CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/economic-social-and-cultural-rights","20110706013954","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1309916394"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <script type="text/javascript">var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime()</script> <title>ESC Rights | Human Rights Watch</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Human Rights Watch | Defending Human Rights Worldwide"/> <meta name="keywords" content="ESC Rights"/> <meta name="robots" content="index,follow"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/> <style type="text/css" media="all">@import "/web/20110706013954cs_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/css/43ea2b233b9dd07cfea762af3e8116ca.css";</style> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20110706013954js_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/js/7a90f0c9e75dab620f18fb17c21bea7f.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">Drupal.extend({ settings: { "thickbox": { "close": "Close", "next": "Next \x3e", "prev": "\x3c Prev", "esc_key": "or Esc Key", "next_close": "Next / Close on last", "image_count": "Image !current of !total" } } });</script>   <meta name="robots" content="noarchive"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Human Rights Watch - News" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/news"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17438434-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/https://ssl' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script> </head> <body class="hrw panels taxonomy sidebar-right"> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20110706013954js_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/core/collapse.js"></script> <div id="header"> <div class="limiter clear-block"> <a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/" class="logo"></a> <div class="right"> <div class="top clear-block"> <div class="i18n"><span class="new-i18n-links">Language</span><div class="new-item-list"><ul><li class=""> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/ar">العربية</a></li><li class=""> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/zh-hans">中文</a></li><li class="active"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en">English</a></li><li class=""> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/fr">Français</a></li><li class=""> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/de">Deutsch</a></li><li class=""> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/he">עברית</a></li><li class=""> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/ja">日本語</a></li><li class=""> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/ru">Русский</a></li><li class=""> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/es">Español</a></li><li class="last"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/languages">More +</a></li></ul></div></div> <div class="personas"><ul class=" links clear-block"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/policy-makers">Policy Makers</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/press">Press</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/get-involved">Get Involved</a></li> </ul></div> <div id="sm_links"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.twitter.com/hrw"><img src="/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/twitter.gif"></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.youtube.com/humanrightswatch"><img src="/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/youtube.gif"></a><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.facebook.com/humanrightswatch"><img src="/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/facebook.gif"></a><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/rss"><img src="/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/rss.gif"></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="limiter nav clear-block"> <ul class=" links clear-block"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/home" title="Home">Home</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/our-work" title="Our Work">Our Work</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news" title="News">News</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/publications" title="Publications">Publications</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/multimedia">Multimedia</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/about" title="About Us">About Us</a></li> </ul> <ul class="donate links clear-block"> <li class="last"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.kintera.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.4542089/">Donate</a></li> </ul> <div class="search"><form action="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/economic-social-and-cultural-rights" accept-charset="UTF-8" method="post" id="search-theme-form"> <div><div id="search" class="container-inline"><div class="form-item" id="edit-processed-keys-wrapper"> <input type="text" maxlength="128" name="processed_keys" id="edit-processed-keys" size="15" value="" title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." class="form-text"/> </div> <input type="submit" name="op" id="edit-submit" value="Search" class="form-submit"/> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" id="edit-search-theme-form" value="search_theme_form"/> <input type="hidden" name="module" id="edit-module" value="apachesolr_search"/> </div> </div></form> </div> </div> <div id="subnav" class="limiter clear-block"> <div id="section-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/economic-social-and-cultural-rights" title="ESC Rights" class="active">ESC Rights</a></div> <div class="subnav"> <ul class=" links clear-block"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/by-issue/news-filter/671">News Releases</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/by-issue/publications/671">Reports</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/by-issue/commentaries/671">Commentaries</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/by-issue/multimedia/671">Multimedia</a></li> <li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/by-issue/experts/671">Experts</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/taxonomy/671">RSS</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="page"><div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="sidebar sidebar-right"><div id="block-tic-tic_copy_96800" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="node clear-block ltr ntype-copy"> <div class="content clear-block filter-text"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.kintera.