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Failing Darfur - Five Years On

Five years into the armed conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, the situation remains dire for civilians.

The Sudanese government continutes to disregard its international humanitarian law obligations and flout UN Security Council resolutions.

African Union: Don’t Trade Away Justice in Darfur

Saudi Arabia: Shia Minority Treated as Second-Class Citizens
The Saudi government should end its systematic discrimination against its Ismaili religious minority.

US: Improve Treatment of Crime Victims
The United States has not incorporated into its domestic criminal justice systems many of the recommended standards for the treatment of crime victims set out under international law. Read the Report

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a news conference in Tehran © 2008 Reuters

UN: Hold Ahmadinejad Accountable for Iran Rights Crisis
Executions have increased almost 300 percent and the persecution of rights defenders has intensified.

Venezuela: Rights Suffer Under Chávez
The Venezuelan government’s expulsion of two Human Rights Watch staff underscores the Chávez administration’s increasing intolerance of dissenting views. Read the Report

Uganda: Protect Sexual Rights Activists
Zimbabwe: Rights Reform Vital to Lasting Stability
Senegal: Victims Charge Habré With Crimes Against Humanity

Afghanistan: Civilian Deaths From Airstrikes India: Army Killings Fuel Insurgency in Manipur
Nepal: End Cycle of Impunity and Deliver Justice to Victims

Saudi Arabia: Lift Travel Ban on Saudi Rights Lawyer
Middle East/North Africa: Treat Domestic Workers Fairly This Ramadan
US/Libya: Rice Should Press Tripoli to Improve Rights

Bolivia: Investigate Killings in Pando
Mexico: Supreme Court Upholds Mexico City Abortion Law
Colombia: Bomb at Party Kills Many Civilians

Georgia: EU Mission Needs to Protect Civilians
Uzbekistan: Free Human Rights Activist
Uzbekistan: Release Independent Journalist

US: End Beating of Children in Public Schools

Commentary: A UK Window into CIA Abuses
Commentary: American credibility on trial

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Human Rights Watch’s investigations and reports generate extensive media coverage around the world. Human Rights Watch appears in the news thousands of times each month, and here are a few examples.

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Beyond Collateral Damage: Should the US Military Count Civilian Casualties?

DR Congo: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens as Peace Process Falters

US: First Trial for Overseas Torture

US: Reconsider Visa Revocation of Pakistani Activist

France: UN Calls for Counterterrorism Reform

Russia/Georgia: Investigate Abuse of Detainees

UN Security Council: Don't Protect President al-Bashir from Prosecution

Five Activists Win Human Rights Watch Awards

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