Syria: Jailed for ‘Weakening National Sentiment’
Arbitrary Detention, Torture, Discrimination Highlight Government’s Record in 2010
Côte d’Ivoire: Violence Campaign by Security Forces, Militias
Gbagbo Should Rein in Supporters; Rampant Killings Require Robust UN Response
Kyrgyzstan: Stop Miscarriage of Justice
Supreme Court Can Quash Verdict in Case Marred by Threats, Torture
Iran: Deepening Crisis on Rights
Huge Spike in Executions; Lawyers Targeted for Championing Freedoms
Albania: Independent Inquiry Needed Into Protester Deaths
Prime Minister Should Refrain from Interfering in Case
Destructive Engagement
The EU’s overtures to Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan could be making the human rights situations there worse, not better.
UAE: Stepped-Up Harassment of Rights Defenders
But Some Encouraging Steps on Labor Reform for Migrant Workers
African Union: New Plan for Mixed Court to Try Hissène Habré
Senegal Should Accept AU Commission’s Proposal
Burma: UN Should Tackle Rights Crisis as New Parliament Convenes
Junta Window Dressing Ahead of First UN Rights Review
Vietnam: Intensifying Repression of Human Rights
Arrests, Censorship, and Police Brutality Mark a Difficult Year
Singapore: Hocus Pocus Hides Rights Abuses
Violations of Freedom of Expression, Association, and Assembly
Whispering at Autocrats
In one fell swoop, the candor of the cables released by WikiLeaks did more for Arab democracy than decades of backstage U.S. diplomacy
US: Accept UPR Recommendations on Pressing Human Rights Challenges
Letter to Assistant Secretary Esther Brimmer, Mr. Harold Hongju Koh, Assistant Secretary Michael H. Posner, and other US UPR Delegation Members
US: Ghailani Sentence Validates Federal Court Trials
Defendant in Attack on US Embassies Receives Life Sentence