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.4542089/?msource=MidEast32011"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media/images/copy/banner_support_MENA2d.jpg" width="322" height="92" class="imagefield imagefield-field_copy_image"/></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-tic-tic_copy_92883" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="node clear-block ltr ntype-copy"> <div class="content clear-block filter-text"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://hrw.kintera.org/newsletter?msource=signup"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media/images/copy/banner_signup_2c.jpg" width="322" height="46" class="imagefield imagefield-field_copy_image"/></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-taxonomy_context-2" class="clear-block block block-taxonomy_context"> <h6 class="block-title clear-block">Topic</h6> <div class="bcontent"><ul class="menu"> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/arms" title="View this section">Arms</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/business" title="View this section">Business</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/children" title="View this section">Children's Rights</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/counterterrorism" title="View this section">Counterterrorism</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights" title="View this section">Disability Rights</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/environment" title="View this section">Environment</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/economic-social-and-cultural-rights" title="View this section" class="active">ESC Rights</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/health" title="View this section">Health</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/international-justice" title="View this section">International Justice</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/lgbt-rights" title="View this section">LGBT Rights</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants" title="View this section">Migrants</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/press-freedom" title="View this section">Press Freedom</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees" title="View this section">Refugees</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/terrorism" title="View this section">Terrorism</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/torture" title="View this section">Torture</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/united-nations" title="View this section">United Nations</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women" title="View this section">Women's Rights</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="main" class="clear-block"> <div id="content" class="clear-block"> <div class="panels one-pack clear-block" id="taxonomy"> <div class="panel-header clear-block"><div id="block-tic-topic_hybrid" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <h6 class="block-title clear-block"> </h6> <div class="bcontent"><div class="new-tax-term"><div class="new-tax-term-left clear-block"><div class="view view-page-feature-grabber"><div class="view-content view-content-page-feature-grabber"><div class="item-list"><ul class=" clear-block"><li class="first"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-related-main-feature"><div class="field-item"><div class="view view-asset-main-feature"><div class="view-content view-content-asset-main-feature"><div class="clear-block assets"><div class="asset first"><div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div><div class="view-field field-related-images"><div class="field-item"><div class="view view-asset-image-scale-300x-captioned"><div class="view-content view-content-asset-image-scale-300x-captioned"><div class="clear-block assets"><div class="asset first"><div class="view-field field-imagefile"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/en/sites/default/files/imagecache/scale-300x/media/images/photographs/2010_Guinea_Elections2.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-scale-300x"/></div><div class="view-field field-image-caption"><p>A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Conakry on November 7, 2010.</p> </div><div class="view-field field-copyright">© 2010 Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images</div></div> </div></div></div> </div></div><div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/24/guinea-nation-crossroads">Guinea: A Nation at the Crossroads </a></div><div class="view-field field-node-created"></div><div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>President Alpha Condé, who took power in December 2010, should address the profound human rights and governance problems that have underscored decades of abuse in Guinea. A Human Rights report identifies the main factors that have contributed to years of impunity and recommends steps Guinea should take to promote good governance and to end the history of abuse.</p> </div><div class="view-field field-videofile"></div><div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div><div class="view-field field-audio-subtitle"></div><div class="view-field field-audiofile"></div></div> </div></div></div> </div></div> </div></li></ul></div></div></div> </div><div class="view view-new-tax-auto-news"><div class="view-content view-content-new-tax-auto-news"><div class="item-list"><ul class=" clear-block"><li class="first"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/24/guinea-nation-crossroads">Guinea: A Nation at the Crossroads </a></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">May 24, 2011</div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/16/colombia-100th-country-ratify-disability-rights-treaty">Colombia is 100th Country to Ratify Disability Rights Treaty</a></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">May 16, 2011</div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/06/us-prioritize-rights-china-dialogue">US: Prioritize Rights in China Dialogue</a></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">May 6, 2011</div> </div></li><li class="last"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/16/tunisia-ripple-effect">Tunisia: The Ripple Effect</a></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Feb 16, 2011</div> </div></li></ul></div></div><div class="view-footer view-footer-new-tax-auto-news"><div class="more"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news-filter/671">More news</a>»</div></div> </div> <div class="view view-page-feature-grabber-related"><div class="view-header view-header-page-feature-grabber-related"><p>Featured content</p> </div> <div class="view-content view-content-page-feature-grabber-related"><div class="item-list"><ul class=" clear-block"><li class="first"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-related-audio-feature"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-video-feature"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-special-feature"><div