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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://www.hrw.org/news-filter/741" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Labor</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news-filter/741</link> <description></description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Iraq: Parliament Report Alleges Officials Ordered Raid</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/04/iraq-parliament-report-alleges-officials-ordered-raid</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F05%2F04%2Firaq-parliament-report-alleges-officials-ordered-raid&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Iraq%3A%20Parliament%20Report%20Alleges%20Officials%20Ordered%20Raid&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F05%2F04%2Firaq-parliament-report-alleges-officials-ordered-raid" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F05%2F04%2Firaq-parliament-report-alleges-officials-ordered-raid&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2013/05/04/iraq-parliament-report-alleges-officials-ordered-raid" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> A preliminary parliamentary committee report based in part on witness interviews and given to Human Rights Watch claims top Iraqi officials ordered a raid on a demonstrators’ camp on April 23, 2013, in Haweeja. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Baghdad) &ndash; A preliminary parliamentary committee report based in part on witness interviews and given to Human Rights Watch claims top Iraqi officials ordered a raid on a demonstrators&rsquo; camp on April 23, 2013, in Haweeja.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/04/iraq-parliament-report-alleges-officials-ordered-raid" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/iraq">Iraq</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/criminal-justice/police-brutality">Police Brutality</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/judicial-accountability">Judicial Accountability</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">115334 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Iran: Government Trampling Workers’ Rights</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/30/iran-government-trampling-workers-rights</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Firan-government-trampling-workers-rights&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Iran%3A%20Government%20Trampling%20Workers%E2%80%99%20Rights&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Firan-government-trampling-workers-rights" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F04%2F30%2Firan-government-trampling-workers-rights&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2013/04/30/iran-government-trampling-workers-rights" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The Iranian government is increasingly violating workers’ rights to peaceful assembly and association. Dozens of labor and independent trade union activists are in prison for speaking out in defense of workers.Human Rights Watch called for the government to end the crackdown and free labor rights advocates in anticipation of International Workers’ Day on May 1, as part of a joint campaign by Iranian and international rights groups to highlight the plight of workers. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Beirut)&ndash; The Iranian government is increasingly &nbsp;violating workers&rsquo; rights to peaceful assembly and association.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/30/iran-government-trampling-workers-rights" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/iran">Iran</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/esc-rights">ESC Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:09:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">115216 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Iraq: Investigate Deadly Raid on Protest</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/24/iraq-investigate-deadly-raid-protest</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2Firaq-investigate-deadly-raid-protest&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Iraq%3A%20Investigate%20Deadly%20Raid%20on%20Protest&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2Firaq-investigate-deadly-raid-protest" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F04%2F24%2Firaq-investigate-deadly-raid-protest&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2013/04/24/iraq-investigate-deadly-raid-protest" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Iraqi authorities should ensure that a promised investigation into a deadly raid on April 23, 2013, in Haweeja, near Kirkuk, examines allegations that security forces used excessive and lethal force. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Baghdad) &ndash;&nbsp;Iraqi authorities should ensure that a promised investigation into a deadly raid on April 23, 2013, in Haweeja, near Kirkuk, examines allegations that security forces used excessive and lethal force.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/24/iraq-investigate-deadly-raid-protest" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/iraq">Iraq</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/criminal-justice/police-brutality">Police Brutality</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:05:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">115125 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Bahrain: No Progress on Reform</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/28/bahrain-no-progress-reform</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F28%2Fbahrain-no-progress-reform&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Bahrain%3A%20No%20Progress%20on%20Reform&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F28%2Fbahrain-no-progress-reform" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F28%2Fbahrain-no-progress-reform&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2013/02/28/bahrain-no-progress-reform" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Bahrain’s rulers have made no progress on key reform promises, failing to release unjustly imprisoned activists or to hold accountable high-level officials responsible for torture, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference in Manama. