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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://www.hrw.org/news-filter/738" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Human Rights Defenders</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news-filter/738</link> <description></description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Sudan: End Crackdown on Civil Society</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/13/sudan-end-crackdown-civil-society</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%2F01%2F13%2Fsudan-end-crackdown-civil-society&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Sudan%3A%20End%20Crackdown%20on%20Civil%20Society&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2013%2F01%2F13%2Fsudan-end-crackdown-civil-society" 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%2F01%2F13%2Fsudan-end-crackdown-civil-society&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/2013/01/13/sudan-end-crackdown-civil-society" 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"> Sudan should immediately rescind its decision to shut down four civil society organizations in Khartoum in December 2012. The government should allow independent groups to operate freely and conduct peaceful protests. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Nairobi) &ndash; <a href="http://www.hrw.org/africa/sudan">Sudan</a>&nbsp;should immediately rescind its decision to shut down four civil society organizations in Khartoum in December 2012. The government should allow independent groups to operate freely and conduct peaceful protests.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/01/13/sudan-end-crackdown-civil-society" 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/africa/sudan">Sudan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">112461 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Iran: Activists Fleeing Assault on Civil Society</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/13/iran-activists-fleeing-assault-civil-society</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%2F2012%2F12%2F13%2Firan-activists-fleeing-assault-civil-society&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Iran%3A%20Activists%20Fleeing%20Assault%20on%20Civil%20Society&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F12%2F13%2Firan-activists-fleeing-assault-civil-society" 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%2F2012%2F12%2F13%2Firan-activists-fleeing-assault-civil-society&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/2012/12/13/iran-activists-fleeing-assault-civil-society" 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 space in Iran for civil society has been shrinking since the crackdown following the disputed presidential election in 2009, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Three-and-a-half years after government forces brutally suppressed largely peaceful anti-government demonstrations, hundreds of activists have sought temporary refuge and an uncertain future in neighboring Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan in the face of harassment and detention at home. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Beirut) &ndash; The space in <a href="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/iran">Iran</a> for civil society has been shrinking since the crackdown following the disputed presidential election in 2009, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/13/iran-activists-fleeing-assault-civil-society" 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/refugees/asylum-seekers">Asylum Seekers</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/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111970 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Uzbekistan: Free Political Prisoners on Constitution Day</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/05/uzbekistan-free-political-prisoners-constitution-day</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%2F2012%2F12%2F05%2Fuzbekistan-free-political-prisoners-constitution-day&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Uzbekistan%3A%20Free%20Political%20Prisoners%20on%20Constitution%20Day&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F12%2F05%2Fuzbekistan-free-political-prisoners-constitution-day" 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%2F2012%2F12%2F05%2Fuzbekistan-free-political-prisoners-constitution-day&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/2012/12/05/uzbekistan-free-political-prisoners-constitution-day" 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 Uzbek government should unconditionally release all of its political prisoners on the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the country’s constitution on December 8, 2012, human rights groups said today. </div> </div> </div> <p><span face="">(Paris) &ndash; The Uzbek government should unconditionally release all of its political prisoners on the 20<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the adoption of the country&rsquo;s constitution on December 8, 2012, human rights groups said today.</span></p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/12/05/uzbekistan-free-political-prisoners-constitution-day" 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/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 04:27:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111871 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Central Asia: Ashton Should Urge Release of Activists</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/22/central-asia-ashton-should-urge-release-activists</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%2F2012%2F11%2F22%2Fcentral-asia-ashton-should-urge-release-activists&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Central%20Asia%3A%20Ashton%20Should%20Urge%20Release%20of%20Activists&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F11%2F22%2Fcentral-asia-ashton-should-urge-release-activists" 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%2F2012%2F11%2F22%2Fcentral-asia-ashton-should-urge-release-activists&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/2012/11/22/central-asia-ashton-should-urge-release-activists" 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"> European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton should meet with human rights defenders and publicly call for