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(New York) – George Soros, philanthropist and financier, today announced a challenge grant of $100 million over 10 years to Human Rights Watch. (New York) – The start of the trial of 19 defendants in the November 2009 massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao province in the southern Philippines is a step for justice, but the government needs to arrest all those implicated and provide better protection for witnesses, Human Rights Watch said today. (New York) – The start of the trial of 19 defendants in the November 2009 massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao province in the southern Philippines is a step for justice, but the government needs to arrest all those implicated and provide better protection for witnesses, Human Rights Watch said today. (New York) – George Soros, philanthropist and financier, today announced a challenge grant of $100 million over 10 years to Human Rights Watch. (New York) – Maoist militants and Indian authorities should protect both schools and children’s access to education during the upcoming Bihar state elections, Human Rights Watch said today. (New York) – Maoist militants and Indian authorities should protect both schools and children’s access to education during the upcoming Bihar state elections, Human Rights Watch said today. (Mumbai) – Many Indian hospitals routinely subject rape survivors to forensic examinations that include the unscientific and degrading "finger" test, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. It urged the Indian government to ban the practice, used to determine whether the rape survivor is "habituated" to sexual intercourse, as it reforms its laws [...] (New York) – The Chinese government should use this week’s visit by Burmese leader Than Shwe to press Burma to conduct open elections and provide accountability for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. Senior General Than Shwe will conduct a four-day visit to Beijing and Shanghai starting Tuesday, September 7, 2010. (New York) – The apparent brutality by Saudi employers against a Sri Lankan domestic worker highlights the severe shortcomings in labor laws and practices that foster abuse and exploitation, Human Rights Watch said today. (Jerusalem) – Hamas should be held accountable for two new attacks against Israeli civilians in the West Bank, and those who ordered and participated in the attacks should be prosecuted, Human Rights Watch said today. |
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