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Honduras: Investigate Attacks on Coup Opponents via March 3rd, 2010 at 19:53

(Washington, DC) - Honduran authorities should ensure that recent killings and other attacks on opponents of the 2009 coup are promptly and thoroughly investigated, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Attorney General Luis Alberto Rubí. read...

James Cameron, the Oscar’s, and the Real-Life ‘Avatar’. via It's Getting Hot In Here February 23rd, 2010 at 20:39

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UN Security Council: Better Shelter, Security Needed for Haiti Victims via February 19th, 2010 at 17:18

(New York) - The United Nations Security Council should make improving the quality and security of camps for displaced victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake a top priority, Human Rights Watch said today in an open letter to the Council's member states. read...

Olympics: Don’t Skate Over Rights Violations via February 12th, 2010 at 15:37

(New York) - The Olympic Movement urgently needs to focus on human rights reform, Human Rights Watch said today as the 2010 Winter Olympics opened in Vancouver. read...

Call to action by Naomi Klein, Terry Tempest Williams, Bill McKibben, Dr. James Hansen and Peaceful Uprising via It's Getting Hot In Here February 8th, 2010 at 18:05

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Americans Support Strong Climate & Energy Policies via It's Getting Hot In Here February 4th, 2010 at 18:43

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Colombia: Stop Abuses by Paramilitaries’ Successor Groups via February 3rd, 2010 at 13:54

(Bogotá) - Colombia needs to respond effectively to the violent groups committing human rights abuses that have emerged around the country in the aftermath of the flawed demobilization of paramilitary groups, Human Rights Watch says in a report released today. read...

High Speed Rail – Actions Speak Louder than State of the Union Words via It's Getting Hot In Here January 31st, 2010 at 04:42

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Canada: Demand Return of Ex-Child Soldier from Guantanamo via January 29th, 2010 at 19:08

(New York) - The Canadian government should immediately request the repatriation of Canadian citizen Omar Khadr from Guantanamo even though Canada's Supreme Court did not order it to do so, Human Rights Watch said today. read...

Cuba: Stop Harassing Human Rights Defender and Family via January 27th, 2010 at 15:54

(Washington, DC) - The Cuban government should immediately cease its harassment of the blind human rights defender Juan Carlos González Leiva, a leader of the Council of Human Rights Rapporteurs, and his family, Human Rights Watch said today. read...

Climate Generation: More history, thoughts & reflections via It's Getting Hot In Here January 27th, 2010 at 01:11

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Venezuela: Stop Abusing Broadcast Powers via January 26th, 2010 at 14:03

(Washington, DC) - The Chávez administration should not abuse its authority to compel broadcast of presidential speeches that promote the government's political agenda, Human Rights Watch said today. read...

World Report: Abusers Target Human Rights Messengers via January 20th, 2010 at 14:56

(Washington, DC) - Governments responsible for serious human rights violations have over the past year intensified attacks against human rights defenders and organizations that document abuse, Human Rights Watch said today in issuing its World Report 2010. read...

CFPs/New Issues of Addis News, DEP, DIP, J. Confl. Res. via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog January 19th, 2010 at 12:20

New Issues:DEP: Deportate, Esuli e Profughe, no. 11 (July 2009) [full-text]- Special issue on " Violenza, conflitti e migrazioni in America latina."Development in Practice, vol. 20, no. 1 (2010) [contents]- Mix of articles.Highlights from Addis, vol. 3, no. 2 (Dec. 2009) [full-text]- Focus is on the adoption of the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally...

Chevron CEO John Watson: Is the New Boss Same as the Old Boss? via It's Getting Hot In Here January 15th, 2010 at 20:10

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What the Haiti Quake Means for the Climate Movement via It's Getting Hot In Here January 14th, 2010 at 23:09

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Chile: Abolish Criminal Defamation Provisions via January 13th, 2010 at 15:23

(Washington, DC) - Chile should not use criminal libel laws to prevent individuals, in particular journalists, from fulfilling their role in disseminating information on matters of serious public concern, Human Rights Watch said today.Pascale Bonnefoy, a freelance reporter, will go on trial for libel on January 14, 2010, facing cr read...

