Morocco: Leading Editor Arrested
(Rabat) – Moroccan authorities arrested a prominent journalist on September 17, 2013, after he posted an article on the website [...]
Yemen: Protect Women’s Rights in Constitution
(Sanaa) - Yemen should protect women’s rights by ensuring that its new constitution has adequate protections for women, Human Rights Watch [...]
Yemen: State Security Forces Torture Victim Denied Justice
(Sanaa) – Yemeni authorities should immediately order an impartial investigation into the alleged torture of a detainee and his mistreatment [...]
Kenya: Don’t Expand Police Powers
(Nairobi) – Kenyan lawmakers should reject amendments to police laws that would expand the legal use of firearms and weaken [...]
Afghanistan: Child Marriage, Domestic Violence Harm Progress
(New York) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai should take urgent action to fight child marriage and domestic violence or risk [...]
Libya: Violent Response to Tripoli Prison Mutiny
(Tripoli) – Libyan authorities should conduct an independent investigation into the quelling of a prison protest in which at least [...]