Kyrgyzstan: lawyer attacked as police stand by
In the present document Human Rights Watch urges the Kyrgyz authorities to immediately open a criminal investigation into a series of violent assaults on a lawyer defending an ethnic Uzbek on trial in relation to the 2010 ethnic violence. Human Rights Watch further states that the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, the Kyrgyz government […]
Russia: Quash prosecution against rights lawyer
In the present press release of Human Rights Watch (HRW), HRW urges Russian authorities to immediately drop charges filed against a leading human rights lawyer in Dagestan on July 27, 2011, and bring to justice the police officers who assaulted her. HRW refers to Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers that provide the practice […]
Russia: Quash prosecution against rights lawyer
In the present press release of Human Rights Watch (HRW), HRW urges Russian authorities to immediately drop charges filed against a leading human rights lawyer in Dagestan on July 27, 2011, and bring to justice the police officers who assaulted her. HRW refers to Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers that provide the practice […]
Bahrain: set aside martial law death sentences
In the present document Human Rights Watch states that Bahraini authorities should set aside a military court ruling on April 28, 2011, sentencing four defendants to death and three others to life in prison for their alleged involvement in the murder of two police officers. HRW further says that under the UN Basic Principles on the Role […]
Bahrain: set aside martial law death sentences
In the present document Human Rights Watch states that Bahraini authorities should set aside a military court ruling on April 28, 2011, sentencing four defendants to death and three others to life in prison for their alleged involvement in the murder of two police officers. HRW further says that under the UN Basic Principles on the Role […]
Violence instead of vigilance: torture and illegal detention by Uganda’s rapid response unit
The present report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) details extrajudicial killings, torture, illegal detention, forced confessions and other abuses by the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Uganda Police Force. HRW recommends that Uganda’s government must comply with the provisions of its own constitution and fulfill its core obligations under international human rights law, such as […]
Violence instead of vigilance: torture and illegal detention by Uganda’s rapid response unit
The present report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) details extrajudicial killings, torture, illegal detention, forced confessions and other abuses by the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) of the Uganda Police Force. HRW recommends that Uganda’s government must comply with the provisions of its own constitution and fulfill its core obligations under international human rights law, such as […]
Vietnam: end crackdown on lawyers, rights defenders
In the present document Human Rights Watch urges Vietnam to immediately release an outspoken legal scholar and end its crackdown on lawyers and activists challenging the government on human rights. HRW states that the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers says that lawyers are entitled to the same rights as any other citizen to freedom […]
Vietnam: end crackdown on lawyers, rights defenders
In the present document Human Rights Watch urges Vietnam to immediately release an outspoken legal scholar and end its crackdown on lawyers and activists challenging the government on human rights. HRW states that the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers says that lawyers are entitled to the same rights as any other citizen to freedom […]
“Stop looking for your son”: illegal detentions under the counterterrorism law
The present document of Human Rights Watch (HRW) concerns the practice of Morocco after it suffered its worst terrorist attack on May 16, 2003, and adopted 12 days later a sweeping counterterrorism law. This report details cases of terrorism-related arrests between 2007 and 2010.According to HRW abuses undermine the right of the accused to a fair trial […]
“Stop looking for your son”: illegal detentions under the counterterrorism law
The present document of Human Rights Watch (HRW) concerns the practice of Morocco after it suffered its worst terrorist attack on May 16, 2003, and adopted 12 days later a sweeping counterterrorism law. This report details cases of terrorism-related arrests between 2007 and 2010.According to HRW abuses undermine the right of the accused to a fair trial […]
Iran: lawyers’ defence work repaid with loss of freedom
The present document concerns a Joint Statement by Shirin Ebadi, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI), the Union Internationale des Avocats and the World Organisation […]
Iran: lawyers’ defence work repaid with loss of freedom
The present document concerns a Joint Statement by Shirin Ebadi, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI), the Union Internationale des Avocats and the World Organisation […]
Iran: lawyers’ defence work repaid with loss of freedom
The present document concerns a joint Statement by Shirin Ebadi, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI), the Union Internationale des Avocats and the World Organisation […]
Iran: lawyers’ defence work repaid with loss of freedom
The present document concerns a joint Statement by Shirin Ebadi, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI), the Union Internationale des Avocats and the World Organisation […]
ICJ et al., Iran: lawyer’s defence work repaid with loss freedom
The present document concerns a joint statement of the International Commission of Jurists, Amnesty International, Human Rights watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI) and the Union Internationale des Avocats and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT). […]