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Manama) &ndash; <a href="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/bahrain" target="_blank">Bahrain</a>&rsquo;s rulers have made <a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/31/bahrain-widespread-suppression-scant-reforms">no progress </a>on key reform promises, failing to release unjustly imprisoned activists or to hold accountable high-level officials responsible for torture, Human Rights Watch sai</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/28/bahrain-no-progress-reform" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/bahrain">Bahrain</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/criminal-justice/police-brutality">Police Brutality</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/judicial-accountability">Judicial Accountability</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:59:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">113981 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Egypt: Amend Draft Demonstrations Law</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/25/egypt-amend-draft-demonstrations-law</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F25%2Fegypt-amend-draft-demonstrations-law&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Egypt%3A%20Amend%20Draft%20Demonstrations%20Law&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F25%2Fegypt-amend-draft-demonstrations-law" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F25%2Fegypt-amend-draft-demonstrations-law&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2013/02/25/egypt-amend-draft-demonstrations-law" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> The government-proposed draft law in Egypt concerning public demonstrations would severely limit the right to peaceful public assembly and is open to abuse by police, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the president and the Justice Ministry. </div> </div> </div> <p>(New York) &ndash; The government-proposed draft law in <a href="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/egypt" target="_blank">Egypt</a> concerning public demonstrations would severely limit the right to peaceful public assembly and is open to abuse by police, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the president and the Justice Ministry.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/25/egypt-amend-draft-demonstrations-law" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/egypt">Egypt</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/esc-rights">ESC Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">113900 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Zambia: Safety Gaps Threaten Copper Miners</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/20/zambia-safety-gaps-threaten-copper-miners</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F20%2Fzambia-safety-gaps-threaten-copper-miners&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Zambia%3A%20Safety%20Gaps%20Threaten%20Copper%20Miners&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F20%2Fzambia-safety-gaps-threaten-copper-miners" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F20%2Fzambia-safety-gaps-threaten-copper-miners&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2013/02/20/zambia-safety-gaps-threaten-copper-miners" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Workers in the copper mining sector in Zambia remain vulnerable to abuse. New Human Rights Watch research found that the government of President Michael Sata, who promised to prioritize labor rights when he took office in September 2011, has made some improvements in supporting the oversight of the mines, but there remains inadequate enforcement of national labor laws designed to protect workers’ rights. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Johannesburg) &ndash; Workers in the copper mining sector in <a href="http://www.hrw.org/africa/zambia">Zambia</a>&nbsp;remain vulnerable to abuse.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/20/zambia-safety-gaps-threaten-copper-miners" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/africa">Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/asia/china">China and Tibet</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/business/corporations">Corporations</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/africa/zambia">Zambia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/business/extractive-industries">Extractive Industries</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/health/health-care-access">Health care access</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/business">Business</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/health">Health</category> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">113758 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Saudi Arabia: Free Ex-Judge Sentenced to 15 Years</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/12/saudi-arabia-free-ex-judge-sentenced-15-years</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F12%2Fsaudi-arabia-free-ex-judge-sentenced-15-years&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Saudi%20Arabia%3A%20Free%20Ex-Judge%20Sentenced%20to%2015%20Years&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F12%2Fsaudi-arabia-free-ex-judge-sentenced-15-years" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F12%2Fsaudi-arabia-free-ex-judge-sentenced-15-years&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2013/02/12/saudi-arabia-free-ex-judge-sentenced-15-years" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Saudi authorities should immediately release and drop all charges against Sulaiman al-Rashoodi, a 76-year-old former judge and president of the Saudi Association of Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA). He is one of 16 people detained in 2007 and convicted in 2011 for peacefully trying to establish a human rights organization in Jeddah. Four others also have been sentenced to long prison terms. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Beirut) &ndash; <a href="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/saudi-arabia" target="_blank">Saudi</a> authorities should immediately release and drop all charges against Sulaiman al-Rashoodi, a 76-year-old former judge and president of the Saudi Association of Civil and Political Rights (ACPRA).</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/12/saudi-arabia-free-ex-judge-sentenced-15-years" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/saudi-arabia">Saudi Arabia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">113668 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Kuwait: Rights Setbacks Amid Political Crisis</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/12/kuwait-rights-setbacks-amid-political-crisis</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F12%2Fkuwait-rights-setbacks-amid-political-crisis&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Kuwait%3A%20Rights%20Setbacks%20Amid%20Political%20Crisis&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F12%2Fkuwait-rights-setbacks-amid-political-crisis" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F12%2Fkuwait-rights-setbacks-amid-political-crisis&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2013/02/12/kuwait-rights-setbacks-amid-political-crisis" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>(Kuwait City) &ndash; Human rights conditions deteriorated in <a href="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait</a>&nbsp;in 2012 during an ongoing political crisis, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference for its <em><a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2013" target="_blank">World Report 2013</a></em>. The security forces used what appeared to be excessive force to disperse stateless <em>bidun</em> residents and anti-government demonstrators on multiple occasions, and authorities briefly banned protests in October.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>(Kuwait City) &ndash; Human rights conditions deteriorated in <a href="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait</a>&nbsp;in 2012 during an ongoing political crisis, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference for its <em><a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2013" target="_blank">World Report 2013</a></em>.