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Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:01 AM

Human Rights Watch

Type: Organization

Name: Human Rights Watch

Nationality: United States

Web Address: http://www.hrw.org/

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Human Rights Watch

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 5 Documents (in Politics)

Fidel Castro

Report says Raul Castro still crushing dissent

Cuban President Raul Castro has kept the system his brother Fidel used to repress critics, refusing to free scores of people imprisoned years ago and jailing others for “dangerousness,” Human Rights Watch said in a report issued on Wednesday.The assessment ... [Taipei Times Online - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Raúl Castro Ruz, Cuba, Human Rights Watch, Fidel Castro, Embargo

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 9 Documents (in Politics)

Raúl Castro Ruz

Rights group: Cuba no less repressive under Raul Castro

WASHINGTON - Scores of Cubans have been detained as political prisoners since Raul Castro assumed power three years ago, a human-rights group reported yesterday, suggesting there has been little change in the repressive system that existed under his brother ... [Philadelphia Inquirer - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Raúl Castro Ruz, Cuba, Human Rights Watch, Embargo, Human Rights

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 6 Documents (in Politics)

Barack Obama

Obama urged to raise Nokor rights abuses

SEOUL (AFP) An international rights group urged United States President Barack Obama to take a strong stance on North Korea's human rights abuses during his visit to South Korea starting late Wednesday.''North Korea's nuclear ambitions have overwhelmed ... [Manila Bulletin - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Abuse, Barack Obama, North Korea

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Hamid Karzai

Rights groups demand reform in Afghan

KABUL: Leading human rights groups on Thursday called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to use his second term in office as a platform to sever links with warlords and abusers of human rights. Karzai was sworn in for another five years amid a security ... [South Asian Media - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Human Rights, Human Rights Violations, Hamid Karzai, Kabul

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Granma denounces report on repression

In another broadside at Human Rights Watch's report on repression in Cuba, the Communist Party daily Granma on Thursday called it "a futile attempt to soil the island's impeccable work on behalf of the dignity and true human rights of more than 11 million ... [Miami Herald - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Repression, Cuba, Mafia, Miami (Florida, United States)

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

It was 20 years ago today.

It was 20 years ago today. On 20 November 1989, the international Convention on the Rights of the Child (CROC) was formally adopted. According http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/11/18/us-ratify-children-s-treaty?tr=y&auid=5614841 to Human Rights Watch, ... [Bartlett's Blog - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Somalia, Human Rights Watch, United States

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Indonesia: Release Papuan Flag-Raisers

(New York) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono should exonerate three Papuan men convicted of rebellion on November 12, 2009, for raising a pro-independence flag, Human Rights Watch said today.Indonesian courts have long treated the raising ... [Human Rights Watch - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Indonesia, Human Rights Watch, Manokwari (Indonesia), Arrests

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Russian human rights activist thrown out of Kyrgyzstan

The director of the Central Asian branch of Russia's leading rights organization, Memorial, said its human rights activist Bakhrom Hamroev was deported from Kyrgyzstan on Thursday.'Bakhrom Hamroev called me from Domodedovo Airport [in Moscow] and said ... [Russian Information Agency Novosti - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Kyrgyzstan, National Security Service, Human Rights

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents

Tension in Iraqi Kurdistan: An Official’s View

“Minorities in Iraq’s North Seen as Threatened” (news article, Nov. 11) did not mention efforts by the Kurdistan Regional Government to protect minorities and portrays a Human Rights Watch report as vilifying the authorities of the Kurdistan... ... [Iraq Updates - Politics & Government - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Kurdistan Regional Government, Human Rights Watch, Iraq

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

US debates lifting Cuba travel ban

The United States Congress is debating a proposal to lift the travel ban to Cuba, almost half a century after the US isolated itself from the communist country.Richard Lugar, a Republican senator, and Howard Berman, a Democratic senator, said in a statement ... [Al Jazeera - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Cuba, Raúl Castro Ruz, Fidel Castro, Howard Berman, Richard Lugar

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Corruption looms over Karzai inauguration

CommentKABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- With world leaders attending his inauguration, Afghan President Hamid Karzai must address corruption and sideline warlords, Human Rights Watch said.Afghan President Karzai was sworn in for a second term before ... [UPI - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Hamid Karzai, Corruption, Human Rights Watch, Kabul, Mohammad Qasim Fahim

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Politics)

Watchdog urges US to raise N. Korea abuses

SEOUL: An international rights group urged US President Barack Obama to take a strong stance on North Korea’s human rights abuses during his visit to South Korea starting late Wednesday. “North Korea’s nuclear ambitions have overwhelmed all other issues ... [Manila Times - 11/19/2009]

Entities: North Korea, Abuse, Repatriate

Quotes

Representatives of Human Rights Watch and other watchdog groups now seem intent on turning up the heat on Washington. "The US government raised the issue several times with the Turkmen leadership, and made this known publicly, which are good steps. But it isn't clear what consequences there might be for US-Turkmen relations if the Turkmen authorities don't let the students travel" Rachel Denber, deputy director of the Europe and Central Asia division at Human Rights Watch, said on November 19

Turkmenistan: Washington Finesses Study-Abroad Controversy [EurasiaNet - 10 mins ago]

The Post cites the recently released Human Rights Watch poll as it remarks that "in Raúl's Cuba, as in Fidel's, unemployment is considered antisocial and the government can lock away anyone a summary trial finds guilty of 'dangerousness,' a legal catch-all."