class="field-item"><div class="view view-asset-special-and-video-feature"><div class="view-content view-content-asset-special-and-video-feature"><div class="clear-block assets"><div class="asset first"><div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/features/somalia-fleeing-relentless-violence">Somalia: Fleeing Relentless Violence</a></div><div class="view-field field-node-created">December 8, 2008</div><div class="view-field field-node-type"><div class="tic-node-type-icon tic-node-type-icon-special_features"></div></div></div> </div></div></div> </div></div> <div class="view-field field-related-news-feature"><div class="field-item"><div class="view view-asset-news-feature"><div class="view-content view-content-asset-news-feature"><div class="clear-block assets"><div class="asset first"><div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2001/07/31/china-tightens-internet-controls">China Tightens Internet Controls</a></div><div class="view-field field-node-created">Aug 1 2001 - 20:00</div><div class="view-field field-node-type">News</div></div> </div></div></div> </div></div> <div class="view-field field-related-files-feature"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-links-feature"><div class="field-item"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/01/27/grim-year-ox">A Grim Year of the Ox </a></div></div> </div></li></ul></div></div><div class="view-footer view-footer-page-feature-grabber-related"><div class="rss-subscribe"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/taxonomy/671"><img src="/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/sites/all/themes/hrw/images/rss.png"> Subscribe to content feed</a></div> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-middle clear-block"><h2 class="title">Reports</h2><div class="view view-region-reports"><div class="view-content view-content-region-reports"><div class="item-list"><ul class=" clear-block"><li class="first"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/01/11/promises-unfulfilled-0" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N imagecache-linked imagecache-crop-200x133N_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/en/sites/default/files/imagecache/crop-200x133N/media/images/report-covers/china0111.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N"/></a></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/01/11/promises-unfulfilled-0">Promises Unfulfilled</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle">An Assessment of China’s National Human Rights Action Plan</div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/12/19/separate-and-unequal-0" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N imagecache-linked imagecache-crop-200x133N_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/en/sites/default/files/imagecache/crop-200x133N/media/images/report-covers/iopt1210.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N"/></a></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/12/19/separate-and-unequal-0">Separate and Unequal</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle">Israel’s Discriminatory Treatment of Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories</div> </div></li><li class="last"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/10/28/rights-displaced-0" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N imagecache-linked imagecache-crop-200x133N_linked"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954im_/http://www.hrw.org/en/sites/default/files/imagecache/crop-200x133N/media/images/report-covers/kosovo1010.jpg" class="imagecache imagecache-crop-200x133N"/></a></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/10/28/rights-displaced-0">Rights Displaced</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle">Forced Returns of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptians from Western Europe to Kosovo</div> </div></li></ul></div></div><div class="view-footer view-footer-region-reports"><div class="more"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/publications/reports/671/related">More reports</a>»</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="panel-footer clear-block"><div id="block-tic-policy_hybrid" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <h6 class="block-title clear-block">ESC Rights</h6> <div class="bcontent"><div class="view view-taxonomy-filter"><div class="view-content view-content-taxonomy-filter"><div class="item-list"><ul class=" clear-block"><li class="first"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/24/guinea-nation-crossroads">Guinea: A Nation at the Crossroads </a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">May 24, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>President Alpha Condé, who took power in December 2010, should address the profound human rights and governance problems that have underscored decades of abuse in Guinea. A Human Rights report identifies the main factors that have contributed to years of impunity and recommends steps Guinea should take to promote good governance and to end the history of abuse.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/16/colombia-100th-country-ratify-disability-rights-treaty">Colombia is 100th Country to Ratify Disability Rights Treaty</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">May 16, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Colombia is the 100th country to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a symbolic step towards achieving universal respect for the rights of more than 670 million people with disabilities worldwide, Human Rights Watch said today.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/06/us-prioritize-rights-china-dialogue">US: Prioritize Rights in China Dialogue</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">May 6, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The United States should demonstrate its concern over the Chinese government's crackdown on dissent by raising human rights at all segments of next week's US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/14/kenya-submission-government-health-budget">Kenya: Submission to the Government on Health Budget</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Apr 14, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>In a submission to the Kenyan Government, Human Rights Watch called on the Government to fulfill its earlier pledge of health funding, instead of reducing the resources allocated to health services.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/14/kenya-fulfill-health-funding-pledges">Kenya: Fulfill Health Funding Pledges</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Apr 14, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The Kenyan government should remove barriers to health care and make sure that there is no backsliding in access to care, Human Rights Watch said today in a submission to parliament. Parliament is currently debating the budget for 2011-2012.