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Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:36:00 +0000
| 02/03/2012 06:07 PM |
| Colombia: Investigate Bomb Attacks in Southwest |
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(Washington, DC) – The Colombian government should ensure prompt, thorough, and impartial investigations into two bomb attacks against police stations in southwestern Colombia, which are reported to have killed at least 10 civilians and wounded more than 65, Human Rights Watch said today. |
| 02/03/2012 06:00 AM |
| Syria: Stop Torture of Children |
(New York) – Syrian army and security officers have detained and tortured children with impunity during the past year, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch has documented at least 12 cases of children detained under inhumane conditions and tortured, as well as children shot while in their homes or on the street. |
| 02/03/2012 02:11 AM |
| Libya: Diplomat Dies in Militia Custody |
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(Tripoli) – A Libyan diplomat who served as ambassador to France died less than 24 hours after he was detained by a Tripoli-based militia from the town of Zintan, Human Rights Watch said today. Dr. Omar Brebesh, who was detained on January 19, 2012, appears to have died from torture. |
| 02/03/2012 01:37 AM |
| Iran: Stop Holding Reporters’ Relatives Hostage |
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(New York) – The Iranian government has been intimidating and detaining relatives and friends of foreign-based Persian-language journalists to obtain information or silence them, Human Rights Watch said today. |
| 02/03/2012 12:39 AM |
| US: Proposed Rules Would Save Child Farmworker Lives |
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(Washington, DC) – The US House Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade is holding a hearing on February 2, 2012, on proposed rules to prevent child farmworkers from taking on the most dangerous tasks. The new rules are intended to make paid farm work safer for the hundreds of thousands of children in the United States who labor in agriculture. |
| 02/02/2012 09:55 PM |
| France: European Court of Human Rights Condemns Faulty Asylum Procedure |
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(Paris) – France should learn the lessons of the European Court of Human Rights decision today concerning a serious deficiency in its asylum procedure. |
| 02/02/2012 06:21 PM |
| Sri Lanka: UN Must Act at Next Human Rights Council Session |
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(New York) – The United Nations Human Rights Council should address the lack of accountability for wartime abuses in Sri Lanka during its March 2012 session, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to Human Rights Council (HRC) member countries and |
| 02/01/2012 03:43 PM |
| Ethiopia: Future of last remaining human rights monitoring NGO in the balance |
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On February 3, 2012, the Cassation Bench of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia will hear a petition by the Human Rights Council (HRCO), Ethiopia’s oldest human rights organization, to admit an appeal against the freezing of its bank accounts. |
| 02/01/2012 01:23 PM |
| Ukraine: Stop Harassing Somali Asylum Seekers |
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(Moscow, February 1, 2012) - The Ukrainian authorities should immediately stop police harassment and threats against Somali asylum seekers held at the Zhuravychi Migrant Accommodation Centre, Human Rights Watch said today. |
| 02/01/2012 12:01 AM |
| Philippines: Arrest Ex-General Accused of ‘Disappearances’ |
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(New York) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III should order the armed forces to cooperate with civilian authorities in arresting retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan and others charged with the enforced disappearance of two activists in 2006, Human Rights Watch said today. |
