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Religious FreedomIndonesia: Reverse Ban on Ahmadiyah Sect Government Should Protect Religious Minority, Not Threaten Prison for Beliefs President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should reverse a decree that would permit criminal prosecutions of the Ahmadiyah community for their religious beliefs, Human Rights Watch said today. June 10, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Open letter to President Ahmadinejad on Situation of Baha'i Detainees We are writing to you to express our utmost concern regarding the fate of seven members of the Baha’i community who are currently in prison. June 1, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Printer friendly version Indonesia: Scrap Proposed Religion Ban Government Should Protect Ahmadis, not Persecute Them The Indonesian government should reject proposals to ban the minority Ahmadiyah faith and not align itself with the extremists who have fomented violence against them, Human Rights Watch said today. April 23, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Egypt: Court Prohibits Withholding Documents from Baha’is Government Should Implement Discrimination Decision Without Delay Human Rights Watch and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) welcomed a January 29 court ruling that struck down the government’s policy of denying essential identity documents and access to basic services to citizens whose religion is not recognized by the state. January 30, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Egypt: ‘Re-Conversion’ Decision Is a Welcome Step Government Should End Other Abusive ID Card Policies Without Delay Today’s ruling by Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court allowing 12 Christian converts to Islam to “re-convert” back to Christianity is a welcomed rejection to the government’s policy of religious discrimination, Human Rights Watch and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) said today. The two organizations urged the government to take immediate steps to correct its systematic policy of forcing converts from Islam to accept a religious identity that was not their own in order to obtain essential identification documents. November 17, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Prohibited Identities State Interference with Religious Freedom
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Download PDF, 400 KB, 100 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Iran: Allow Baha’i Students Access to Higher Education Government Discriminates against 800 Students on Basis of Faith Iran should immediately end practices aimed at barring Baha’i students from attending universities, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should quickly resolve the situation of some 800 Baha’i students whom it prevents from obtaining their educational records and completing the university admission process. September 20, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Saudi Arabia: Mentally Ill Prisoner Put in Solitary Authorities Fail to Provide Sufficient Care, Supervision for Suicidal Inmate Saudi prison authorities should immediately provide specialized medical care and supervision for Hadi Al-Mutif, an Isma`ili man sentenced to death in 1996 in an unfair trial for having allegedly insulted the Prophet Muhammad, Human Rights Watch said today. Al-Mutif, who has been diagnosed with a psychiatric condition, attempted suicide twice last month after he was put in solitary confinement. February 2, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to Saudi King Abdullah bin Abd al-‘Aziz Al Sa’ud Regarding the Religious Persecution of Ahmadis January 24, 2007 Your Majesty, We write to urge you to put an immediate end to Saudi Arabia’s nationwide campaign to round up followers of the Ahmadi faith who have committed no crime. The campaign appears organized and designed to detain and deport all Ahmadis in Saudi Arabia because of their religious belief. January 24, 2007 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Saudi Arabia: Stop Religious Persecution of Ahmadis Arrests and Deportations of South Asians on Religious Basis Must End Saudi Arabia must stop its nationwide campaign to arrest and deport Ahmadis from countries such as India and Pakistan on the basis of their religious belief, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to King Abdullah. January 24, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Saudi Arabia: Al-Qa’ida Critic Arrested for ‘Destructive Thoughts’ Secret Police Ensnare Liberal Journalist Saudi authorities in the northern city of Ha’il should immediately release Rabbah al-Quwai’i, a journalist for Riyadh’s al-Shams newspaper, Human Rights Watch said today. The group also urged Turki al-Sudairy, Saudi Arabia’s minister for human rights, to open a public inquiry into the role of the country’s security and intelligence services in al-Quwai’i’s arrest. April 12, 2006 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Turkey: Headscarf Ruling Denies Women Education and Career The European Court of Human Rights decision to uphold the Turkish government’s headscarf ban will deny thousands of women access to higher education and a professional life in Turkey, said Human Rights Watch today. November 16, 2005 Press Release Printer friendly version India: Leaders Must Prevent Sectarian Violence Religious Groups Should Call for Calm in Wake of Ayodhya Attack The Indian government and religious groups should take urgent steps to prevent outbreaks of communal violence after today’s attack on a contested religious site in Ayodhya by unidentified gunmen, Human Rights Watch said. July 5, 2005 Press Release Printer friendly version Bangladesh: Government Fails to Act Against Religious Violence Attacks on Minority Ahmadis Continue Amidst Censorship and Pogroms The Bangladesh government has aligned itself with extremist groups that foment violence against the minority Ahmadiyya community, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. June 16, 2005 Press Release Printer friendly version Breach of Faith Persecution of the Ahmadiyya Community in Bangladesh This 45-page report documents the campaign of violence, harassment and intimidation unleashed by the Khatme Nabuwat (KN)--an umbrella group of Sunni Muslim extremists--against the Ahmadiyya community. The KN and other extremist groups have attacked Ahmadiyya mosques, beaten and killed some Ahmadis, and prevented access to schools and sources of livelihood for others. They have demanded an official declaration that Ahmadis are not Muslims and a ban on all Ahmadi writings and missionary activities. HRW Index No.: C1706 June 16, 2005 Report Download PDF, 326 KB, 46 pgs Purchase online Revenge in the Name of Religion The Cycle of Violence in Plateau and Kano States This 75-page report provides the first detailed analysis of clashes between Muslims and Christians in northern and central Nigeria in February and May 2004 and the factors that continue to threaten the stability of central and northern Nigeria. It provides detailed documentation of two major outbreaks of violence in the town of Yelwa, Plateau State, in February and May 2004, and a reprisal attack in the northern city of Kano in May 2004. HRW Index No.: A1708 May 25, 2005 Report Download PDF, 388 KB, 76 pgs Purchase online Uzbekistan: Wider Crackdown Feared Following massive demonstrations on Friday and Saturday in eastern Uzbekistan, Human Rights Watch is concerned that the Uzbek government may again use excessive force against demonstrators and unleash a broader crackdown on peaceful protesters and dissidents. May 15, 2005 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC) Members' Briefing: The Human Rights Situation of Uighurs in the People's Republic of China (PRC) Testimony of Human Rights Watch to the Congressional Human Rights Caucus on the human rights situation of Uighurs in the People's Republic of China (PRC), prepared by senior researcher Mickey Spiegel and delivered by Asia division advocacy director Veena Siddharth. April 27, 2005 Testimony Printer friendly version China: Religious Repression of Uighur Muslims Architecture of Xinjiang Suppression Detailed The Chinese government is directing a crushing campaign of religious repression against China’s Muslim Uighurs in the name of anti-separatism and counter-terrorism, Human Rights Watch and Human Rights in China said in a new report today. April 11, 2005 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Religious Freedom in Vietnam Letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice recommending specific benchmarks that the State Department can articulate in talks with the Government of Vietnam over that country’s designation as a “Country of Particular Concern” under the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act. Reinforcing the U.S. government’s concern with religious freedom is especially important now. February 28, 2005 Letter Printer friendly version | |
Overview: Religious Freedom in Peril Support Our Work  Family members wait outside a courthouse in Uzbekistan for a glimpse of their male relatives who are on trial for activities related to their religious beliefs and affiliation. © 2000 Cynthia Cox Related Material Films screened in the HRW International Film Festival 2001: Citizen Bishara 2001: Ravens |
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