• Thousands of children, both boys and girls, in Chad have been recruited as child soldiers by all parties to the conflict.

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    US: Don’t Finance Child Soldiers
    The US government should reverse its decision to continue military assistance to governments using child soldiers.
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  • US: Respect Rights of Protesters
    Oct 28, 2011
  • UN: Report Is Milestone for Reproductive Health
    Oct 25, 2011

    Human Rights Watch joined other human rights groups and health groups in issuing the following statement today following the release of a report about reproductive health by Anand Grover, the UN special rapporteur on the right to health. 

  • US: Rights Groups Urge Rejection of Indefinite Detention Legislation
    Oct 24, 2011
    The US Congress should reject provisions in a defense spending bill that would permit long-term indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects.
  • United States: Act Swiftly on Equatorial Guinea Corruption Probe
    Oct 19, 2011

    United States authorities should move quickly on an investigation of suspected corruption and money-laundering by the eldest son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea. On October 6, 2011, the Justice Department filed an official notice in California of a pending claim for the forfeiture of more than $70 million in assets, including a mansion, jet, and Michael Jackson memorabilia belonging to the younger Mr. Obiang.

  • US: Protect Children with Disabilities from School Violence
    Oct 14, 2011
    Landon K., a 6-year-old boy with autism, was in first grade in a Mississippi elementary school when the 300-pound assistant principal picked up an inch-thick paddle and started hitting Landon on the buttocks. His grandmother, Jacquelyn K., told me: “My child just lost it ... he was screaming and hollering ... it just devastated him.”
  • US: House Vote Puts Women at Risk
    Oct 13, 2011
    The United States House of Representatives approved a bill on October 13, 2011, that would put women’s lives at risk. The bill, if it becomes law, would reverse longstanding federal policy requiring hospitals to provide life-saving care regardless of expense.
  • Canada: Don’t Let Bush Get Away With Torture
    Oct 12, 2011
    The Canadian government should investigate possible criminal charges against former US President George W. Bush for his role in authorizing the torture of detainees. Bush is scheduled to visit to Surrey, British Columbia on October 20, 2011.
  • US: An Attack on Human Dignity
    Oct 10, 2011
    The cornerstone of human rights is respect for the inherent dignity of all human beings and the inviolability of the human person, which is inconsistent with the death penalty. Capital punishment is unique in its cruelty and finality, and it is inevitably and universally plagued with arbitrariness, prejudice, and error.
  • US: Immigrant Injustice
    Oct 7, 2011
    As years go by without any action in Congress to propose realistic and comprehensive legislation to address illegal immigration, the US is creating a large underclass of people who are extremely vulnerable to crime and abuse.
  • Diplomatic Assurances: Empty Promises Enabling Torture
    Oct 6, 2011
    Obama has corrected course from the worst of the Bush-era detainee abuses but the US should implement public procedural safeguards to ensure detainees are not transferred to countries where they face a risk of torture.
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