practice of transferring a person to a country where he or she is likely to be tortured. Ms. Patten…

March 24, 2004 News

Rights of Non-Citizens

Human Rights Watch Submission to CERD

In this memorandum sent to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination prior to its discussion on the rights of non-citizens, Human Rights Watch outlines its concerns regarding discrimination against selected categories of non-citizens in…

January 28, 2004 News

Torture and Non-Refoulement

Briefing to the 60th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights

In its annual resolution on torture, the Commission on Human Rights should reaffirm the absolute obligation of states not to return (“refouler”) a person to a country where he or she is at risk of being subjected to torture or other cruel or inhuman…

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