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Ethiopia: Government Prepares Assault on Civil Society Repressive New Legislation Should Be Amended or Scrapped Ethiopia’s government should immediately abandon plans to impose strict government controls and draconian criminal penalties on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today. The two groups called on donor governments, whose behind-the-scenes efforts to see the bill reformed appear to have failed, to speak out publicly against the de facto criminalization of most of the human rights, rule of law and peace-building work currently being carried out in Ethiopia. June 30, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version African Union: Reject Result in Zimbabwe’s Sham Election Sanction Leaders, Press for Peacekeepers to End Violence African states should impose sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his illegitimate government in Zimbabwe after the sham presidential runoff, Human Rights Watch said today. The situation in Zimbabwe, where government violence against opposition supporters continued even after the vote on June 27, 2008, will be on the agenda at the African Union summit in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, on June 30 and July 1. June 28, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Sudan: End Unfair Trials Special Trials of Defendants in May 10 Attack Violate International Standards The Anti-Terrorism Special Courts set up by the government of Sudan to try individuals accused of participating in the May 10, 2008 attack on the capital by a Darfur rebel group do not meet minimum international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said today. June 25, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version African Union: Use Summit to Press Senegal on Hissène Habré Trial Two Years After AU Mandate, No Action on Former Chad Dictator Chadian Association of Victims of Political Repression and Crime (AVCRP) Chadian Association for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (ATPDH) African Assembly for the Defense of Human Rights (RADDHO) Chadian League for Human Rights (LTDH) National Organisation for Human Rights (ONDH) Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Human Rights Watch Joint News Release June 24, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Zimbabwe: African Leaders Should Reject Zimbabwe’s Elections African Union Should Act to Stop Violence, Enable Democratic Reforms The African Union should not endorse Zimbabwe’s sham presidential runoff election on June 27, Human Rights Watch said today. African Union leaders should intervene to bring an immediate end to massive state-sponsored human rights abuses and enable democratic reform. June 24, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Comments to the Malawi Law Commission on the development of HIV and AIDS Legislation HRW sumbits comments to the Law Commission about its report on HIV and AIDS legislation, alerting the Commission to potential concerns and assisting it to strengthen the human rights protections provided by the proposed legislation. June 24, 2008 Legal Submissions Printer friendly version “From Nuremberg to Darfur: Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity” Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law Human Rights Watch appreciates the invitation to submit a statement for the record on this important subject. Justice for serious crimes under international law – which include genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and torture – is crucial. Accountability brings redress to the victims and signals that heinous abuses will not be tolerated. June 24, 2008 Testimony Printer friendly version Assume hard stance on Zim By Jon Elliott Published in Mmegi Online At the end of May 2008, Human Rights Watch calculated the tally of misery and abuse in Zimbabwe since its 29 March elections: at least 36 dead; hundreds tortured; thousands beaten; and tens of thousands deprived of food or displaced. June 24, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version UN: Council Should Help End Fresh Abuses by Uganda’s LRA Boys, Girls Among Hundreds Abducted Across Three Countries (New York, June 19, 2008) – The UN Security Council should adopt a resolution or presidential statement supporting efforts to rein in the capacity of the Lord’s Resistance Army to attack civilians and to ensure justice for the most serious crimes committed during the northern Uganda conflict, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released today to council members. The Security Council will be briefed on June 20 by the former president of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano, who is the UN secretary-general’s special envoy to areas affected by the insurgent Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). June 19, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Questions and Answers International Criminal Court’s Trial of Thomas Lubanga “Stayed” Common questions on the "staying" of the ICC trial of Thomas Lubanga answered. June 19, 2008 Questions and Answers Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to Security Council Members in Advance of the June 20 Briefing by the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on the LRA-Affected Areas We write in advance of the briefing to the Security Council on June 20 by the Secretary-General’s special envoy for the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)-affected areas, the former President of Mozambique, Joaquim Chissano. June 19, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Neighbors In Need Zimbabweans Seeking Refuge in South Africa
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-343-9 June 19, 2008 Report Download PDF, 451 KB, 119 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release South Africa: Grant Temporary Status to All Zimbabweans Government Should Halt Deportations, Allow Right to Work The South African government should recognize that political repression and economic deprivation have forced Zimbabweans to flee their country and immediately stop deporting them, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch called on the government to grant Zimbabweans in South Africa temporary status and work rights. June 19, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version South Africa: Grant Temporary Status to All Zimbabweans
June 19, 2008 Graphic Burundi: Constitutional Court Decision Unseats 22 Lawmakers Lawyers, Civil Society Allege Bias and Political Manipulation by Ruling Party The ousting of 22 National Assembly members, following a Constitutional Court decision that they could not sit as “independents,” raises serious concerns about double standards given that other independent deputies supporting the government remain in parliament, Human Rights Watch said today. The affected parliamentarians had been elected as members of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil national pour la défense de la démocratie-Forces pour la défense de la démocratie, CNDD-FDD), but had left or been expelled from the party following internal divisions. June 17, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Sudan: Account for Civilians Arrested in Khartoum Hundreds From Darfur Held Incommunicado Since May Rebel Attack The Sudanese government should immediately account for the hundreds of men, women, and children arrested in Khartoum since a rebel attack on the capital in May 2008, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. The government should also bring to justice those responsible for the torture and mistreatment of detainees. June 17, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Crackdown in Khartoum Mass Arrests, Torture, and Disappearances since the May 10 Attack
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-344-7 June 17, 2008 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 265 KB, 31 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release UN: Council Faults Sudan Inaction on War Crimes Suspects Tells Khartoum to Cooperate With International Criminal Court (New York, June 16, 2008) – The UN Security Council’s presidential statement criticizing Sudan’s failure to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) signals international impatience with impunity for Darfur war crimes suspects, Human Rights Watch said today. The presidential statement, issued this morning, is the first time that the Security Council has formally taken action on Sudan’s failure to comply with the ICC arrest warrants for two Sudanese suspects. “The unanimous Security Council statement sends the message that Khartoum cannot obstruct justice by recycling unkept promises to accept peacekeepers,” said Richard Dicker, director of Human Rights Watch’s International Justice Program. “Sudan must take real action on both justice and peacekeeping.” June 16, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Amnesty is a Red Herring By Ben Rawlence and Clive Baldwin Published in The Standard The debate about amnesty in Kenya has become intensely politicized. The Prime Minister and the President are taking apparently opposing positions. The dangers of the debate turning sour are obvious, threatening to undermine the fragile solidarity that gave birth to the National Accord and Reconciliation Act and the coalition government. What should be the way forward? June 16, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version EU: Time to Impose Sanctions on Sudan’s Leaders EU Ministers Should Follow Through With Action at July Meeting Brussels, June 16, 2008) – The European Union should follow through with its pledge to impose sanctions on Sudanese officials who continue to defy the International Criminal Court (ICC), Human Rights Watch said today. “Today, the EU ministers renewed their pledge to the victims of Darfur to push for justice,” said Lotte Leicht, EU director at Human Rights Watch. “But words alone aren’t going to help the victims. The 27 EU member states should follow up with sanctions against Sudanese leaders who snub the international court.” June 16, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version |
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