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India 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 "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 India: All Sides Using Children in Chhattisgarh Conflict Rehabilitate Children in Armed Groups Indian security forces and Naxalite rebels should immediately end the use of children in the conflict in Chhattisgarh state in central India, Human Rights Watch said today. Using children under age 18 in armed operations places them at risk of injury and death and violates international law. September 5, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Dangerous Duty Children and the Chhattisgarh Conflict The 58-page Human Rights Watch report, “Dangerous Duty: Children and the
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-374-9 September 5, 2008 Report Download PDF, 423 KB, 62 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release India: World Leaders Urged to Condemn Violence in Orissa In a letter, Human Rights Watch, Christian Solidarity Worldwide and the Dalit Freedom Network appealed to world leaders to immediately call for an end to the sectarian violence in Orissa state, in eastern India. The letter has been sent to the European Commissioner for External Relations, the French Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, the UK Foreign Secretary, and the US Secretary of State. August 28, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version The Kashmir tinderbox By Meenakshi Ganguly, senior researcher on South Asia for Human Rights Watch Published in New Statesman Recent unrest in Kashmir has undermined peace prospects between nuclear powers. Meenakshi Ganguly looks at the suffering of Kashmiris caught in a cycle of violence August 19, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Getting Away With Murder 50 Years of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act This 16-page report describes how the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, or AFSPA, has become a tool of state abuse, oppression, and discrimination in India. The law grants the military wide powers to arrest without warrant, shoot-to-kill, and destroy property in so-called “disturbed areas.” It also protects military personnel responsible for serious crimes from prosecution, creating a pervasive culture of impunity. August 18, 2008 Background Briefing India: Repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act 50th Anniversary of Law Allowing Shoot-to-Kill, Other Serious Abuses India’s Armed Forces Special Powers Act has been used to violate fundamental freedoms for 50 years and should be repealed, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. August 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version India: Order Kashmir Forces to Use Restraint Violent Protests Escalate in Jammu and Kashmir The Indian government should order troops and police to refrain from using lethal force against violent protesters in Jammu and Kashmir unless absolutely necessary to protect life, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on political parties and groups leading the protests to end their dispute peacefully and do all they can to prevent acts of violence. August 13, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Saudi Arabia: Implement Proposed Labor Reforms Government Should Immediately Abolish Sponsorship System Saudi Arabia should immediately implement its proposed reform to the kafala sponsorship system and extend labor protections to domestic workers, Human Rights Watch said today. Responding to the Saudi government's reaction to a recent report, "'As If I Am Not Human’: Abuses Against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia," author Nisha Varia said, “It’s a real shame when Saudis try to deflect attention from abuses against domestic workers by arguing that employers are the victims or focusing only on those women who have positive experiences.” July 21, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version India: Protect Those Displaced from Chhattisgarh Violence Andhra Pradesh Should Not Punish Families That Fled Violence Andhra Pradesh should protect and assist thousands of families who have fled the conflict in neighboring Chhattisgarh, Human Rights Watch said today. State officials should act immediately to end the government’s discrimination against the displaced people, Human Rights Watch said. July 16, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version “Being Neutral is Our Biggest Crime” Government, Vigilante, and Naxalite Abuses in India’s Chhattisgarh State
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-356-0 July 15, 2008 Report Download PDF, 1700 KB, 172 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release India: Protect Those Displaced from Chhattisgarh Violence
July 15, 2008 Graphic India: End State Support for Vigilantes Prosecute Rights Violators and Protect Internally Displaced Communities The Indian central and Chhattisgarh state governments should hold accountable government security forces and state-backed vigilantes responsible for attacking, killing, and forcibly displacing tens of thousands of people in armed operations against Maoist rebels since mid-2005 in southern Chhattisgarh, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. July 14, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Saudi Arabia: Domestic Workers Face Harsh Abuses Key Reforms Stalled, Few Remedies for Slavery-Like Conditions Saudi Arabia should implement labor, immigration, and criminal justice reforms to protect domestic workers from serious human rights abuses that in some cases amount to slavery, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Employers often face no punishment for committing abuses including months or years of unpaid wages, forced confinement, and physical and sexual violence, while some domestic workers face imprisonment or lashings for spurious charges of theft, adultery, or "witchcraft." July 8, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version India: Protect Honored Kashmiri Rights Lawyer From Attacks Authorities Should Act Against Those Responsible The Jammu and Kashmir state government should protect Parvez Imroz, an award-winning human rights lawyer who survived an armed attack on June 30 in Srinagar by alleged security forces members, Human Rights Watch said today. The state government and Human Rights Commission should launch an immediate and thorough investigation into the attack and take criminal action against those responsible. July 1, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to Sonia Gandhi: Proposed Amendments to the Indias 2006 Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Amendment Bill Raise Human Rights Concerns Human Rights Watch urges Sonia Gandhi to prevent the amendments being brought to the ITPA that criminalize the clients or buyers of sexual services. June 23, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version India: Fair Trial Doubtful for Honored Rights Advocate Chhattisgarh Government Should Not Use Naxalite Issue to Silence Critics Criminal charges against award-winning human rights defender Dr. Binayak Sen raise serous concerns that he will not get a fair trial in Raipur district court in Chhattisgarh state when hearings begin on April 30, Human Rights Watch said today. April 29, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version UN: Mixed Results for New Review Process States Avoid Serious Discussion of Rights in Algeria, Tunisia The first session of the new country review mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council was undermined by inconsistencies and the timidity of some governments in reviewing others, Human Rights Watch said today. On April 18, 2008 the council concluded a two-week session in which it examined the records of 16 countries as part of the new Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. April 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in
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