Colombia: Protect Witnesses in Paramilitary Cases via December 23rd, 2009 at 16:13

(Washington, DC) - The Colombian government should act swiftly to protect witnesses in criminal cases against members of groups that are successors to demobilized paramilitaries in the city of Medellín, Human Rights Watch said today.  read...

Colombia: Caquetá Governor Abducted and Killed via December 23rd, 2009 at 17:06

(Washington, DC) - The killing of a state governor points up the cruel tactics of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas, who target and often kill civilians in Colombia's internal armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today.  read...

Battle Until Dawn for Humanity’s Survival via It's Getting Hot In Here December 19th, 2009 at 06:13

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2009 a Bad Year for Migrants via December 16th, 2009 at 17:30

(New York) - Many governments' policies toward migrants worldwide expose them to human rights abuses including labor exploitation, inadequate access to health care, and prolonged detention in poor, overcrowded conditions, Human Rights Watch said today in advance of International Migrants Day, on December 18, 2009. read...

Honduras: Investigate Murders of LGBT People via December 16th, 2009 at 18:32

(New York) - The killing of an HIV/AIDS outreach worker on December 14, 2009, is part of a pattern of violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Honduras that seems to have accelerated in the turbulent months since the June 28 coup, Human Rights Watch said today. read...

Ecuador: Amend Draft Communications Law via December 15th, 2009 at 20:15

(Washington, DC) - The Ecuadorian National Assembly should amend proposed legislation to regulate communications, Human Rights Watch said today. The current draft includes provisions that could restrict free expression instead of safeguarding it, Human Right Watch said. read...

Honduras: Reject Amnesty for Abuses During Coup via December 11th, 2009 at 19:12

(Washington, DC) - The proposal by Porfirio Lobo, winner of Honduras' disputed presidential election on November 29, 2009, for an "amnesty for all" of those involved in the June coup d'état violates the country's international obligations and undermines the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today. read...

Brazil: Curb Police Violence in Rio, São Paulo via December 8th, 2009 at 11:45

(Rio de Janeiro) - Police officers in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo routinely resort to lethal force, often committing extrajudicial executions and exacerbating violence in both states, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. read...

This is About Survival via It's Getting Hot In Here December 7th, 2009 at 02:25

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Canada/Afghanistan: Investigate Canadian Responsibility for Detainee Abuse via November 27th, 2009 at 16:30

(New York) - The Canadian government should carry out a full and public inquiry into the alleged torture of detainees whom Canadian forces transferred to Afghan government custody in 2006-07, Human Rights Watch said today. read...

Publications: Copenhagen Guide, Global Appeal, IDP Protection, Refugee Protection/Americas, WDR/Climate Change via Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog November 27th, 2009 at 16:24

Global Appeal 2010-2011 (UNHCR, Dec. 2009) [site access]- Alternatively, browse individual sections of the report in PDF, such as an updated list of states parties to the 1951 Convention/1967 Protocol, strategies for addressing statelessness and working with the internally displaced, among others.A Humanitarian's Guide to Copenhagen (IRIN, Nov. 2009) [text via Towards Recognition]Protection and...

Statement to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of The United States House of Representatives via November 18th, 2009 at 22:42

Washington, DC Chairman Howard L. Berman U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs 2170 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman, read...

Cuba: Raúl Castro Imprisons Critics, Crushes Dissent via November 18th, 2009 at 15:17

(Washington, DC) - Raúl Castro's government has locked up scores of people for exercising their fundamental freedoms and allowed scores more political prisoners arrested during Fidel Castro's rule to languish in detention, Human Rights Watch says in a report released today. read...