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Zimbabwe: End Ruling Party’s Abuses

Regional Leaders Should Insist on Restoring Rule of Law

Despite a power-sharing agreement, Zimbabwe’s de facto ruling party continues to use the police and justice system as a weapon against opposition supporters and civil society, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.

Human Rights Watch said Southern African leaders meeting on November 9, 2008, should insist the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) fulfill its formal commitment to respect human rights.

Georgia: More Cluster Bomb Damage Than Reported
Explosive remnants from the weapons, fired by both Russia and Georgia, continue to threaten people and their livelihoods.

DR Congo: Civilians Under Attack Need Urgent Protection
Ban Ki-moon and other African and international leaders should take immediate action to protect civilians who are at severe risk in eastern Congo.

Burma: "Partners in Oppression"
Burmese Foreign Minister Nyan Win visited North Korea on Oct. 27 to hold the first high-level meeting since diplomatic relations were severed 25 years ago. When the two countries normalized diplomatic relations in April 2007, the reaction was largely twofold: banal and alarmist.

Serbia Failed to Protect Minorities from Attack
Serbian authorities failed to prevent attacks against businesses and homes owned by ethnic Albanians in the wake of Kosovo’s declaration of independence (by the majority ethnic Albanian government) in February 2008 or to bring to justice those responsible. Read the Report

Sudan: New Darfur Attacks Show Civilians Still at Risk
DR Congo: New Attacks on Civilians
Zimbabwe: End Crackdown on Peaceful Demonstrators

Philippines: Free Labor Rights Lawyer
India: Stop Abuse of Sexual Rights Activists
Burma: US Consumers Should Avoid Banned Gems

Iran: Attacks Escalate Against Women’s Rights Activists
Yemen: Hundreds Unlawfully Arrested in Rebel Conflict
Iran: Move To End Juvenile Executions

Americas: Women’s Rights Defenders Seek Protection
Nicaragua: Protect Rights Advocates from Harassment and Intimidation
Latin American, Caribbean States Blocking UN Effort to End Juvenile Executions

Germany: Uzbek Security Chief Visit a ‘Disgrace’
UK: Terror Suspect Should Not Be Deported to Jordan
EU: Focus on Civilian Protection at Georgia-Russia Talks

US: Los Angeles Needs Plan to Test Rape Evidence
US: Georgia Should Commute Death Sentence of Troy Davis
US: End Beating of Children in Public Schools

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Are Human Rights in China Better Bolstered by Dialogue or by Supporting Defenders?

US: Human Rights Agenda for the New Administration

Tunisia: Longtime Political Prisoners Freed

Lebanon: Act Now on Steps to Prevent Torture

Guinea: Require Security Forces to Use Restraint

Burundi: Detentions of Political Opponents Threaten Rights

Iran Hangs Seventh Juvenile Offender This Year

Syria: Harsh Sentences for Democratic Opposition

US: First Verdict for Overseas Torture

Internet Rights Protection Initiative Launches

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