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/12/kuwait-rights-setbacks-amid-political-crisis" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech/internet-freedom">Internet Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/kuwait">Kuwait</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/tags/middle-east-uprising">Middle East Uprising</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/refugees/migrants">Migrants</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 15:06:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">113605 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Qatar: Promises, Little Action on Migrant Workers’ Rights</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/07/qatar-promises-little-action-migrant-workers-rights</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F07%2Fqatar-promises-little-action-migrant-workers-rights&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Qatar%3A%20Promises%2C%20Little%20Action%20on%20Migrant%20Workers%E2%80%99%20Rights&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F07%2Fqatar-promises-little-action-migrant-workers-rights" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F07%2Fqatar-promises-little-action-migrant-workers-rights&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2013/02/07/qatar-promises-little-action-migrant-workers-rights" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Qatar has not delivered on its pledges to improve migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference in Doha about its World Report 2013. More than two years after it won the right to host the 2022 World Cup, It is high time for Qatar to deliver on its promises for reforms to prevent the trafficking and forced labor of migrant workers, Human Rights Watch said. The Qatar Supreme Committee for Qatar 2022 – the tournament’s quasi-governmental delivery committee – has made encouraging pledges on workers’ rights, but these lack detail. Nor do they mask the failure of the Qatari authorities either to reform exploitative laws, such as the kafala system of sponsorship-based employment and the prohibition on trade unions, or to enforce the prohibition on illegal recruitment fees and the confiscation of passports. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Doha) &ndash; <a href="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/qatar" target="_blank">Qatar</a> has not delivered on its pledges to improve migrant workers&rsquo; rights, Human Rights Watch said today at a news conference in Doha about its <em><a href="http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2013" target="_blank">World Report 2013</a></em>.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/07/qatar-promises-little-action-migrant-workers-rights" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/migration/exploitation-forced-labor-trafficking">Exploitation, Forced Labor & Trafficking</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/qatar">Qatar</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor">Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/migration">Migration</category> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:28:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">113036 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>North Korea: Activists Welcome Japan’s Support for Inquiry</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/05/north-korea-activists-welcome-japan-s-support-inquiry</link> <description><div class="widget-links"><ul class="widget-list"><li class="service-links-twitter-widget first"><a href="http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F05%2Fnorth-korea-activists-welcome-japan-s-support-inquiry&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=North%20Korea%3A%20Activists%20Welcome%20Japan%E2%80%99s%20Support%20for%20Inquiry&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F05%2Fnorth-korea-activists-welcome-japan-s-support-inquiry" class="twitter-share-button service-links-twitter-widget" title="Tweet This" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Tweet Widget</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-facebook-like"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F02%2F05%2Fnorth-korea-activists-welcome-japan-s-support-inquiry&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;width=90&amp;height=21&amp;font=&amp;locale=" title="I Like it" class="service-links-facebook-like" rel="nofollow"><span style="display:none;">Facebook Like</span></a></li> <li class="service-links-printmail last"><a href="http://www.hrw.org//printmail/news/2013/02/05/north-korea-activists-welcome-japan-s-support-inquiry" title="Send to a friend" class="service-links-printmail" rel="nofollow"><img src="/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/icons/mail.png" width="21" height="22" /> Email</a></li> </ul></div><div class="field field-type-text field-field-news-teaser"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>The International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK), consisting of over 40 leading human rights organizations and activists, today welcomes Japan&rsquo;s strong position in favor of the establishment of a new United Nations commission of inquiry on serious human rights violations committed by the North Korean Government at home and abroad.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>(Tokyo) &shy;&ndash; The International Coalition to Stop Crimes against Humanity in North Korea (ICNK), consisting of over 40 leading human rights organizations and activists, today welcomes <a href="http://www.hrw.org/asia/japan">Japan</a>&rsquo;s strong position in favor of the establishment of a new United Nations commission of inquiry on serious human rights violations committed by the Nort</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/02/05/north-korea-activists-welcome-japan-s-support-inquiry" target="_blank">read more</a></p></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/commission-inquiry">Commission of Inquiry</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/crimes-against-humanity">Crimes against humanity</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/migration/exploitation-forced-labor-trafficking">Exploitation, Forced Labor & Trafficking</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/united-nations/hrc">HRC</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/japan">Japan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/asia/japan">Japan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/north-korea">North Korea</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/nkorea">North Korea</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/unhcr">UNHCR</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/labor/migrants-forced-labor">Migrants, Forced Labor</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/international-justice/war-crimescrimes-against-humanity">War Crimes/Crimes Against Humanity</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/united-nations">United Nations</category> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">113373 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>