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Sinai Perils Risks to Migrants, Refugees, and Asylum Seekers in Egypt and Israel
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-398-6 November 12, 2008 Report Also available in 
Download PDF, 383 KB, 94 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Award to Saudi Human Rights Lawyer (New York, November 11, 2008) – Human Rights Watch today honored Abd al-Rahman al-Lahim, a Saudi human rights lawyer, with the 2008 Human Rights Defenders Award in London. Al-Lahim is prevented from traveling abroad by the Saudi authorities (http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/08/28/saudia19710.htm), and was unable to receive the award in person. He prepared a speech representing his personal views that was read to assembled guests on his behalf (http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/11/11/saudia20182.htm). November 12, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Egypt: End ‘Shoot to Stop’ Practice at Sinai Border Crossings Israel and Egypt Should Halt Forced Returns to Abuse (Cairo, November 12, 2008) – Since June 2007, Egyptian border guards have killed at least 32 African migrants trying to cross into Israel, and Israel has forcibly returned at least 139 border crossers to Egypt, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Egypt has detained those returned, not revealed their whereabouts, and reportedly deported some to their home countries where they face a substantial risk of persecution. November 11, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version UN: World Leaders Should Press Saudis on Intolerance King Abdullah to Speak at Saudi-Sponsored UN Interfaith Meeting World leaders should press King Abdullah to end systematic religious discrimination in Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch said today. The leaders will gather on November 12 at the United Nations for an interfaith meeting spearheaded by Saudi Arabia to foster the culture of peace. November 10, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Tunisia: Longtime Political Prisoners Freed End Harassment of Ex-Prisoners and Declare Amnesty President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia freed several prominent political prisoners on November 5, 2008, and Human Rights Watch urged authorities to release all persons held for nonviolent political activities and to end the harassment of former political prisoners. November 6, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Lebanon: Act Now on Steps to Prevent Torture Country’s Report on Torture Is Seven Years Overdue Lebanon should take concrete and public measures to stop the use of torture in detention facilities and submit a long-overdue report on the subject to the United Nations, a group of eight Lebanese and international human rights organizations said today. November 5, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Iran Hangs Seventh Juvenile Offender This Year Iran hanged a juvenile offender on October 30, 2008, the seventh this year, only two days after Iranian authorities “categorically denied” that it still executes juveniles, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Human Rights Watch said today. Both organizations appealed to Iranian authorities to end such executions immediately. November 3, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Syria: Harsh Sentences for Democratic Opposition Damascus Declaration Trial a Transparent Bid to Silence Critics Syria’s sentencing of a dozen leading democracy advocates to more than two years in prison is the latest evidence of Syria’s repression of opposition groups, Human Rights Watch said today. The democracy activists, including doctors, lawyers, writers, and an artist, were sentenced on October 29, 2008 to 30 months in prison on politically motivated charges. October 30, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version US: Iraq Security Deal Should Shield Detainees To Avoid Torture Risk, Include Provision to Challenge Transfer The United States should not transfer detainees in US military custody to Iraqi custody under a US-Iraqi security agreement if they face the risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said today. October 29, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Iran: Attacks Escalate Against Women’s Rights Activists The Iranian government is escalating its attacks against women activists, subjecting them to arbitrary detention, travel bans, and harassment, Human Rights Watch said today. October 28, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version UK: Terror Suspect Should Not Be Deported to Jordan Risk of Torture Too Serious to Permit Abu Qatada’s Return The British government should drop its efforts to deport a Jordanian terrorism suspect who risks torture and an unfair trial if returned to Jordan, Human Rights Watch said today. The Jordanian government’s promises of humane treatment and a fair trial on return cannot be trusted, Human Rights Watch said. October 27, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Yemen: Hundreds Unlawfully Arrested in Rebel Conflict Investigate Arbitrary Detentions and ‘Disappearances’ Yemeni security forces have systematically and unlawfully detained several hundred people, including journalists, in the context of the four-year civil war with rebel forces in northern Yemen, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Human Rights Watch urged Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh to establish an independent commission to investigate arbitrary arrests and “disappearances” and to punish those responsible. October 24, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Disappearances and Arbitrary Arrests in the Armed Conflict with Huthi Rebels in Yemen
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-392-7 October 24, 2008 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 412 KB, 49 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Not the Way Forward The UK’s Dangerous Reliance on Diplomatic Assurances
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-387-0 October 22, 2008 Report Download PDF, 184 KB, 36 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release United Kingdom: Stop Deportations to Risk of Torture Promises From Algeria and Jordan Unreliable in Preventing Abuse The British government should immediately halt plans to deport foreign terrorism suspects to countries that offer unreliable promises not to torture them, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. October 22, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Saudi Arabia: Grant visas to HRW staff for defendants' trials We respectfully request that you grant visas to two members of Human Rights Watch’s staff, in order to allow them to observe the trials of 70 defendants at Riyadh’s Greater Court on charges of domestic rebellion. October 21, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Spain: Give Migrant Children Legal Aid Halt Repatriations and Provide Lawyers and Other Safeguards Spain’s accelerating effort to send back unaccompanied children who enter the country illegally might subject them to danger, ill-treatment and detention, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government needs to halt repatriations until it has a process to ensure their well-being, and, as an immediate step, give them the same right to an independent lawyer that adult migrants have under Spanish law. October 17, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Returns at Any Cost Spain’s Push to Repatriate Unaccompanied Children in the Absence of Safeguards
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-388-9 October 17, 2008 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 176 KB, 26 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Iran: Move To End Juvenile Executions Legislature Should Follow With Legal Ban A recent judicial ban on juvenile executions in Iran should save more than 130 juvenile offenders currently on death row from execution, Human Rights Watch said today. October 17, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version UN Urged to Ban Executions of Juvenile Offenders Groups from 82 Countries Seek Urgent Reforms As UN member states begin three days of debate on the rights of the child, more than 300 nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from 82 countries called on the UN General Assembly to take urgent action to end executions for crimes committed by children, Human Rights Watch said today. October 14, 2008 Press Release Also available in
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