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Senegal: Hissène Habré Court Opens

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Posted by admin 98 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The inauguration of a special court in Senegal marks a turning point in the long campaign to bring to justice the former dictator of Chad Hissène Habré. (Dakar) – The inauguration of a special court in Senegal marks a turning point in the long campaign to bring to justice the former dictator of

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Kenya: Ensure Violence-Free Polls

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Posted by admin 99 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The Kenyan government’s limited progress on promised reforms and failure to address ongoing and past human rights abuses have contributed to tensions across Kenya prior to national elections on March 4, 2013, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The authorities should take urgent steps, including the arrest an

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Zimbabwe: No Hasty EU Retreat on Sanctions

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Posted by admin 100 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The European Union (EU) should require tangible human rights reforms and free and fair elections before lifting targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe. The EU is expected to review its policy toward Zimbabwe in the coming two weeks. (Johannesburg) – The European Union (EU) should require tangible human rights

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DR Congo: War Crimes by M23, Congolese Army

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Posted by admin 101 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email M23 rebels and Congolese army soldiers raped scores of women and committed other war crimes during the rebels’ occupation of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2012. Ongoing talks among parties to the conflict, countries in the region, and the United Nations should ensure that any agreements include holding

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US: Act to Protect Children in Conflict

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Posted by admin 101 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The United States government should promptly carry out the recommendations of a United Nations committee of experts to improve protection of children abroad from armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child released a report and recommendations to the US government on February 5,

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Somalia: Woman Alleging Rape, Journalist Convicted

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Posted by admin 101 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email A Somali court’s conviction of a woman who alleged rape by security forces, and a journalist who interviewed her, is a serious setback for ending sexual violence and protecting press freedom, five human rights and media organizations said today. The government should drop its groundless case against the journalist and the wo

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Mali: Malian Army, Islamist Groups Executed Prisoners

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Posted by admin 105 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Malian government forces summarily executed at least 13 suspected Islamist supporters and forcibly disappeared five others from the garrison town of Sévaré and in Konna during January 2013. Islamist armed groups in Konna executed at least seven Malian soldiers, five of whom were wounded, and used children as soldiers in comb

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South Africa: Challenges to Fundamental Rights

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Posted by admin 106 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email (Johannesburg) – In 2012, South Africa faced one of its most challenging years for protecting human rights since the birth of constitutional democracy in 1994, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2013. Three worrisome developments in particular emerged. The adoption of the Protection of State Information Bill b

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