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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

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Japan: Press North Korea on Human Rights

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 19/11/2009

(New York) - The new Japanese government should take a leadership role in helping to improve human rights conditions in North Korea, Human Rights Watch and three other nongovernmental organizations said today in a letter to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. read more

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Kyrgyzstan: Release Rights Activists

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 18/11/2009

(New York) - The Kyrgyz authorities should immediately release the human rights activists Bakhrom Hamroev and Izzatilla Rakhmatillaev and allow them to continue their fact-finding work without further interference, Human Rights Watch said today. read more

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Afghanistan: Press Karzai to Sever Links with Warlords

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 18/11/2009

(New York) - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other foreign ministers attending the inauguration of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan on November 19, 2009, should press for concrete action to sideline warlords, criminals and human rights abusers, Human Rights Watch said today. re ...

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Statement to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of The United States House of Representatives

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 18/11/2009

Washington, DC Chairman Howard L. Berman U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs 2170 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman, read more

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