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Afghanistan: Situation of Foreign Fighters Must be Addressed (New York, December 14, 2001) -- The international community must find solutions for dealing with captured foreign fighters and their families in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said today. December 14, 2001 Press Release United Nations: Kabul Security Forces Should Be Expandable (New York, December 7, 2001) - The proposed international security force for Kabul should be expandable to meet security needs throughout the country, Human Rights Watch urged today. December 7, 2001 Press Release Letter to Security Council Regarding the Bonn Agreement Human Rights Watch greets yesterday's signing of the Bonn agreement on provisional arrangements in Afghanistan with great hope. We are impressed with the range of issues it covers and the way it handles them. Especially because it addresses Afghanistan's most pressing and persistent human rights problems, we feel it constitutes a firm foundation for building a better future for the country. December 6, 2001 Letter Testimony from Refugees in New Jalozai and Kotkai Camp, Pakistan Human Rights Watch conducted the following interviews from November 18-22, 2001 in New Jalozai camp and in Kotkai camp in Bajaur Agency. December 5, 2001 Testimony Pakistan: Refugees Not Moving Voluntarily (New York, December 5, 2001) Refugees being moved to camps nearer to the Afghanistan border are not necessarily going voluntarily, as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the government of Pakistan have claimed, Human Rights Watch charged today. More than three thousand refugees have been moved so far. December 5, 2001 Press Release Afghan Donors Should Include Rights HRW Letter to the Afghan Support Group As the Afghan Support Group meets on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch urges you to ensure that three areas, often low on the priority list for post-conflict planning, are considered: justice and accountability, reintegration of refugees and the displaced, and demining. December 5, 2001 Letter Vietnam: Rights Protections Should Be on Donors' Agenda (New York, December 3, 2001) Human Rights Watch today urged Vietnam's international donors to press for significant progress in human rights and rule of law when they meet in Hanoi on December 7 and 8. The annual meeting, convened by the World Bank, is attended by forty-five countries and financial institutions making up the Consultative Group on Vietnam. December 3, 2001 Press Release Afghanistan: Three Afghan Commanders Should Be Prosecuted (New York, December 3, 2001) -- Human Rights Watch today urged the United States and Britain to take immediate measures to ensure that three Afghan Taliban commanders alleged to have committed international crimes be held by an outside independent authority until they can be prosecuted before an impartial tribunal. December 3, 2001 Press Release Landmines: Almost Half of Korea Mines in U.S. (Washington, December 3, 2001) Nearly half of the antipersonnel mines retained by the United States for use in Korea are actually stored in the United States, Human Rights Watch revealed today. The need to keep these antipersonnel mines to defend South Korea is regularly cited by U.S. officials as a key reason for the U.S. not joining the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. December 3, 2001 Press Release U.S.: Ensure Protections for Foreign Detainees (New York, November 30, 2001) -- Human Rights Watch today reiterated its call to the U.S. government to respect the fundamental rights of individuals detained in connection with investigations into the September 11 attacks. Most of those detained are from the Middle East and South Asia, including 208 from Pakistan. December 1, 2001 Press Release Afghanistan: U.S. and U.K. Should Provide Logistic Support for Detention of Captured Fighters With fighting in Kandahar intensifying , Human Rights Watch today issued an urgent appeal to all anti-Taliban forces to ensure the humane treatment of prisoners in their custody. December 1, 2001 Press Release Recommendations for Afghanistan Meeting in Bonn (New York, November 27, 2001) -- As delegates gather in Germany to discuss the composition of a transitional government in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch issued a statement setting out key recommendations on human rights, accountability, the political engagement of women, and the reintegration of Afghan refugees. November 27, 2001 Press Release Recommendations for Afghanistan Meeting in Bonn As delegates gather in Germany to discuss the composition of a transitional government in Afghanistan, it is crucial to ensure that principles of international human rights and accountability are incorporated in security and governance arrangements. The re-engagement of women in the political life of Afghanistan, as well as the reintegration of refugees and displaced persons are also essential to long-term peace and stability in the country. November 27, 2001 Memorandum Past U.S. Criticism of Military Tribunals (Washington, November 28, 2001) Under President Bush's November 13th Executive Order on military commissions, any foreign national designated by the President as a suspected terrorist or as aiding terrorists could potentially be detained, tried, convicted and even executed without a public trial, without adequate access to counsel, without the presumption of innocence or even proof of guilt beyond reasonable doubt, and without the right to appeal. November 27, 2001 Special Focus Afghanistan: Urgent Need to Decide How to Prosecute Captured Fighters (New York, November 26, 2001) — Human Rights Watch today called on the United States and their Northern Alliance allies to guarantee the humane reatment of surrendered or captured forces from the Afghan town of Kunduz, and to institute fair screening procedures to determine who should face prosecution later for serious violations of international law, including war crimes and crimes against humanity. November 26, 2001 Press Release |
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