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Bangladesh: Stop Denying Killings and Torture Address Rights Abuses and Hold Security Forces to Account The Bangladesh interim government should use its last months in office to seriously address persistent rights abuses rather than deny that they are happening, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the government. Human Rights Watch remains deeply concerned about continuing reports of torture and extrajudicial killings by state security forces and the government’s failure to hold those responsible to account. October 6, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Letter in Response to Bangladesh Home Ministry October 6, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Vietnam: End Crackdown on Catholics Peaceful Protesters Beaten, Arrested, and Harassed The Vietnamese government should immediately release Roman Catholics arrested for holding peaceful prayer vigils in Hanoi and hold accountable police and others responsible for attacking Catholic parishioners, Human Rights Watch said today. The protesters have been calling for the return of church properties confiscated by the government. October 4, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version United States: Bush Signs Law on Child Soldiers Measure to Prosecute Recruiters Abroad Puts Commanders on Notice Under a new law signed today by US President George W. Bush, leaders of military forces and armed groups who have recruited child soldiers may be arrested and prosecuted in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. The law could apply to leaders of dozens of forces that have recruited and used child soldiers in over 20 armed conflicts. October 3, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version China: Release Jailed Rights Activist Hu Jia Exonerate or Grant Medical Parole to Olympics Dissident The Chinese government should immediately exonerate or grant medical parole to imprisoned human rights activist Hu Jia, Human Rights Watch said just ahead of the sixth-month anniversary of his flawed conviction. Human Rights Watch also called on the government to cease the harassment and surveillance of Hu’s wife Zeng Jinyan and infant daughter Qianci. October 1, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to the United Nations Committee against Torture Re: Fourth Periodic Report of China, 41st session of the Committee against Torture Human Rights Watch, Asia Catalyst and the International Harm Reduction Associate write in advance of the upcoming Committee against Torture periodic review of China to submit information regarding the government’s policies and practices on coercive drug dependence treatment and HIV prevention, treatment and care for people detained in drug detoxification and re-education through labour centres. September 30, 2008 Letter Burma: One Year After Violent Crackdown, Repression Continues UN Should Press Military Leaders to Keep Their Promises The international community should demand accountability from the Burmese military government for the brutal crackdown in September 2007 on monks, activists, and other civilians, Human Rights Watch said today. Repression in Burma has increased and the military government has failed to deliver on promises it made a year ago, despite international efforts at mediation. September 25, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Submission to the Yogyakarta Special Committee on Manpower on the Treatment of Child Domestic Workers Human Rights Watch submits this submission to the Special Committee on Manpower’s review of the draft Regional Regulation for Yogyakarta City Concerning Manpower with regard to the treatment of child domestic workers. September 22, 2008 Legal Submissions Also available in 
Printer friendly version Letter Urging Secretary Chertoff to Reconsider the Revocation of Pakistani Activist's US Visa We are writing to express grave concern over the revocation of the US visa of Amina Masood Janjua, a widely respected Pakistani human rights advocate. Mrs. Janjua was scheduled to travel from Geneva to Washington, DC, on September 12, 2008, but at the last moment the US Embassy in Islamabad informed her that her US visa had been rescinded. September 22, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version US: Reconsider Visa Revocation of Pakistani Activist The US Department of Homeland Security should immediately reconsider the visa revocation of a widely respected Pakistani human rights advocate. On September 12, 2008, US officials suddenly and inexplicably revoked the travel visa of Amina Masood Janjua, who was scheduled to fly that day from Geneva to Washington, DC, for meetings about people believed to have been “disappeared” in Pakistan. September 22, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Cambodia: UN Oversight Needed to Address Ongoing Rights Violations A Joint Statement by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch On September 15, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International delivered a joint statement at the UN Human Rights Council, calling for renewal of the mandate of the Secretary General’s Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia. September 17, 2008 Written Statement Printer friendly version "These Fellows Must Be Eliminated" Relentless Violence and Impunity in Manipur
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-379-X September 15, 2008 Report Download PDF, 1230 KB, 80 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release India: Army Killings Fuel Insurgency in Manipur Government Should Heed Own Commission and Repeal Laws Fostering Impunity The Indian government should fully prosecute army, paramilitary, and police personnel responsible for killings and torture in the northeastern state of Manipur, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. September 15, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Five Activists Win Human Rights Watch Awards Honored for Courage in Exposing Abuse and Seeking Justice Five brave and selfless advocates of human rights from Burma, Congo, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan have been awarded the prestigious 2008 Human Rights Defender Awards, Human Rights Watch said today. All five have been persecuted and threatened for their work. One winner, Saudi lawyer Abd al-Rahman al-Lahim, is, which Human Rights Watch urges the Saudi government lift so that he may receive his award in person in London. September 15, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Immigration of Papua New Guinea Human Rights Watch writes to commend Papua New Guinea on its recent accession to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Accession is an important step towards guaranteeing respect for fundamental human rights in Papua New Guinea, and we welcome your government’s actions in this regard. September 15, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Child soldiers and the China factor By Jo Becker September 12, 2008 Published in International Herald Tribune Myin Win was 11 years old when he was first recruited into Burma's national army. He was picked up by soldiers while selling vegetables at a railway station and sent to a military training camp. He weighed only 70 pounds, or about 32 kilograms, and said that the guns were so heavy he could hardly lift them. September 12, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Nepal: End Cycle of Impunity and Deliver Justice to Victims New Government Should Investigate Past Abuses and Prosecute Perpetrators (Kathmandu, September 11, 2008) – The new Maoist-led government of Nepal should investigate and prosecute those responsible for thousands of extrajudicial killings, torture, and enforced disappearances during the country’s decade-long armed conflict, Human Rights Watch and Advocacy Forum said in a joint report released today. September 11, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Waiting for Justice Unpunished Crimes from Nepal’s Armed Conflict
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-319-6 September 11, 2008 Report Download PDF, 933 KB, 122 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Vietnam: New Round of Arrests Target Democracy Activists Prominent Blogger Sentenced to Prison Human Rights Watch condemned a crackdown on democracy activists in Vietnam this week, coinciding with the visit of US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte for bilateral talks on security issues, economic ties, and human rights. September 11, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version The Last Holdouts Ending the Juvenile Death Penalty in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Pakistan, and Yemen
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