Human Rights Watch
Syria: Wives of Islamist Suspects Detained, Whereabouts Unknown
The Syrian government should immediately release three women detained by state authorities since July 31, 2008, unless they have evidence that these women have committed criminal offenses and intend to try them for these, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Colombia: Bomb at Party Kills Many Civilians
FARC Should Stop Indefensible Attacks
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China: Olympic Sponsors Ignore Human Rights Abuses
TOP Sponsors Should Back Introduction of a Permanent Olympic Rights Monitor
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India: Repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act
50th Anniversary of Law Allowing Shoot-to-Kill, Other Serious Abuses
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Georgia: International Groups Should Send Missions
Investigate Violations and Protect Civilians
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Russia/Georgia: Militias Attack Civilians in Gori Region
Russia Should Curb Militias and Allow in Humanitarian Aid
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Turkey: Support Justice in Darfur
Turkey Should Reject Calls to Suspend the ICC Investigation
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Georgia: Russian Cluster Bombs Kill Civilians
Stop Using Weapon Banned by 107 Nations
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China: End Abuses of Media Freedom
IOC Should Investigate and Publicize Abuses
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SADC: Adopt Gender and Development Protocol
Summit Leaders Should Act on Equality for Women
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Guinea: New Leader Should Address Rights Abuses
Urgent Need to End Impunity
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Russia/Georgia: Investigate Civilian Deaths
High Toll from Attacks on Populated Areas
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India: Order Kashmir Forces to Use Restraint
Violent Protests Escalate in Jammu and Kashmir
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Angola: Doubts Over Free and Fair Elections
Intimidation of Opposition, Media Before First Poll Since 1992
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Georgian Villages in South Ossetia Burnt, Looted
(Java, August 13, 2008) Human Rights Watch researchers in South Ossetia on August 12, 2008, saw ethnic Georgian villages still burning from fires set by South Ossetian militias, witnessed looting by the militias, and learned firsthand of the plight of ethnic Ossetian villagers who had fled Georgian soldiers during the Georgian-Russian conflict over the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
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Safe Corridor Urgently Needed for Civilians in Gori District
(Tbilisi, August 13, 2008) Human Rights Watch in Tbilisi has received alarming reports that civilians are trapped in villages in the Gori district of Georgia that are currently under Ossetian control.
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Georgia/Russia: Use of Rocket Systems Can Harm Civilians
Human Rights Watch is deeply concerned about the use of indiscriminate weapons, particularly Grad and Uragan rockets, in populated areas during the conflict over South Ossetia.
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China: Police Detain Would-Be Olympic Protesters
Increasing Repression of Activists, Media Sources; No Protests Approved Yet
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SADC: Press Zimbabwe to End Abuses
Justice Key to Building Political Stability
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Bangladesh: End Wave of Killings by Elite Forces
Donors Should Not Fund Rapid Action Battalion
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