Human Rights Watch praised President Clinton for his spirited debate on human rights with Chinese President Jiang Zemin but urged him to press further on four of the issues he raised: freedom of expression and association; arbitrary detention; Tibet; and freedom of religion. "It is premature ...
(Rome)- Human Rights Watch today welcomes the new Japanese position on the establishment of an International Criminal Court (ICC). The organization called, however, for Japan to reconsider its opposition to an independent prosecutor for the ICC. In speeches this week to more than 150 ...
In a letter to the speaker of Jordan's Chamber of Deputies, Human Rights Watch criticizes the draft press and publications law that the government presented to parliament last week. The law imposes sweeping restrictions on the content of anything printed in Jordan, and gives vast powers to the ...
Human Rights Watch today called on the Indonesian government to step up its efforts to find "disappeared" activists and prosecute those responsible. To date, at least ten activists remain unaccounted for, and investigations seem to be on hold. "Evidence of military involvement in the ...
In a letter to the speaker of Jordan's Chamber of Deputies made public today, Human Rights Watch criticizes the draft press and publications law that the government presented to parliament last week. The law imposes sweeping restrictions on the content of anything printed in Jordan, and gives ...
In a new report issued today, Human Rights Watch concludes that the present political environment in Cambodia, in which opposition parties are not able to operate freely and safely, is in no way conducive to the holding of free, fair, and credible elections scheduled for July 26, 1998. The report ...
(New York)- In an open letter to President Clinton, the Human Rights Watch Academic Freedom Committee calls on the President to speak out forcefully in support of both academic and political freedom during his planned visits to university campuses in China. During his upcoming state visit, the ...
President Clinton The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, D.C. Dear President Clinton: We understand that during your upcoming state visit to China you will be delivering a speech at Beijing University and will make an appearance at Tiananmen Square as part of the Chinese government& ...
(New York)- Human Rights Watch warned that unless the international community takes immediate steps to address the desperate plight currently facing Sierra Leonean refugees in Liberia, it is likely that the situation will worsen and ultimately pose a bigger burden to the international community. ...
Human Rights Watch condemns the June 17 imprisonment of the respected journalist Ragip Duran for a 1994 article he wrote based on an interview with Abdullah Öcalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Mr. Duran's imprisonment provides further evidence of the arbitrary nature ...
(Rome)- Human Rights Watch today expressed disappointment in the speech of U.N. ambassador Bill Richardson at the conference to establish an International Criminal Court (ICC). In a speech to more than 150 delegates meeting in Rome, Richardson made no reference to the most contentious and ...
(New York)- Human Rights Watch today condemned attacks on civilians during the current conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Dozens, mainly civilians, have died in air raids launched since the escalation of the undeclared war between the two countries. Human Rights Watch welcomed the agreement ...
(Rome)- Human Rights Watch today expressed disappointment at the speech of Dilip Lahiri, head of Indian Delegation to the conference gathered in Rome to formulate an International Criminal Court (ICC). In his speech before delegates from more than 150 countries, Dilip Lahiri emphasized that " ...
(Rome)- Human Rights Watch welcomed the speech of the president of the Egyptian Supreme Court Ahmed Medhat el-Maraghy yesterday at the conference to establish an International Criminal Court (ICC). But Human Rights Watch warned that Egypt's position on "reservations" to the treaty ...
(Rome)- Human Rights Watch strongly praised the speech of German Federal Minister of Justice Dr. Edzard Schmidt-Jortzig at a conference to establish an International Criminal Court (ICC). Speaking to delegates from more than 150 countries, Dr. Schmidt-Jortzig outlined firm positions on the most ...
(Rome)- A split within the European Union produced the weak EU speech at the opening day of a conference to establish an International Criminal Court (ICC). The speech was given by Tony Lloyd, Minister of State of the British Foreign and Office, on behalf of the European Union, of which the ...
Human Rights Watch welcomes the arrest today by French and German SFOR troops of indicted war crimes suspect Milorad Krnojelac. "The arrest of persons indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) is a basic precondition for the successful ...
In a report released today, Human Rights Watch urged the Venezuelan government to take immediate steps to improve prison conditions and reduce prison violence during the final six months of its mandate. The report, issued in Spanish, describes a series of grave human rights abuses in the country& ...
(Rome)- Human Rights Watch today praised the speech of Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy at the opening day of a conference to establish an International Criminal Court (ICC). In a speech before delegates from more than 150 countries in Rome, Axworthy called on them to "work ...
(Rome)- Human Rights Watch expressed disappointment at the speech of Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer at the opening day of a conference to establish an International Criminal Court (ICC). In a speech before 156 delegates at the ICC conference in Rome, Downer called for a " ...
