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Burma: No Rights Reform 20 Years After MassacreOlympics Open on Bloody Anniversary Twenty years after the uprising in Burma, the military government continues to sharply restrict fundamental rights and violently suppress dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. The anniversary falls as the Olympic Games open in Beijing, while the Chinese government gives crucial support to Burma?s repressive regime.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 07-Aug-2008 07:00
Thailand: Stop Forced Returns of Karen Refugees to Burma
Civilians Forced Back Into Conflict Zone, More Returns Threatened Thai security forces should immediately stop forcing Karen refugees and asylum seekers to return to Burma from refugee camps in Thailand, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 18-Jul-2008 07:00
India: Protect Those Displaced from Chhattisgarh Violence
Andhra Pradesh Should Not Punish Families That Fled Violence Andhra Pradesh should protect and assist thousands of families who have fled the conflict in neighboring Chhattisgarh, Human Rights Watch said today. State officials should act immediately to end the government?s discrimination against the displaced people, Human Rights Watch said.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 16-Jul-2008 07:00
India: End State Support for Vigilantes
Prosecute Rights Violators and Protect Internally Displaced Communities The Indian central and Chhattisgarh state governments should hold accountable government security forces and state-backed vigilantes responsible for attacking, killing, and forcibly displacing tens of thousands of people in armed operations against Maoist rebels since mid-2005 in southern Chhattisgarh, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 14-Jul-2008 07:00
Thailand: End Mistreatment and Deportation of Lao Hmong
Authorities Should Account for Missing Refugees Thai authorities should end intimidation and forced deportations of Lao Hmong refugees detained in a camp in Petchabun province, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch expressed concern for the well-being of some 1,300 Lao Hmong who escaped from the Huay Nam Khao camp and did not return following a mass protest two weeks ago.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 11-Jul-2008 07:00
Sri Lanka: End Internment of Displaced Persons
Government Illegally Holding Civilians Fleeing Fighting in the North The Sri Lankan government should end the arbitrary detention of more than 400 civilians displaced by recent fighting at a newly established camp in northern Sri Lanka, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 02-Jul-2008 07:00
Burma: Stop Forced Evictions
Much of Devastated Irrawaddy Delta Remains Uninhabitable The Burmese government should immediately halt forcibly evicting people displaced by Cyclone Nargis from their temporary shelters, Human Rights Watch said today. The Burmese government should abide by its pledge to the United Nations and allow full humanitarian access to all cyclone victims.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 30-May-2008 07:00
South Korea: Olympic Torch Spotlights China Rights Crisis
President Lee Should Press Beijing to Stop Deporting North Korean Refugees South Korean President Lee Myung-bak should use the occasion of the Olympic torch?s passage in Seoul on April 27 to urge Beijing to stop arresting and repatriating North Korean refugees in China, Human Rights Watch said today. The torch relay, which up to now has been dogged by protests over China?s human rights abuses at home and in Tibet, will also pass through the North Korean capital Pyongyang on April 28, one place where protests are not expected.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 25-Apr-2008 01:23
Thailand: Stop Forced Returns to Laos
Forced Repatriations of Hmong to Laos Should End The Thai government should stop forcibly returning Hmong asylum seekers to Laos without independent monitoring or refugee screening, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 05-Mar-2008 06:00
Australia: Rudd Should Make Human Rights a Priority
Newly elected Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd should make human rights a priority for the new government?s policies at home and abroad, Human Rights Watch said in a letter today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 17-Dec-2007 06:00
Thailand: Protect Hmong Refugees
More Than 8,000 Lao Hmong at Risk of Forced Repatriation The Thai government should not forcibly repatriate thousands of Lao Hmong refugees currently detained in Thailand to likely persecution in Laos, Human Rights Watch said today. The Thai-Lao border committee will meet from September 2-4 to decide the fate of Hmong refugees at a camp in Petchabun province.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 30-Aug-2007 07:00
China: Tibetan Herders? Livelihood in Jeopardy
Government Must Halt Forced Resettlement of Herders, Provide Redress for Abuses The Chinese government is forcibly relocating Tibetan herders to urban areas and farmland, destroying their livelihoods and way of life, and denying them access to justice for violations of their rights, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 10-Jun-2007 07:00
Nepal: Bhutanese Refugee Tensions Erupt Into Violence
Nepali Police Need to Protect Refugees? Freedom of Expression Violent clashes this week resulting in two deaths in Nepal?s Bhutanese refugee camps underscore the need for the Nepali police to protect refugees from mob violence and ensure their right to peaceful expression, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 31-May-2007 07:00
Malaysia: Disband Abusive Volunteer Corps
Government Uses RELA Force on Migrant Workers The Malaysian government should immediately take steps to dissolve the People?s Volunteer Corps (Ikatan Relawan Rakyat or RELA), responsible for numerous cases of illegal detentions, unlawful use of force, and extortion, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 08-May-2007 07:00
Burma: Army and Its Proxies Threaten Refugee Camps
Thailand Should Protect Refugees and Civilians Fleeing Conflict Burma?s military government should end joint military attacks, carried out with ethnic Karen militias, on civilians in Karen State, Human Rights Watch said today. These attacks have caused hundreds of refugees to flee to Thailand since April 8.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 14-Apr-2007 07:00
Sri Lanka: Civilians Who Fled Fighting Are Forced to Return
Government Should End Forced Returns, Protect Displaced Persons in Areas It Controls Sri Lankan authorities are using threats and intimidation to force civilians who fled recent fighting in Sri Lanka?s civil war to return home, Human Rights Watch said today. Government and military officials are threatening to cut aid and withdraw security for displaced persons who refuse to return.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 16-Mar-2007 06:00
North Korea: Border-Crossers Harshly Punished on Return
China Should Grant UNHCR Access to North Koreans in Border Area In an ominous hardening of policy, North Korea appears to be punishing its citizens with longer sentences in abusive prisons if they are caught crossing the border to China or have been forcibly repatriated by Beijing, Human Rights Watch said in a new briefing paper released today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 05-Mar-2007 06:00