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1. May 27, 1999 News Release

   Turkey Must Uphold Ocalan's Right to Defense

   Trial of PKK leader reveals injustice of state security courts

   Human Rights Watch called on the government of Turkey to allow the lawyers for Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), to carry out their duties without obstruction. Even people accused of the most heinous crimes, as Abdullah Ocalan is, have the right to a proper defense," ...

2. May 27, 1999 News Release

   President Mubarak: Do Not Sign Harsh New NGO Law

   Human Rights Watch condemned the Egyptian parliament's hasty passage yesterday of a controversial draft law that provides for extensive government monitoring and regulation of the activities of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). This draft law is a blueprint for massive state interference ...

3. May 27, 1999 Letter

   Letter to Nigerian President-Elect Obasanjo Ahead of His Inauguration

   Dear President-Elect Obasanjo: After decades of military rule, Nigeria faces huge challenges to restore respect for human rights and the rule of law. While there are many pressing issues for your government to address, we are writing to you as national and international human rights organizations ...

4. May 26, 1999 Statement

   Memorandum To The Consultative Group Meeting On Zambia

   The head of the Zambian delegation Minister of Finance Edith Nawakwi at the end of the May 1998 Consultative Group meeting pledged that her government "wants a clean and good human rights record. We were a leader in the liberation struggles of southern Africa. We want to be a leader on human ...

5. May 26, 1999 Letter

   HRW- Letter to President of Egypt

   Human Rights Watch is writing to express its deep dismay at the People's Assembly vote last night to approve the draft Law on Associations and Civil Institutions, an extremely significant piece of legislation that provides the legal framework for monitoring and regulation of the operations of ...

6. May 26, 1999 News Release

   Egypt's Parliament Strips NGOs of Rights

   Six international human rights organizations said today that a new draft law regulating non-governmental organizations in Egypt, passed on 27 May 1999 by the Egyptian Parliament, imposes restrictive conditions on civil society institutions in violation of international law A new draft law ...

7. May 25, 1999 News Release

   Zambian Government Cracks Down on Media, Opposition

   Human Rights Watch called for Zambia's donors to continue to attach clear human rights benchmarks for the release of payments support, in light of the Zambian government's continued human rights violations. Balance of payments support was suspended by a number of governments in 1996 ...

8. May 25, 1999 News Release

   Tunisia: Human Rights Defenders at Risk

   Brik, a journalist and member of the Conseil national pour les libertés en Tunisie, CNLT (National ...

9. May 21, 1999 Letter

   Letter to Thailand Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai

   Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai The Secretariat of the Prime Minister Government House, Phitsanulok Road Bangkok 10300 Thailand Dear Prime Minister Chuan, Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned by reports today that the Thai government has refused permission to the International Trade Union movement ...

10. May 17, 1999 News Release

    Rebel Atrocities Against Civilians In Sierra Leone

    Multiple Eyewitnesses Confirm Reports

    Just days before scheduled peace talks, rebels from the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) have committed scores of atrocities against the civilian population of Sierra Leone, Human Rights Watch confirmed today. In the regions of Port Loko and Masiaka, approximately 30 miles northeast of Freetown, ...

11. May 16, 1999 News Release

    Imminent Passage of Controversial NGO Law in Egypt

    Human Rights Watch expressed deep concern that Egypt's parliament may swiftly pass a new law regulating nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in Egypt without soliciting the views of the NGO community itself. Members of parliament should hear the voices of NGOs before voting on this legislation ...

12. May 13, 1999 News Release

    War Crimes Court Needed Now

    Rights Group Urges Ratification Without Delay

    (The Hague)- The atrocities in Kosovo have made it more urgent than ever to establish the International Criminal Court (ICC), Human Rights Watch said today at the launch of the ICC's global ratification campaign. Milosevic's shocking crimes against the Kosovo-Albanians are exactly the ...

13. May 13, 1999 News Release

    Statement By Egyptian Human Rights Organizations

    Egypt Awaits Democratic Reforms

    The undersigned human rights organizations express their deep concern regarding the Cabinet of Ministers' approval of the Bill on Associations and Private Institutions. The Bill places enormous restrictions on NGO and voluntary work in Egypt. It gives the Executive Branch control over the ...

14. May 12, 1999 Statement

    Regional Grievances and the Indonesian Elections

    Testimony before the House International Relations Committee Asia and the Pacific Subcommittee by Sidney Jones, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch, Asia Division

    The first free elections in Indonesia since 1955 are now less than a month away. I would like to focus my attention on areas where the forthcoming election has generated little excitement and where discontent with the government in Jakarta is so deep that any new government coming in will have to ...

15. May 12, 1999 News Release

    Brazil Slow on Human Rights Reform

    Rights Group Urges President Cardoso to Implement 1996 Human Rights Plan

    The Cardoso administration has yet to adequately put into practice its 1996 human rights plan, Human Rights Watch charged today in a fourteen-page letter to President Fernando Henrique Cardoso. In the open letter, issued on the third anniversary of the announcement of the human rights plan, the New ...

16. May 12, 1999 Letter

    HRW- Letter to President of Brazil

    His Excellence   Fernando Henrique Cardoso   President, Federal Republic of Brazil   Palacio do Planalto   Brasília, BRASIL   VIA FAX: 5561-224-0289     Dear President Cardoso:     On behalf of Human Rights Watch, it is an honor to address myself to you on the occasion of the third anniversary of ...

17. May 12, 1999 News Release

    Growing Concern About NATO Violating the Laws of War

    Human Rights Watch sent a letter to Secretary General Javier Solana expressing concern at the mounting civilian casualties in NATO's air war against Yugoslavia. In particular, Human Rights Watch raised serious concerns about whether NATO is targeting civilian objects or objects that, if ...

18. May 10, 1999 News Release

    Major New Campaign Launched Against Small Arms Proliferation

    A bonfire of weapons in the city center of The Hague will mark the kickoff Tuesday of an international campaign against small arms, in which Human Rights Watch and 200 other organization are taking part. Small arms have been the only weapons used in 46 ...

19. May 10, 1999 News Release

    NATO's Use of Cluster Bombs Must Stop

    Human Rights Watch condemned NATO's use of cluster bombs in the air campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The duds that are left inside cluster bombs effectively turn into landmines," said Joost Hiltermann, director of the Arms Division of Human Rights Watch. "And like ...

20. May 10, 1999 Commentary

    NATO's Use of Cluster Munitions in Yugoslavia

    The U.S. Defense Department at the end of April announced a move toward the use of more "area weapons" in Operation Allied Force. At the same time, there are reports of NATO's growing shortage of precision-guided weapons. These factors suggest NATO may increasingly rely on unguided ( ...

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