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Obama Administration Won't Sign Land Mine Ban
AP| Politics
… groups had expressed hopes that the Obama administration would sign the treaty. Stephen Goose, the director of Human Rights Watch 's arms division, said he was surprised by the announcement and called it disappointing. He said that his group …
Story|11/24/2009
Kenyans Recruited to Fight in Somali Civil War
AP| World
… out of overcrowded refugee camps and the dusty, poor towns around them. Chris Albin-Lackey, a researcher at Human Rights Watch who has interviewed recruits and their families, said: "Refugees are supposed to find safety in the camps, not …
Story|11/16/2009
Second Jordanian This Week Dies From Police Beating
AP| World
… security," he said. Last year, the New York-based Human Rights Watch accused Jordan of systematic torture in some detention ..... jailer for the CIA until at least 2004, according to Human Rights Watch . The group said that the CIA transferred at least …
Story|11/15/2009
Philippine President Signs Anti-Torture Law
AP| World
… announcement came as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was visiting the country. The New York-based Human Rights Watch had urged Clinton to raise concerns during her visit to Manila on Thursday and Friday over hundreds of people allegedly …
Story|11/13/2009
Afghan Future Threatened by Ex-Warlords in Gov't
AP| World
… today," said Brad Adams, the Asia director of Human Rights Watch . The New York-based rights group has called for ..... ve seen no proof they've done anything wrong." Human Rights Watch has documented the indiscriminate killing of civilians …
Story|11/12/2009
Report: Complaints Against China's Government Lead to Time in 'Black Jails'
AP| World
… The report by New York-based Human Rights Watch on China's "black jails ..... spokesman Qin Gang rejected the Human Rights Watch study and questioned why it ..... petitioners away from cities, Human Rights Watch said. In some cases, police …
Story|11/12/2009
U.S. Expresses 'Disappointment' Over Italian Court's Ruling in CIA Rendition Case
FOXNews.com| World
… sentences. The verdict "sends a strong signal of the crimes committed by the CIA in Europe," said Joanne Mariner of Human Rights Watch . The crimes were "unacceptable and unjustified," said Mariner, who was in the courtroom for the verdict at the …
Story|11/04/2009
Report: Suspend Zimbabwe for Diamond Smuggling, Violence
AP| World
… Kimberley Process has so far failed to address smuggling, money laundering and human rights abuses in Marange. Human Rights Watch called last week for Zimbabwe to be suspended from the Kimberley Process. The international rights watchdog has …
Story|11/04/2009
Zimbabwe Blocks U.N. Torture Investigator's Visit
AP| World
… government." Sipho Mthathi, a Human Rights Watch expert on Zimbabwe, called ..... countries should follow suit. Human Rights Watch also called Thursday for Zimbabwe ..... reach international markets. Human Rights Watch says Zimbabwean soldiers are …
Story|10/29/2009
Former Serbian Leader Boycotts Own War Crimes Trial
AP| World
… the specter of a repeat of the trial of Milosevic, who also had an attorney forced on him. Param-Preet Singh of Human Rights Watch said denying Karadzic the right of self-defense could backfire. "To strip him of that right by imposing counsel …
Story|10/26/2009
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