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Chad: Don’t Welcome ICC Fugitive

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Posted by admin 26 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The government of Chad should arrest Abdelraheem Mohammed Hussein, the defense minister of Sudan. He is expected to attend a conference in Chad on April 25 and 26, 2013, according to news reports (New York) – The government of Chad should arrest Abdelraheem Mohammed Hussein, the defense minister of Su

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Kenya: New Leaders Should Put Rights First

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Posted by admin 28 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Kenya’s new administration should take urgent steps in four key areas to address longstanding human rights challenges, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The administration should ensure that abusive security forces are held to account, protect independent voices, accelerate key police and land reforms, and

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Sudan: Despite Pledge, Many Political Prisoners Remain

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Posted by admin 29 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Sudan has released 24 civilian political prisoners following president Omar al-Bashir’s recent pledge to “free all political detainees,” but at least 100 remain, Human Rights Watch, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies, and the Human Rights and Development Organization (HUDO) said today. The remaining political p

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Nigeria: Massive Destruction, Deaths From Military Raid

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Posted by admin 20 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Satellite images reveal massive destruction of civilian property from a military raid on April 16 and 17, 2013, in the northern Nigerian town of Baga, undermining the military’s claim that only 30 houses were destroyed. The Nigerian government should thoroughly and impartially investigate allegations that soldiers carried ou

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Somalia: New Al-Shabaab Attacks are War Crimes

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Posted by admin 35 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The attacks claimed by the Islamist armed group al-Shabaab on the Mogadishu regional courthouse and on an aid workers’ convoy on April 14, 2013, were grave violations of the laws of war. At least four legal professionals were killed, including a judge and three lawyers. (Nairobi) – The attacks claimed

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Mali: End Child Labor in Gold Mines

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Posted by admin 33 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The Malian government should take immediate action to address child labor in mining instead of denying it. Human Rights Watch published an in-depth report on the issue in December 2011, but Malian authorities attacked this research at a news conference earlier in April 2013 and rejected well-documented evidence that child l

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Mali: Two Torture Victims Die in Detention

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Posted by admin 40 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Two ethnic Tuareg men who had been arrested on February 15, 2013, and tortured by Malian soldiers in the town of Léré, Timbuktu region, have died in detention at the Central Prison in Bamako. (Nairobi) – Two ethnic Tuareg men who had been arrested on February 15, 2013, and tortured by Malian soldiers

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Côte d’Ivoire: Soldiers on Trial for Abuses

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Posted by admin 40 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The opening in Côte d’Ivoire on April 11, 2013, of trials against soldiers allegedly implicated in crimes against civilians is a positive development, but little progress has been made in investigating the most politically sensitive cases involving government forces. (Nairobi) – The openi

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