Human Rights

CPJ: Journalists Need New Ways to Stay Safe

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Russia: Forced Eviction Tramples Olympic Ideals

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Tatiana Samokhval clutches her daughter while their family’s home is demolished in the...

Burma: Free Remaining Political Prisoners

The Burmese government’s latest release of political prisoners falls short of meeting its commitment to release all political prisoners and shows the need for a transparent process to ensure that all political prisoners are immediately freed, Human...

Afghanistan: Free Women Jailed for ‘Running Away’

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A prisoner covers her face while sitting outside a room that she shares with 15 other...

Burma: Former Political Prisoners Persecuted

The government of Burma should immediately release all remaining political prisoners and lift travel and other restrictions on those freed, Human Rights Watch said today. Independent international monitors should be permitted unhindered access to...

Morocco: Contested Confessions Used to Imprison Protesters

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Laïla Nassimi

Poland should abolish criminal defamation, says OSCE media freedom representative following conviction of editor

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The OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatovic, opens a session on media freedom at the OSCE's Review Conference in...

Bangladesh: Discriminatory Family Laws Fuel Female Poverty

Bangladesh’s discriminatory personal laws on marriage, separation, and divorce trap many women and girls in abusive marriages or drive them into poverty when marriages fall apart, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. In many cases...

Russia: Halt House Demolition for Olympics

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The Khlistov family house, which the Russian authorities plan to demolish to make way for construction of...

Talks on Transdniestrian settlement result in agreement to promote human rights dialogue, foster links with civil society and media

The latest round of official 5+2 talks towards a Transdniestrian settlement concluded in Vienna.