U.S. Senate Blocks Womens Rights for 30 Years
July 15, 2010 – The United States’ long delay in ratifying the global women’s rights treaty undermines fulfillment of the US[…]
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Torture, Detentions Escalate Tensions
The Kyrgyz authorities should take urgent steps to stop the widespread torture and arbitrary detentions of Uzbeks suspected of participation[…]
Read morePhilip Morris Subsidiary Cheated & Exploited Migrant Tobacco Workers
Many migrant tobacco workers in Kazakhstan have been cheated and exploited, and some trapped into forced labor, Human Rights Watch[…]
Read moreSaudi Arabia: Charges Against Rights Activist Frivolous
Prosecutors should immediately drop charges against Shaikh Mikhlif bin Dahham al-Shammari, a human rights activist, and release him, Human Rights[…]
Read moreSudan: ICC Warrant for Al-Bashir on Genocide
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant on July 12, 2010, for President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan for[…]
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