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Washington police accused of ‘disturbing’ failures to investigate rape
by Joanna Walters Human Rights Watch to publish report that shows some victims experience fresh trauma from police neglect in rape cases Police in Washington DC frequently fail to investigate reports of rape, and treat victims so dismissively at times, that they experience fresh trauma while the chances of the…
Human Rights Watch: Kuwait using ‘excessive force’ against protesters
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Kuwaiti police of using “excessive force” against opposition protesters and called on the Gulf state’s rulers to respect the right to peaceful assembly. The New York-based group said riot police had on several occasions used “what appears to be excessive force to disperse largely…
Human Rights Watch seeks release of ‘runaway’ Afghan women
A US-based human rights group on Wednesday demanded the immediate release of Afghan women imprisoned for running away from home, welcoming promises from government officials to stop the detentions. Up to 70 percent of the estimated 700 women and girls detained in Afghan prisons are being held for running away,…
Proposed Tunisian legislation would criminalize ‘mockery’ of religion
A bill to criminalise offences against “sacred values,” filed in parliament this week by Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party Ennahda threatens freedom of expression, Human Rights Watch warned on Friday. “The draft bill would provide prison terms and fines for broadly worded offenses such as insulting or mocking the ‘sanctity of…
Police arresting condom carriers increase risk of spreading HIV
Police in major cities in the United States are criminalising women who carry a stock of condoms, making sex workers and their clients less likely to use them and increasing their risk of contracting HIV, says Human Rights Watch. A new report compiles evidence from sex workers in four major…
Human Rights Watch slams Iraqi Internet bill for hefty penalties
An Iraqi draft law that would jail web users for life for a variety of ill-defined crimes has been condemned by rights groups and activists who have slammed its vague language and hefty penalties. Little more than a year after revolutions, in part sparked by Internet-based campaigns, rocked the Middle…
Facebook apologizes for deleting post on human rights abuses in Syria
Facebook has apologised after it mistakenly deleted a free speech group’s post on human rights abuses in Syria. The social network on Friday removed a status update by Article 19, which campaigns for freedom of speech, that linked to a Human Rights Watch report detailing alleged torture in the Arab…
Human rights group attacks Thailand plan to deport pregnant migrant workers
Thai government proposals to deport pregnant migrant workers will heighten discrimination rather than boost the fight against human trafficking, Human Rights Watch said Friday. Thailand’s Labour Ministry recently proposed expelling migrant workers, believing they will receive better care in their own countries. The rights group said the measure was floated…
Ecuador’s free speech record at odds with Julian Assange’s bid for openness
Julian Assange may not have had many options when he was considering where to seek asylum, but even still, Ecuador is a far from obvious choice. Assange faces extradition to Sweden for questioning over alleged sex crimes after Britain’s top court said last week that it had rejected a legal…
Human Rights Watch slams Israel migrant law
JERUSALEM — Human Rights Watch on Sunday urged Israel to repeal or amend a law that allows migrants to be detained without charge for up to three years, calling it a violation of “basic rights.” The New York-based group said the new law “punishes asylum seekers for irregularly crossing into…
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