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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 "As If I Am Not Human" Abuses against Asian Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-351-X July 8, 2008 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 466 KB, 137 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Enforcing the International Prohibition on the Juvenile Death Penalty Submission for the Secretary-General's report on a death penalty moratorium Human Rights Watch's submission documents laws and practices resulting in the death penalty against juvenile offenders in the five countries known to have executed juvenile offenders since January 2005: Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen. July 7, 2008 Legal Submissions Printer friendly version Iran: Spare Four Youths From Execution Enforce International Prohibition on Death Penalty for Juvenile Offenders Today 24 international and regional human rights organizations called on Iranian authorities to spare four youths facing execution and to stop imposing the death penalty for crimes committed by juvenile offenders – persons who commit crimes while under the age of 18 – and to uphold their international obligation to enforce the absolute prohibition on the death penalty. July 7, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Jordan: Scrap New Laws That Stifle Democracy US, EU Should Condition Aid on Kingdom’s Rights Record Prime Minister Nader Dahabi should withdraw two new draft laws on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and public assembly from consideration by parliament, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the prime minister. The draft law on NGOs would further expand the government’s wide control over establishing, operating, and funding NGOs. The draft law on assembly would continue to restrict Jordanians’ right to congregate, requiring the Ministry of Interior’s approval for meetings that discuss “public policies.” July 1, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Morocco: Drop Criminal Charges Against Rights Defender, Journalist Charged With Disseminating ‘False Information,’ Men Go on Trial July 1 Morocco should drop criminal charges against a human rights defender and a television reporter, both of whom are accused of disseminating “false information,” Human Rights Watch said today. July 1, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Letter to Jordanian Prime Minister Dahabi on the Draft NGO and Public Assembly Laws We write to urge you to withdraw the current draft laws on charitable societies (NGO Law) and public gatherings (Assembly Law) from consideration of the House of Deputies and the House of Senators respectively because they are in clear violation of international human rights standards. June 30, 2008 Letter Also available in
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 Occupied Palestinian Territories: Donors Should Press Security Forces to End Abuse Berlin Conference Chance to Improve Rights Donors to Palestinian security forces in the West Bank should condition their aid on concrete efforts to end serious abuses by all forces, Human Rights Watch said today. When providing security aid and training, donors should require the Ramallah authorities to build law enforcement institutions that are transparent, accountable and in compliance with international human rights standards. June 23, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Iraq: Between false refuge and the peril of return The UK's Iraqi asylum seekers are now being forced to return not only to the more stable northern region, but to central and southern Iraq. Whatever responsibility UK citizens might feel for them is clearly not shared by those taking these decisions. How then do they decide? June 17, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version Letter to Security Council Members on Detainees in Iraq Human Rights Watch is writing on the occasion of your debate on Iraq and review of the mandate of the Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF). We urge the Security Council and its members, particularly the United States, to take this opportunity to address concerns about the MNF detention system and the rights of persons deprived of their liberty under international law. As the Security Council reviews the MNF mandate in anticipation of its replacement by bilateral agreements between Iraq and the United States, the Security Council should request that any such agreements conform to internationally recognized norms on the rights of detainees. June 13, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Libya: Drop Convictions of Peaceful Protestors Government Should Locate ‘Disappeared’ Prisoner The Libyan government should exonerate and release 11 peaceful political activists convicted on politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said today. A state security court in Tripoli on June 10 reportedly sentenced the men to 6 to 25 years in prison. June 12, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Syria: Repression of Activists Continues Unabated Engagement With Damascus Should Include Human Rights Western countries looking to increase engagement with Syria should know that Syrian authorities continue to arrest, try, and harass political and human rights activists, Human Rights Watch said today. In May 2008, Syrian authorities detained a political writer, began the trial of two activists, and restricted the travel of at least seven others. Amidst increasing calls in Western countries to increase engagement with Syria, Human Rights Watch urged that an improvement in the treatment of these activists be at the heart of any future talks with the Syrian authorities. June 12, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Spain: Improve Care for Migrant Children Ombudsman Confirms Human Rights Watch Abuse Findings (Brussels, June 9, 2008) - An investigation by the Spanish Ombudsman has revealed serious shortcomings in two Canary Islands emergency care centers housing up to 200 unaccompanied migrant children, Human Rights Watch said today. The Spanish Ombudsman’s office launched an independent investigation in September 2007, triggered by the Human Rights Watch report “Unwelcome Responsibilities: Spain’s Failure to Protect the Rights of Unaccompanied Migrant Children in the Canary Islands.” This report documents serious human rights violations against several hundred unaccompanied migrant children housed in emergency care centers on the islands. The conclusions of the Ombudsman’s investigation have now been made public. June 9, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to Prince Khaled bin Faisal on the Detention of Tariq Yunis H.R.H. Prince Khaled bin Faisal bin Abd al-‘Aziz Al Sa’ud Governor Mekka Region Your Royal Highness, We write to you to request that you order the immediate release of Tariq Yunis Akram Mashharawi, currently imprisoned in Buraiman prison, Jeddah. June 9, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Iran: Cooperate With UN Rights Bodies HRC Panel to Address Challenges for Activists The Iranian government should cooperate with United Nations human rights bodies in order to address the ongoing abuses in the country, a group of international human rights organizations said today. June 6, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Egypt: Obey Court, Recognize Labor Group Judges Ruled Organization’s Closure Contrary to ‘Reality and Law’ Egyptian authorities should immediately remove all restrictions against a labor organization and comply with a court order to legally recognize the workers’ rights group, Human Rights Watch said today. June 6, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version UN: Open AIDS Meeting to All General Assembly Should Reverse Ban on Human Rights and Sexual Health Groups The United Nations General Assembly should reverse its decision to exclude three human rights and sexual health nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from its June 10 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS, a coalition of human rights groups and international AIDS organizations said today. June 5, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Iran: Let Prisoners Get Needed Medical Care Health of Three Men at Risk Iranian authorities should immediately grant three men detained on politically motivated charges access to proper medical care, Human Rights Watch said today. Cleric Ayatollah Kazemi Boroujerdi, journalist and activist Mohammad-Sadiq Kaboudvand, and prominent human rights defender Emad Baghi are in poor health and urgently require specialist medical attention. June 5, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version US: Challenge Israel’s Restrictions on Gaza Students The United States should promptly call on Israel to end its blanket ban preventing hundreds of Palestinian students from leaving the Gaza Strip to study abroad, Human Rights Watch and two North American scholarly organizations said today. June 3, 2008 Press Release Also available in
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