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Cameroon: Rights Abuses in ‘Homosexuality’ Prosecutions

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Posted by admin 60 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Cameroon prosecutes people for consensual same-sex conduct more aggressively than almost any country in the world, four human rights organizations said in a report released today. The organizations – Alternatives-Cameroun, Association for the Defense of Gays and Lesbians (ADEFHO), the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS (CAMFAID

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Zimbabwe: End Police Crackdown on Civil Society

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Posted by admin 62 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The government of Zimbabwe should immediately end the police crackdown on civil society groups, which has intensified as the country prepares for national elections. (Johannesburg) – The government of Zimbabwe should immediately end the police crackdown on civil society groups, which has intensified

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Send Bosco Ntaganda to the ICC

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Posted by admin 63 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs today announced that Bosco Ntaganda, a Congolese rebel leader wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity, surrendered himself to the United States embassy in Kigali, Rwanda. (New York) - The Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs today announced that Bosco Ntagand

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World Bank: Investigate ‘Development’ Project Abuses

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Posted by admin 63 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The World Bank’s board should support an internal investigation into allegations of abuse linked to a World Bank project in Ethiopia. The Inspection Panel, the World Bank’s independent accountability mechanism, has recommended an investigation into whether it has violated its policies in a project linked to the Ethiopian gov

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Chad: Don’t Welcome Back Al-Bashir

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Posted by admin 66 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The Chadian government should arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him entry to Chad. (New York) – The Chadian government should arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan or bar him entry to Chad, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

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Israel: Detained Asylum Seekers Pressured to Leave

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Posted by admin 68 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Israeli authorities are threatening detained Eritrean and Sudanese nationals, including asylum seekers, with prolonged detention to pressure them to leave Israel, Human Rights Watch and the Hotline for Migrant Workers said today. Israeli authorities are threatening detained Eritrean and Sudanese nationals

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Somalia: Woman Alleging Rape Cleared, Journalist Convicted

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Posted by admin 78 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email An appeals court’s ruling to uphold the conviction of a journalist who interviewed a woman alleging rape by government forces is a major setback for freedom of the media in Somalia. The woman, who had also been convicted of “insulting the government” and other alleged crimes, was found not guilty. (Nairobi)

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South Sudan: End Widespread Child Marriage

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Posted by admin 74 days ago (http://www.hrw.org)
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email The government of South Sudan should increase efforts to protect girls from child marriage. The country’s widespread child marriage exacerbates South Sudan’s pronounced gender gaps in school enrollment, contributes to soaring maternal mortality rates, and violates the right of girls to be free from violence, and to marry onl

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