Threat of criminal prosecution of observers at odds with established co-operation on United States elections, Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Director says
ODIHR Director Ambassador Janez Lenarcic addresses a session of NATO's Parliamentary Assembly at the Sejm, Poland's parliament, in...
Israel: End Arbitrary Restrictions on Rights Group Officials
Israeli authorities should stop harassing members of a Palestinian prisoners’ rights group. Israeli authorities should immediately lift a travel ban on the group’s chairman and release a recently arrested researcher, or present evidence justifying the...
Syria: Free Peaceful Activists, Journalists, Aid Workers in Amnesty
Equatorial Guinea: Lawyer Detained, Denied Visits
Mr. Fabián Nsue Nguema, a respected human rights lawyer in Equatorial Guinea.
Bangladesh: Mass Trials Do Not Bring Justice
The Bangladeshi authorities should halt ongoing mass trials, related to the 2009 mutiny by members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), which have been proven repeatedly to violate basic fair trial standards. On October 22 a military court convicted 723 of...
Azerbaijan: Peaceful Rallies Forcibly Dispersed
Police rounded up dozens of youth and political party activists in central Baku on October 20, 2012, roughing them up and forcing them into police cars and buses, Human Rights Watch said. Many were fined and released, but at least 13 were sentenced to...
Russia: Halt Forced Eviction for Olympics Road
Alexei Kravets in front of his home on the Black Sea coast in Sochi. The house is slated for...
UN independent experts urge Colombia to reconsider proposed criminal law for military
Colombian honour guard at the Presidential Palace in Bogotá.
Yemen: Security Forces Raiding Aden Hospitals
Saleh Amhad Abdullah, 16, in intensive care at Aden's al-Nabiq Hospital, two days after...
Pakistan: Protect Students, Teachers, Schools From Attack
The Pakistani government should take immediate steps to protect students, teachers, schools, and rights defenders at risk of attack, Human Rights Watch said.
