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1. January 27, 2002 Letter

   Comprehensive Convention Against International Terrorism

   Joint Letter - Amnesty International/ Human Rights Watch

   We are writing to you about upcoming negotiations on the Comprehensive Convention Against International Terrorism (the "Comprehensive Convention"). As you may know, next week, the United Nations Sixth Committee of the General Assembly will discuss the draft text that emerged from the ...

2. January 27, 2002 News Release

   United Nations: Dangers Still Present in Anti-Terror Treaty

   Today, the United Nations Sixth Committee of the General Assembly is resuming debate on a comprehensive treaty on international terrorism. The draft text that is being considered, however, threatens to do serious damage to human rights protection, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said ...

3. January 27, 2002 Commentary

   What to do with our 'detainees'?

   Thirty years ago, American prisoners of war were being brutalized in North Vietnam, and an outraged American government sought to shame their captors into respecting the Geneva Conventions. The treatment of Americans never came close to being humane. But, as Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) has said of ...

4. January 25, 2002 News Release

   Vietnam/Cambodia: Future of Montagnard Refugees at Risk

   (London/New York)-- Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch today expressed concern over plans agreed by the Vietnamese and Cambodian governments and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to facilitate repatriation of indigenous Montagnard refugees who have fled from ...

5. January 25, 2002 News Release

   Bush/Karzai Summit: Reconstruction Aid and Rights Protection Essential

   (New York)-- Human Rights Watch today urged President Bush to offer more U.S. assistance for Afghanistan's reconstruction needs when he meets Hamid Karzai, the head of the interim administration, in Washington on January 28. Human Rights Watch also said President Bush should stress the need ...

6. January 25, 2002 Letter

   Letter to Philip Ruddock

   Philip Ruddock Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Parliament House, Suite MF 40 Canberra ACT 2600 Australia Dear Minister Ruddock: Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned about reports that Australia is detaining child asylum seekers in poor conditions for long periods of time and ...

7. January 24, 2002 News Release

   Uzbekistan: President Rigs Extended Term of Office

   U.S. Diplomats to Visit, Deliver Aid Amidst Expected Flawed Polling

   (New York, January 25, 2002) Human Rights Watch today said that an upcoming presidential referendum in Uzbekistan, a close U.S. ally in the war against terrorism, is fatally flawed. On January 27, President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan will hold a referendum to amend the constitution to extend his ...

8. January 24, 2002 Letter

   Uzbekistan: EU Should Press for Human Rights

   We write on the occasion of the upcoming E.U.-Uzbekistan Cooperation Council, to share our concerns with respect to the Uzbek government's appalling human rights record and to urge you to use the Council meeting to press for concrete progress in this area. Europe/Central Asia Uzbekistan ...

9. January 23, 2002 News Release

   Enron: History of Human Rights Abuse in India

   (New York)-- The human rights abuses that plagued the Enron Corporation's Dabhol power plant in India from 1992 to 1998 demonstrate the need for U.S. government agencies to scrutinize such controversial projects more closely, Human Rights Watch said today. In 1999, Human Rights Watch charged ...

10. January 22, 2002 Letter

    Letter to President Bush Concerning the U.S. Military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy

    January 23, 2003   President George W. Bush   The White House   1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW   Washington, D.C. 20500     Dear President Bush:   In your New Year’s Day address to the nation, you proudly described America as a “land of justice, liberty, and tolerance.” Yet in the U.S. military, men ...

11. January 20, 2002 Commentary

    Building a Brighter Future for Afghans

    WASHINGTON-- The rebuilding of a peaceful Afghanistan requires a commitment to protecting the human rights of all Afghan citizens, including women and ethnic minorities. The International Conference on Reconstruction Assistance to Afghanistan taking place in Tokyo should take action to support the ...

12. January 18, 2002 News Release

    Cambodia: End Political Violence During Commune Elections

    (New York)-- Political violence and intimidation are increasing as Cambodia prepares for commune-level elections on February 3, Human Rights Watch said in a backgrounder released today. Human Rights Watch called on the government to vigorously investigate and prosecute any persons, including ...

13. January 18, 2002 News Release

    Indonesia: Freedom of Expression Under Assault

    (New York)-- Human Rights Watch today condemned the January 16 conviction of an activist who organized peaceful demonstrations in Jakarta. The demonstrations called for an end to "crimes against humanity" committed by Indonesian forces in Aceh. Faisal Saifuddin, head of the Jakarta office ...

14. January 18, 2002 Commentary

    Cambodia: Commune Elections

    Once again the world's attention is turning to Cambodia as the troubled country gears up for its third election since 1993. This time, it's the turn of ordinary people throughout the countryside to run for office--Feb. 3 will see the first local, or "commune" elections to be ...

15. January 18, 2002 News Release

    Macedonia: Rights Defenders Under Attack

    Campaign to Intimidate the Helsinki Committee

    In letters sent today to the President and Prime Minister of Macedonia, Human Rights Watch denounced a recent campaign to discredit and intimidate the Macedonian Helsinki Committee, a local human rights organization. In statements by government officials and government-controlled media, the ...

16. January 18, 2002 Letter

    Stop Intimidation of Rights Defenders

    Letter to Macedonian Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski

    We are writing to express our deep concern about an ongoing public campaign against the Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights and its president, Ms. Mirjana Najcevska. Letter to Macedonian Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski Europe/Central Asia Macedonia ...

17. January 18, 2002 Letter

    End Intimidation of Rights Defenders

    Letter to Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski

    We are writing to express our deep concern about an ongoing public campaign against the Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights and its president, Ms. Mirjana Najcevska. Letter to Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski Europe/Central Asia Macedonia ...

18. January 18, 2002 News Release

    Afghanistan: Donors in Tokyo Must Fund Human Rights

    (New York)-- The international donors who are meeting in Tokyo on January 21-22 should fully fund human rights initiatives for Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch urged today. The donors' conference, convened by Japan, the European Union, Saudi Arabia, and the United States, will discuss funding ...

19. January 17, 2002 News Release

    Lawyer For Victims Of Ex-Chad Dictator Honored

    Jacqueline Moudeïna almost killed by Hissène Habré's accomplice

    Français (New York)- Human Rights Watch today hailed the announcement that Jacqueline Moudeïna, a lawyer from Chad who was almost killed because of her work on behalf of torture victims, had received the prestigious Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. The award is presented yearly by ...

20. January 16, 2002 Commentary

    A Dangerous Security

    The US government´s single overriding goal since September 11 has been to defeat terrorism. Determined as this campaign has been, it remains to be seen whether it is merely a fight against a particularly ruthless set of criminals or also an effort to conquer the logic of terrorism. Is it a struggle ...

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