the release of wrongfully imprisoned activists during her upcoming visit to Central Asia. </div> </div> </div> <p><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 120%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">(Brussels) &ndash; European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton should meet with human rights defenders and publicly call fo</span></p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/22/central-asia-ashton-should-urge-release-activists" 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/keywords/civil-society">civil society</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/eu-high-representative">EU High Representative</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/tag/european-union-foreign-policy">European Union Foreign Policy</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/human-rights-activists">human rights activists</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/tajikistan">Tajikistan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111632 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>UAE: Make Good on Human Rights Commitments</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/16/uae-make-good-human-rights-commitments</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%2F2012%2F11%2F16%2Fuae-make-good-human-rights-commitments&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=UAE%3A%20Make%20Good%20on%20Human%20Rights%20Commitments&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F11%2F16%2Fuae-make-good-human-rights-commitments" 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%2F2012%2F11%2F16%2Fuae-make-good-human-rights-commitments&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/2012/11/16/uae-make-good-human-rights-commitments" 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 United Arab Emirates should swiftly end the arbitrary detention and harassment of its critics in line with its obligations as a recently elected member of the United Nations Human Rights Council. </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;(New York) &ndash; The <a href="http://www.hrw.org/middle-eastn-africa/united-arab-emirates">United Arab Emirates</a>&nbsp;should swiftly end the arbitrary detention and harassment of its critics in line with its obligations as a recently elected member of the United Nations <a href="http://www.hrw.org/topic/united-nations/hrc">Human Rights Council</a>.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/16/uae-make-good-human-rights-commitments" 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/united-nations/hrc">HRC</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/united-arab-emirates">United Arab Emirates</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/migration">Migration</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/torture">Torture</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/united-nations">United Nations</category> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:55:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111456 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Bahrain: Free Human Rights Defender </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/06/bahrain-free-human-rights-defender</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%2F2012%2F11%2F06%2Fbahrain-free-human-rights-defender&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Bahrain%3A%20Free%20Human%20Rights%20Defender%20&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F11%2F06%2Fbahrain-free-human-rights-defender" 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%2F2012%2F11%2F06%2Fbahrain-free-human-rights-defender&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/2012/11/06/bahrain-free-human-rights-defender" 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>Bahraini authorities should immediately release the human rights activist Sayed Yusuf al-Muhafadha and drop all &ldquo;illegal gathering&rdquo; charges against him. On October 30, 2012, the government issued an indefinite ban on public protests.</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>(Beirut)&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;Bahraini authorities should immediately release the human rights activist Sayed Yusuf al-Muhafadha and drop all &ldquo;illegal gathering&rdquo; charges against him. On October 30, 2012, the government issued an indefinite ban on public protests.<br /> </p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/06/bahrain-free-human-rights-defender" 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/free-speech/internet-freedom">Internet Freedom</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/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 10:31:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111239 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Azerbaijan: Shrinking Space for Media Freedom</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/02/azerbaijan-shrinking-space-media-freedom</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%2F2012%2F11%2F02%2Fazerbaijan-shrinking-space-media-freedom&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Azerbaijan%3A%20Shrinking%20Space%20for%20Media%20Freedom&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F11%2F02%2Fazerbaijan-shrinking-space-media-freedom" 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%2F2012%2F11%2F02%2Fazerbaijan-shrinking-space-media-freedom&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/2012/11/02/azerbaijan-shrinking-space-media-freedom" 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"> At least eight journalists and three human rights defenders are in jail, and freedom of expression is severely limited in Azerbaijan, the host of the upcoming United Nations-sponsored Internet Governance Forum. