Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing preparations for the forthcoming EU-Russia human rights consultations. The consultations come at a difficult point in EU-Russia relations. Thus, it is all the more important for the EU to press forward with important human rights concerns, sending a signal that it will maintain its [...]

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The Amnesty International report, Zimbabwe – Time for Accountability, examines the impact of the post-election violence on the victims and makes recommendations to all parties participating in the current political talks on how to break the cycle of impunity that has plagued the country for decades.
“We are worried that human rights have not been at [...]

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Today 147 states at the United Nations voted overwhelmingly to move forward with work on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The Control Arms campaign, which represents millions of campaigners around the world welcomed the vote but called for more urgency from states to advance the process quickly and ensure a strong Treaty with human rights [...]

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Contrary to earlier news reports, the girl stoned to death in Somalia this week was 13, not 23, Amnesty International can reveal.
Aisha Ibrahim Duhulow was killed on Monday, 27 October, by a group of 50 men who stoned her to death in a stadium in the southern port of Kismayu, in front of around 1,000 [...]

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EU Ministerial in Vichy Should Reject Discriminatory Rules and Confirm Right to Family Life
The European Union must ensure that measures aimed at integrating migrants also respect their human rights. EU integration ministers will meet in Vichy, France, on November 3 and 4, 2008, to discuss common approaches to integration in Europe.
The integration of migrants has [...]

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Intensify Diplomacy and Bolster UN Peacekeeping Force to Save Lives
The United States, European Union, and African Union should urgently intensify diplomatic efforts to protect civilians and bolster the UN peacekeeping force in eastern Congo, Human Rights Watch said today. As a result of the fighting in North Kivu, which resumed in August after the collapse [...]

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Decision in Trial of Ex-Liberian President’s Son Significant for Justice
Today’s verdict in the US trial of Charles “Chuckie” Taylor, Jr. for torture committed in Liberia is a significant step to ensure that victims see justice and that perpetrators do not expect sanctuary in the United States, Human Rights Watch said. The jury in the trial, [...]

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Damascus Declaration Trial a Transparent Bid to Silence Critics
Syria’s sentencing of a dozen leading democracy advocates to more than two years in prison is the latest evidence of Syria’s repression of opposition groups, Human Rights Watch said today. The democracy activists, including doctors, lawyers, writers, and an artist, were sentenced on October 29, 2008 to [...]

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The situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is at risk of turning into a humanitarian catastrophe, unless further reinforcements are given to the UN peace-keeping troops so that they can protect civilians, Amnesty International said today.
“We urge the Security Council to send immediate assistance to UN troops in the form of additional troop [...]

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Colombia has taken one small step in a long walk to find justice for the thousands of Colombians, victims of human rights violations, said Amnesty International as the Colombian government sacked 25 members of the military accused of killing civilians.
“At last, the Colombian government is admitting there is a human rights problem in the country [...]

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