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Morocco: Reverse Expulsion of Sahrawi Activist

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 19/11/2009

(New York) - Morocco must reverse its expulsion of Sahrawi rights activist Aminatou Haidar and allow her to enter her country of nationality, Human Rights Watch said today. Spain must intercede with Morocco to ensure her return, Human Rights Watch added. read more

Press release Free Expression Human Rights Defenders ICCPR Middle East/N. Africa Morocco/Western Sahara

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Iran: Stop Covering Up Sexual Assaults in Prison

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 06/11/2009

(New York) - Iran's judiciary should immediately investigate cases of sexual assaults in prison and prosecute those responsible, instead of covering up these crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

Press release Free Expression Human Rights Defenders Iran Iran Election Middle East/N. Africa Police Brutality Prison and Jail Conditions Prisons Sexual Violence Sodomy Torture Women in State Custody Women's Rights

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Guinea: September 28 Massacre Was Premeditated

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 27/10/2009

(New York) An in-depth investigation into the September 28, 2009 killings and rapes at a peaceful rally in Conakry, Guinea, has uncovered new evidence that the massacre and widespread sexual violence were organized and were committed largely by the elite Presidential Guard, commonly known as the r ...

Press release 28 September Africa CNDD Dadis Free Expression Guinea International Justice September 28 Sexual Violence War Crimes/Crimes Against Humanity Women and Security Women's Rights

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Bangladesh: Bring Paramilitary Unit Torturers to Justice

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 23/10/2009

(New York) - The Bangladeshi government should investigate and prosecute the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officers who on October 22, 2009, arrested and allegedly tortured F.M. Masum, a journalist at the New Age newspaper, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

Press release Asia Bangladesh Criminal Justice extrajudicial killings F.M. Masum Free Expression Rapid Action Battalion Torture crossfire killings

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Libya: Free All Unjustly Detained Prisoners

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 16/10/2009

(New York) - Libya should follow its release of 88 prisoners on the night of October 15, 2009 with the release of all political prisoners and those unjustly detained in Libyan jails, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

Press release Abu Salim Arbitrary Detention Criminal Justice Free Expression Gaddafi Libya Libya Libyan Islamic Fighting Group Middle East/N. Africa political prisoner Prison and Jail Conditions unjust detention

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