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Berlin) &ndash; At least eight journalists and three human rights defenders are in jail, and freedom of expression is severely limited in <a href="http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/azerbaijan"><u>Azerbaijan</u></a>, the host of the upcoming United Nations-sponsored Internet Governance Forum (IGF), Human Rights Watch said in a <a href="http://www.hrw.org/node/111217"><u>briefing paper</u></</a></p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/11/02/azerbaijan-shrinking-space-media-freedom" 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/europecentral-asia/azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/internet-freedom">internet freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech/internet-freedom">Internet Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech/press-freedom">Press Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/free-speech">Free Speech</category> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:57:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111221 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Iran: Political Prisoners Denied Visits, Care</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/31/iran-political-prisoners-denied-visits-care</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%2F2012%2F10%2F31%2Firan-political-prisoners-denied-visits-care&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Iran%3A%20Political%20Prisoners%20Denied%20Visits%2C%20Care&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F31%2Firan-political-prisoners-denied-visits-care" 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%2F2012%2F10%2F31%2Firan-political-prisoners-denied-visits-care&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/2012/10/31/iran-political-prisoners-denied-visits-care" 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"> Iran’s judiciary and prison authorities should end mistreatment of the prominent rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi and six human rights organizations said today. Ebadi and the rights groups also called on Iran’s authorities to allow all prisoners access to necessary medical care and family visits to which they are entitled under international human rights law. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Paris) &ndash; <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/iran">Iran</a>&rsquo;s judiciary and prison authorities should end mistreatment of the prominent rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi and six human rights organizations said today.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/31/iran-political-prisoners-denied-visits-care" 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/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/criminal-justice/prison-and-jail-conditions">Prison and Jail Conditions</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:00:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111152 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Israel: End Arbitrary Restrictions on Rights Group Officials</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/26/israel-end-arbitrary-restrictions-rights-group-officials</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%2F2012%2F10%2F26%2Fisrael-end-arbitrary-restrictions-rights-group-officials&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Israel%3A%20End%20Arbitrary%20Restrictions%20on%20Rights%20Group%20Officials&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F26%2Fisrael-end-arbitrary-restrictions-rights-group-officials" 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%2F2012%2F10%2F26%2Fisrael-end-arbitrary-restrictions-rights-group-officials&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/2012/10/26/israel-end-arbitrary-restrictions-rights-group-officials" 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"> Israeli authorities should stop harassing members of a Palestinian prisoners’ rights group. Israeli authorities should immediately lift a travel ban on the group’s chairman and release a recently arrested researcher, or present evidence justifying the measures against them. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Jerusalem) &ndash; Israeli authorities should stop harassing members of a Palestinian prisoners&rsquo; rights group. Israeli authorities should immediately lift a travel ban on the group&rsquo;s chairman and release a recently arrested researcher, or present evidence justifying the measures against them.</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/26/israel-end-arbitrary-restrictions-rights-group-officials" 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/israel-palestine">Israel/Palestine</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/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:00:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111043 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Tajikistan: Rights Group Forced to Close</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/25/tajikistan-rights-group-forced-close</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%2F2012%2F10%2F25%2Ftajikistan-rights-group-forced-close&amp;count=horizontal&amp;via=&amp;text=Tajikistan%3A%20Rights%20Group%20Forced%20to%20Close&amp;counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hrw.org%2Fnews%2F2012%2F10%2F25%2Ftajikistan-rights-group-forced-close" 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%2F2012%2F10%2F25%2Ftajikistan-rights-group-forced-close&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/2012/10/25/tajikistan-rights-group-forced-close" 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 court’s decision on October 24, 2012 to close a leading human rights organization in Tajikistan is a serious blow to the country’s civil society and should be reconsidered in line with Tajikistan’s international obligations to uphold the freedom of association. </div> </div> </div> <p>(Berlin) &ndash; A court&rsquo;s decision on October 24, 2012 to close a leading human rights organization in <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/tajikistan"><u>Tajikistan</u></a>&nbsp;is a serious blow to the country&rsquo;s civil society and should be reconsidered in line with Tajikistan&rsquo;s international obligations to uphold the freedom of association, Human Rights Watch s</p><p><a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/10/25/tajikistan-rights-group-forced-close" 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/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/keywords/international-human-rights-norms">international human rights norms</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/europecentral-asia/tajikistan">Tajikistan</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/topic/retired-terms/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 09:15:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">111051 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>