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Uganda: Investigate 2009 Kampala Riot Killings
(Kampala) - The Ugandan government has done little to investigate or hold security forces responsible in the year since at least 40 people were killed during two days of civil unrest in Kampala, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Indonesia: Reject Official’s Call to Ban Religious Minority
(New York) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia should publicly repudiate statements by his religious affairs minister that the Ahmadiyah religious community should be banned, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Bahrain: Revoke Order Dissolving Rights Group's Board
(Washington, DC) - Bahrain should immediately revoke an order dissolving the Bahrain Human Rights Society's board of directors and assigning a government-appointed director to run the organization, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Kenya: Provide Treatment for Children in Pain
(Nairobi) - Kenyan children in acute and chronic pain suffer needlessly because of government policies that restrict access to inexpensive pain medicines, a lack of investment in palliative care services, and inadequately trained health workers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
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China: For Blind Activist, Prison Release May Not Mean Freedom
(New York) - The Chinese government should not place the blind activist Chen Guangcheng under unlawful house arrest after his scheduled release from prison on September 9, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Afghanistan: Unchecked Violence Threatens Election
(New York) - Insurgent attacks on candidates and poor government security protection risk severely compromising Afghanistan's September 18, 2010 parliamentary election, Human Rights Watch said today. Candidates - as well as their staff members and election officials - face assassinations, kidnappings, and intimidation by insurgents as well as by rival candidates.
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Russia: Release Human Rights Defender
Update: (Moscow, September 8, 2010) - For the second time in two weeks, a justice of the peace for Tverskoi District Court of Moscow has sentenced Lev Ponomarev, a leading Russian human rights defender, to four days of administrative detention for his involvement in a peaceful assembly.
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Malaysia: Revised Law Threatens Anti-Trafficking Efforts
(New York) - Changes to Malaysia's anti-trafficking law will undermine efforts to combat human trafficking and reduce protections for undocumented migrants, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Prime Minister Najib Razak. Recent amendments to the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (ATIP Act) will go into effect in October 2010.
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Israel: Activist Convicted After Unfair Trial
(Jerusalem) - An Israeli military court's conviction of Abdullah Abu Rahme, an advocate of nonviolent protests against Israel's de facto confiscation of land from the West Bank village of Bil'in, raises grave due process concerns, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Philippines: Maguindanao Massacre Trial Moves Forward
(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.
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George Soros to Give $100 million to Human Rights Watch
(New York) – George Soros, philanthropist and financier, today announced a challenge grant of $100 million over 10 years to Human Rights Watch.
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India: Protect Schools During Bihar Elections
(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.
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Bahrain: Halt Threats Against Rights Defenders
(Washington, DC) - Bahrain should stop threatening local rights defenders who have criticized the alleged torture of prominent opposition activists, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Zambia: Police Brutality, Torture Rife
(New York) - The Zambian police routinely engage in cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, including torture, to extract confessions, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should investigate, discipline those found to be implicated, and train officers to interrogate suspects without coercion, Human Rights Watch said.
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India: Prohibit Degrading ‘Test’ for Rape
(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 on sexual violence.
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China: Press Visiting Burmese Leader on Elections and Accountability
(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.
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Kyrgyzstan: Ensure Safety, Fair Trial for Rights Defender
Update: (September 3, 2010, Bazar-Kurgan) - On September 2, 2010, the trial against Azimjon Askarov and another seven defendants on charges connected to the June violence began in the Bazar-Kurgan District Court. The first hearing in the trial was in Nooken, 10 kilometers from there.
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