Human Rights

Kyrgyzstan: Rights Defender, Family Beaten

Hold Assailants Accountable for Unprovoked Attack

Kyrgyz authorities should ensure a thorough and effective investigation into the vicious physical assault on Ulugbek Azimov, a prominent Bishkek human rights lawyer, and members of his family.

UN Member States appraise Global Action Plan to combat human trafficking

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Good laws, political leadership necessary for media freedom, says OSCE Permanent Council Chair, in Warsaw

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The OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is hosting a Human Dimension Seminar on protecting and promoting free media, Warsaw,13 May 2013.

Washington Newseum Honors 82 Journalists Killed in 2012

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Bulgaria’s elections competitive and well run, but trust in process is lacking, international observers say

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A polling-commission member stamps ballots at a polling station in Sofia during parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, 12 May 2013.

Burma: Cyclone Threatens Displaced Muslims

Government Inaction Will Make Disaster ‘Man-Made’

Burma’s government should take immediate action to evacuate to higher ground tens of thousands of Muslims displaced last year by ethnic cleansing in Arakan State in advance of a tropical cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, Human Rights Watch said today.

Uzbekistan: 8 Years After Massacre, No Justice

US, EU Should Impose Sanctions Over Andijan, Ensuing Crackdown

The United States and the European Union (EU) should not allow strategic interests to distort reality about the Uzbek government’s deplorable rights record. The eighth anniversary of the government massacre at Andijan is the week of May 13, 2013.

Circumcision plans go awry in Swaziland

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What about the pain?

Secretary-General hails successful elections in Pakistan; first ever transfer of civilian Government

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Burma: China-Led Oil, Gas Projects Spark Arrests

Drop Charges Against Protesters, Amend Law on Assembly

Authorities in Burma should drop charges against ethnic Arakanese activists who participated in peaceful protests against Chinese-led oil and gas projects, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday.