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July 1, 2019 News

Human Rights Watch Submission to the CEDAW Committee of Qatar’s Periodic Report for the 73rd Session

We write in advance of the 73rd Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women and its review of Qatar’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). This submission…

July 31, 2014 News

Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on Concerns and Recommendations on the United Kingdom

Submitted to the UN Human Rights Committee in advance of its Pre-Sessional Review of the United Kingdom

Human Rights Watch welcomes the upcoming review of the United Kingdom (UK) by the Human Rights Committee. This briefing provides an overview of our main concerns with regard to the UK’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political…

September 23, 2013 News

Qatar: UPR Submission September 2013

Unlike most other Gulf states, Qatar has not experienced serious domestic unrest. Yet, the human rights climate remains problematic, particularly for the large and growing migrant worker population. They continue to experience serious rights violations,…

September 20, 2012 News

UN Human Rights Council: Adoption of the Outcome of the United Kingdom's UPR

Oral Statement Under Item 6

The Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom addressed a range of concerns including counterterrorism legislation and policies, as well as ways in which the UK is failing to its obligations to promote and protect women’s human rights. The UK…

May 4, 2008 News

Universal Periodic Review of Switzerland

Human Rights Watch's Submission to the Human Rights Council

Human Rights Watch is concerned about a number of practices which in Switzerland have led to serious instances of human rights violations that erode the implementation of international standards of human rights protection in the country. Human Rights…

April 6, 2008 News

Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom

Human Rights Watch's Submission to the Human Rights Council

This submission summarizes Human Rights Watch’s key concerns with the United Kingdom’s compliance with international human rights law in the context of the fight against terrorism. Diplomatic assurances One of the most damaging counterterrorism policies…

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 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…

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