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Letter to Prosecutor General of the Republic of Belarus regarding the harsh sentencing of youth activists We are writing to express our profound concern about the recent arrests and disproportionate sentences of 10 youth activists for participating in a peaceful, but unsanctioned, protest on January 10, 2008. We are especially concerned about Andrei Kim, who is among these ten and who was arrested at a subsequent peaceful protest on January 21. He was charged with violations related to both protests and received a disproportionately harsh sentence for offences based on what we believe to be political reasons. July 8, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Vietnam: Don’t Interfere in Buddhist Patriarch’s Funeral Government Attempt to Take Over Funeral Risks Confrontation Members of the banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) should be allowed to organize and attend funeral services for their patriarch without government interference, Human Rights Watch said today. The Vietnamese government has announced that the state-sanctioned Buddhist church will organize the funeral for the UBCV Supreme Buddhist Patriarch, Thich Huyen Quang. July 8, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Thailand: Beheadings, Burnings in Renewed Terror Campaign Insurgents Must Cease Targeting Civilians in the South Leaders of the separatist insurgency in southern Thailand must end the targeting of civilians in their effort to establish an independent state, Human Rights Watch said today. July 7, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version China: Olympics Media Freedom Commitments Violated IOC Ignores Beijing’s Broken Pledges and Denial of Access The Chinese government continues to block and threaten foreign journalists despite repeated promises to lift media freedom restrictions ahead of the Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. July 3, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Thailand: Fear of Army Cover-Up in Imam’s Death Commanding Officer Refused to Implicate Abusive Soldiers The Thai Army should instruct its officers to provide crucial evidence to a court conducting an inquest into the torture and killing of Imam Yapa Koseng, Human Rights Watch said today. July 3, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Vietnam: Restore Full Freedom to Buddhist Monk Tim Sakhorn Human Rights Defender Released from Prison, but Whereabouts Unknown The Vietnamese authorities should immediately lift any restrictions on the liberty of Buddhist monk Tim Sakhorn, who was released from prison in Vietnam on June 28, 2008, Human Rights Watch said today. Sakhorn’s whereabouts are unknown. He was last seen in the company of government officials. July 2, 2008 Press Release 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 Turkmenistan: Free Dissident Arrested on Return Home Turkmen authorities should immediately release Gulgeldy Annaniazov, a dissident arrested upon his return home from exile abroad, Human Rights Watch said today. Annaniazov was arrested on June 24, 2008, as officials from Turkmenistan and the European Union met in the capital, Ashgabat, to discuss human rights. June 25, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Speaking Up for Vietnam By Sara Colm Published in The New York Sun When America's political and financial leaders sit down with Prime Minister Dung, they should not forget these courageous individuals and should address directly the systemic pattern of rights violations in Vietnam that they represent: the Vietnamese government's lack of tolerance for dissent and denial of fundamental rights to freedom of expression, assembly, association, and religious belief. June 25, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Iran: Guarantee Fair Court Hearings for Two Kurdish Women Harsh Sentences May Await Two Rights Activists Iranian judicial authorities should guarantee two Kurdish women’s rights activists transparent court proceedings when their cases come up for a hearing, Human Rights Watch said today. June 23, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version China: Lhasa Torch Relay Tarnishes Olympic Movement Information Blackout Belies Return to Normality The Chinese government and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) risk tarnishing the Olympic movement by holding the torch relay in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, Human Rights Watch said today. Lhasa, where the torch is due to arrive on June 21, has remained off-limits to foreign media and independent observers since protests began there in mid-March. June 17, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Canada: Imprisoned HIV/AIDS Activist Wins 2008 Rights Award A federal prisoner and health activist is the recipient of the 2008 Canadian Award for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Human Rights Watch announced today. The award, which recognizes outstanding individuals and organizations that protect the rights and dignity of people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS, will be presented at a public reception and ceremony in Ottawa on June 16. June 16, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Japan Should Become a Champion of Human Rights By Kanae Doi, Japan Consultant for Human Rights Watch Published in English-Speaking Union of Japan Now is the time for Japan to revise its foreign policy and become a nation that advocates for human rights in a more public and vocal manner. As the biggest aid donor to many Asian countries and some African countries, Japan is in a unique position to do so. June 12, 2008 Commentary Also available in 
Printer friendly version Cambodia: Release Jailed Editor Journalists and Opposition Members Under Attack as Elections Near The Cambodian government should release a jailed opposition newspaper editor and candidate, and end its intimidation of journalists and opposition party candidates in the lead-up to National Assembly elections in July, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said today. June 11, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Open Letter from Human Rights Watch to the International Afghanistan Support Conference on June 12, 2008 Human Rights Watch sent a letter to participants in the International Afghanistan Support Conference urging donor countries to place human rights at the center of discussions with the government of Afghanistan. June 10, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Bangladesh: End Mass Arrests, Release Detainees Crackdown on Party Members Appears Politically Motivated The government should immediately end the recent wave of mass, arbitrary arrests under the Emergency Power Rules, Human Rights Watch said today. The thousands detained should be either charged on the basis of credible evidence of criminal activities or immediately released. June 5, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version China: Free Tiananmen Prisoners Before Olympics Dozens Still in Prison on 19th Anniversary of Massacre On the 19th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, the Chinese government should honor its commitment to improve human rights before the 2008 Beijing Olympics by releasing the estimated 130 Tiananmen prisoners improperly arrested or tried, Human Rights Watch said today. June 2, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Somalia: Beleaguered Journalists Recognized for Courage Vibrant Press Threatened by Worsening Chaos, Repression Three Somali journalists have been awarded the prestigious Hellmann/Hammett award in recognition for their journalism while risking their lives and suffering terrible hardships in the midst of Somalia’s worsening armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. June 2, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Uzbekistan: Rights Activist Mutabar Tojibaeva Released 11 Other Rights Advocates Remain in Prison Uzbek human rights defender and government critic Mutabar Tojibaeva was released from the Tashkent Women’s Prison, where she was serving an eight-year prison sentence for her human rights activities, said Human Rights Watch said today. June 2, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice on Gazan Students Prevention of students from Gaza from studying abroad We are writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch, the Committee on Academic Freedom of the Middle East Studies Association of North America, and the Committee for Human Rights of the American Anthropological Association to welcome the State Department's decision to reinstate the Fulbright grants that had been awarded for the coming academic year to Palestinian students living in the Gaza Strip. We appreciated in particular your own objection to the department’s earlier decision to “redirect” the awards because of Israel’s blanket refusal to allow students in Gaza to travel abroad, or to the West Bank, to continue their education. June 2, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version | |
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