Human Rights Watch

Friday, August 19, 2011 - 00:00
In a teleconference on August 18, 2011, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a plan to undertake a case-by-case review of 300,000 pending deportations to "clear out" low-priority cases.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 00:00
The former president should not be granted special treatment not afforded to other convicted criminals, nor should an early release be seen to have the effect of absolving him of criminal responsibility for his human rights crimes, Human Rights Watch said
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 00:00
The Lobo administration needs to ensure that government officials stop attacking the credibility of human rights prosecutors, Human Rights Watch said today.
Friday, April 8, 2011 - 00:00
The Obama administration said that Colombia must successfully carry out key measures of the plan as a precondition for ratifying the trade agreement.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 - 00:00
Mexico's federal authorities should immediately take over the investigation into the possible enforced disappearance by municipal police of four civilians in Ciudad Juarez.
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 00:00
Valladares told Human Rights Watch that he has received intimidating phone calls, and noticed people monitoring his home and following him, after he questioned the increasing power of the Honduran military since the 2009 coup.
Thursday, February 24, 2011 - 00:00
How many more must be threatened, abducted or killed before the government takes the steps necessary to keep them safe?
Friday, February 4, 2011 - 00:00
Military and police officers were implicated in a series of deaths and disappearances in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon in 2010.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 00:00
“The Court’s decision makes clear that President Calderon’s proposal to exclude only some abuses from military jurisdiction, rather than all of them, does not go nearly far enough”
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 00:00
Chile should immediately overhaul its prison system to end overcrowding and improve prison conditions, Human Rights Watch said today.

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