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Sudan: End Crackdown on Press

Letter to President El Bashir

(New York, September 11, 2002) The government of Sudan should end its recent crackdown on the press, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the Sudanese president today. In the past week, the government's National Press Council (NPC) has confiscated…
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Sudan: End Crackdown on Press

The government of Sudan should end its recent crackdown on the press, Human Rights Watch said in a
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On the occasion of his meeting with President Askar Akaev of Kyrgyzstan

Letter to President George W. Bush

During the past year the Kyrgyz government has displayed growing intolerance for its political opposition, enacted draconian laws and used brutal methods to deprive citizens of their right to free assembly and expression…
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Freedom of Religion

On the Occasion of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Warsaw

We appreciate the OSCE’s active engagement to promote freedom of religion in the region. Regrettably, though, this precious freedom is imperiled in many member states. Today, some of the most egregious violations of the…
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Freedom of Expression, Free Media and Human Rights Defenders

On the Occasion of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Warsaw

Freedom of expression, and media freedoms in particular, are in danger in many OSCE participating states. In too many countries, severe restrictions and abuse afflict brave journalists whose writings focus on sensitive…
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New U.N. Human Rights Chief Urged to Speak Out

The new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights must stand up publicly to governments seeking to undermine the United Nations' human rights system, Human Rights Watch said as Sergio Vieira de Mello takes up his post today in Geneva. Human Rights…
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D.R. Congo: Kabila Should Prove Commitment to Human Rights

President Joseph Kabila of Congo should use his visit to the United Nations General Assembly, starting today, to announce the release of one of the country's leading human rights defenders, Human Rights Watch said today. N'sii Luanda Shandwe has been…
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Uzbek Rights Defenders Detained

Police in Uzbekistan detained two human rights defenders last week in what looks like government retribution for their human rights work, Human Rights Watch said today. Jakhangir Shosalimov, a member of the Independent Human Rights Organization of…
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Colombia Fails Rights Test

U.S. Releases Funds While Links Between Military and Paramilitaries Remain

Colombia has failed to meet any of the human rights conditions that U.S. law imposes as a prerequisite to military aid, three leading human rights groups said today. In a new briefing paper that details Colombia's human rights record, Amnesty…
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Abolition of Capital Punishment and Prevention of Torture

On the Occasion of the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting, Warsaw

Human Rights Watch welcomes the OSCE’s engagement on the important human rights issues of capital punishment and torture—two of the most serious violations of fundamental human rights that still persist in the region. In…
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Uzbekistan: U.S. Rubber Stamps Human Rights

The U.S. State Department has exaggerated Uzbekistan's human rights gains, evidently in order to maintain foreign assistance to that country's government, Human Rights Watch said today. In an August 26 document that has not been released to the public,…
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A Major U-turn in U.S. Policy on Peacekeeping in Afghanistan

Pentagon officials recently signaled a shift in U.S. policy on Afghanistan, admitting that an expansion of international peacekeeping operations beyond Kabul is necessary. The unsuccessful attempt to assassinate President Hamid Karzai on Thursday in…
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Google, Alta Vista: Resist Chinese Censorship

Dr. Eric E. Schmidt, Chief Executive Officer Google Global Headquarters 2400 Bayshore Parkway Mountain View CA 94043 phone: 650-330-0100 fax: 650-618-1499 James Barnett, Chief Executive Officer AltaVista Company 1070 Arastradero Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 P…
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San Pedro INS Detention Center

Human Rights Watch Letter

Dear Mr. Hodgson, During the past three years, Human Rights Watch Young Advocates have visited San Pedro Service Processing Center (SPC) five times. The purpose of our visits has been to examine conditions at the INS detention center and to monitor how…
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Indonesia: Investigate Shootings in Papua, No Reprisals

(New York) Human Rights Watch today condemned the killings of three unarmed civilians in an attack on their vehicles in Papua, Indonesia this past weekend and called for an independent investigation, with the involvement of international human rights…
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Colombia's ICC Declaration a "Prelude to Impunity"

(New York) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe should immediately reverse Colombia's decision not to accept, for a period of seven years, the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes. The Colombian government only recently…
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Colombia: Deny Pending Human Rights Certification

Joint Letter from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the Washington Office on Latin America

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Washington Office on Latin America sent a letter today to Secretary of State Colin Powell urging him to deny a pending human rights certification to Colombia.