Newspapers disagree on benefits of travel [Miami Herald - 9 hours ago]

...'One is either a patriot or a traitor,' he said. "Is there a country that would tolerate a handful of lawless people exploiting democracy and human rights in order to conspire with the enemy against its sovereignty, unity and vital interests?" This week Human Rights Watch condemned the Moroccan government for blocking 'unauthorised' visits by foreigners to Sahrawi campaigners in Western Sa...

Western Sahara's 'Gandhi' begins hunger strike [Mail & Guardian Online - 20 hours ago]

More Content

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The Oslo Center & Human Rights Watch Joint ... [Asmarino Independent - 2 hours ago]
Thailand must end detention of Hmong: rights group [InSing.com - 2 hours ago]
Analyzing the State Department report [Sri Lanka Daily News - 6 hours ago]
UNPO Speaks About Indigenous Issues at the Euro... [United Nations and Peoples Organisation - 7 hours ago]
Newspapers disagree on benefits of travel [Miami Herald - 9 hours ago]
Asking the wrong questions on Cuba [Foreign Policy Magazine - 9 hours ago]
The Blood Diamond Files [Tehelka - 9 hours ago]
Israel deserves respect in global forums [The Australian - 10 hours ago]
Freedom of speech in Internet across Central As... [AKI Press - 11 hours ago]
Timeline: Saudi Arabia [BBC - 14 hours ago]
Rights groups demand reform in Afghan [South Asian Media - 16 hours ago]
Afghan ex-warlord escapes attack [BBC - 16 hours ago]
Western Sahara's 'Gandhi' begins hunger strike [Mail & Guardian Online - 20 hours ago]
Russian human rights activist thrown out of Kyr... [Russian Information Agency Novosti - 21 hours ago]
Report says Raul Castro still crushing dissent [Taipei Times Online - 21 hours ago]
Possible decision to re-introduce death penalty... [Trend News Agency - 22 hours ago]
Granma denounces report on repression [Miami Herald - 23 hours ago]
Cuba blasts report on human rights violations i... [Russian Information Agency Novosti - 23 hours ago]
Award available for journalists involved in bra... [IJnet.org - 11/20/2009]
Ethiopian family struggles to escape a lethal l... [Globe and Mail - 11/20/2009]
ILO Report: The Burmese junta increases forced ... [AsiaNews.IT - 11/20/2009]
Obama engages with Cuba blogger [BBC - 11/20/2009]
The latest news on Financial Reform, Unemployme... [Sojourners - 11/20/2009]
Obama replies to Cuban blogger [Foreign Policy Magazine - 11/20/2009]
Corruption looms over Karzai inauguration [UPI - 11/20/2009]
US makes debut attendance at ICC [The News International - 11/19/2009]
Key U.S. lawmaker calls for lifting of travel b... [CNN - 11/19/2009]
U.S. lawmaker calls for lifting of Cuba travel ban [CNN - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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malalai joya in toronto: report, part two [we move to canada - 11 hours ago] Initial thoughts here.Part one here.Joya speaks with great strength and forcefulness. And she talks fast. Allan said when she spoke in Pashto, you could practically ...
BBC: President Obama replies to Cuba's dissiden... [Ashin Mettacara - 11/20/2009] US President Barack Obama has engaged in an unprecedented written exchange with a blogger in Cuba who is openly critical of its communist government.Cuba's blogger ...
It was 20 years ago today. [Bartlett's Blog - 11/20/2009] It was 20 years ago today. On 20 November 1989, the international Convention on the Rights of the Child (CROC) was formally adopted. According http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/11/18 ... ...
Obama replies to Cuban blogger [FP Passport - 11/19/2009] Earlier today, Yoani Sanchez posted questions to U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro regarding U.S.-Cuban relations on her blog, Generación ...
On early warnings (Peace, order and good govern... [Progressive Bloggers - 11/19/2009] Last night Aaron Wherry provided a few links to articles that undermine the Conservative insistence that they had no reason to believe there was a problem regarding ...

Audio/Video

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Report Says Complaining Chinese Risk Kidnap [Associated Press - YouTube - 11/12/2009]
Group decries China's secret jails [Reuters - YouTube - 11/12/2009]
Group decries China's secret jails [Reuters Video: Top News - 11/12/2009]
More about NBC News' investigative infotainment... [Slate Magazine - 07/08/2009]
Why do militaries keep using white phosphorus? [Slate Magazine - 03/27/2009]

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