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Philippines: UN Group Should Highlight Killings of Children

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 14/09/2009

(New York) - The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child should press the Philippines government to take meaningful steps to investigate death squad killings and prosecute the perpetrators, Human Rights Watch said today. On September 15, 2009, the committee is reviewing the Philippines& ...

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Syria: No Exceptions for Honor Killings

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 28/07/2009

(Beirut) - The Syrian government should treat all murders alike and not make exceptions for so-called "honor killings," Human Rights Watch said today. read more

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Iraq: Stop Executing Prisoners

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 06/05/2009

(New York) - Iraq should institute an immediate moratorium on the death penalty in the aftermath of a large number of executions on May 3, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

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US: Obama Should Reconsider New Position on Guantanamo Detainees

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 13/03/2009

(Washington, DC) - The Obama administration's newly issued position on Guantanamo detainees is a disappointment, Human Rights Watch said today. Rather than rejecting the Bush administration's ill-conceived notion of a "war on terror," the Obama administration's position ...

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Egypt: Hundreds Still Held Over Gaza Protests

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 04/03/2009

(New York) - Egyptian authorities should immediately charge or free Diaa Eddin Gad, a blogger held since February 6, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today. Gad is among a number of bloggers and activists arrested in relation to protest in Egypt since the beginning of the Gaza offensive in late Decemb ...

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