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US/China: Obama Should Raise Human Rights in China

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 09/11/2009

(New York) - United States President Barack Obama should raise key human rights concerns publicly on his first official visit to China, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released today. read more

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Lebanon: Deadly Month for Domestic Workers

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 09/11/2009

(Beirut) - The Lebanese government should investigate the deaths of eight migrant domestic workers during October 2009, as well as the reasons for the disproportionately high death rate among this group of workers, Human Rights Watch said today. An estimated 200,000 domestic workers, primarily from ...

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Iraq: Protect Besieged Minorities

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 09/11/2009

(Erbil) - Iraq's central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government should protect besieged minorities in the disputed territories of Nineveh province, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. read more

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Turkmenistan: Environmental Advocate Freed

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 07/11/2009

(New York) Turkmenistans release of the environmental activist Andrei Zatoka from prison on November 6, 2009, is a welcome development, but reports that the authorities effectively forced him to leave the country and may have confiscated his apartment, having already brought false charges against ...

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Cuba: Prominent Blogger Abducted, Beaten

Posted by Human Rights Watch on 07/11/2009

(Washington, DC) Cuban authorities should cease all attacks on human rights defenders, journalists, bloggers and civic activists, Human Rights Watch said today. The international community should condemn attacks on those who peacefully exercise their basic rights to freedom of expression, opinion ...

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