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/16/tunisia-ripple-effect">Tunisia: The Ripple Effect</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Feb 16, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Since Tunisians ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali four weeks ago, many refugees have returned to emotional homecomings, while other<strong> </strong>émigrés have said<strong> </strong>they will head home soon to help build a new Tunisia.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/10/responsible-mining-companies-cant-go-it-alone">Responsible Mining: Companies Can't Go it Alone</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Feb 10, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Human Rights Watch recently released a report that details brutal gang rapes and other abuses allegedly carried out by employees of Barrick Gold in Papua New Guinea. Barrick, a Canadian firm, is the world's largest gold producer and Porgera is one of the world's largest gold mines. Now the company is scrambling to put things right, investing in new mechanisms for oversight and accountability and firing some of its private security personnel while others are being hauled away by the police.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/07/france-senate-should-revise-immigration-bill">France: Senate Should Revise Immigration Bill</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Feb 7, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>French senators should remove provisions in the draft immigration law that are incompatible with human rights norms, Human Rights Watch said in an open letter to senators today. On February 8, 2011, the Senate is scheduled to resume examination of the government-sponsored immigration bill article by article. The National Assembly approved the bill in October 2010.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/07/open-letter-french-senators-immigration-bill">Open Letter to French Senators on Immigration Bill</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Feb 7, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>We are writing to express our serious concerns about a variety of provisions in the immigration bill currently under examination in the Senate. The memorandum annexed to this letter sets out our analysis and detailed recommendations.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class="last"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/02/01/papua-new-guinea-serious-abuses-barrick-gold-mine">Papua New Guinea: Serious Abuses at Barrick Gold Mine </a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Feb 1, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Private security personnel employed at a gold mine in Papua New Guinea have been implicated in alleged gang rapes and other violent abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Porgera mine has produced billions of dollars of gold in its twenty years of operation, and is operated and 95 percent owned by Barrick Gold, a Canadian company that is the world's largest gold producer.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li></ul></div></div><div class="view-footer view-footer-taxonomy-filter"><div class="more"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news-all/671">More documents on this topic</a>»</div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="footer"><div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="clear-block"><a href="#header" class="back-to-top">Back to top</a></div> <div class="nav"> <a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/rss" class="rss-link">RSS</a> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/home" title="Home">Home</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/our-work" title="Our Work">Our Work</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/news" title="News">News</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/publications" title="Publications">Publications</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/multimedia">Multimedia</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/about" title="About Us">About Us</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/http://www.kintera.org/site/c.nlIWIgN2JwE/b.4542089/">Donate</a></div> </div> <div class="footer-blocks clear-block"> <div id="block-tic-tic_copy_24478" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="node clear-block ltr ntype-copy"> <div class="content clear-block filter-text"> Human Rights Watch<br/> 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor<br/> New York, NY 10118-3299<br/> USA<br/> Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700<br/> <br/> <strong><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/contact-us">Contact Us - Global Offices</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/iff">Film Festival</a></strong><br/> <strong><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/about/jobs">Employment</a></strong> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-tic-5" class="clear-block block block-tic"> <div class="bcontent"><div class="col-left clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/regions">Browse by Region</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/africa">Africa</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/americas">Americas</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</a></li><li class="last"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states">United States</a></li></ul></div><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/browse_by_country">Browse by Country</a></strong></div><div class="col-right clear-block"><strong class="vocab-header"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/topics">Browse by Topic</a></strong><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/arms">Arms</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/business">Business</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/children">Children's Rights</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/counterterrorism">Counterterrorism</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</a></li><li class="last"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/environment">Environment</a></li></ul></div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/economic-social-and-cultural-rights" class="active">ESC Rights</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/health">Health</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/international-justice">International Justice</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/migrants">Migrants</a></li><li class="last"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/press-freedom">Press Freedom</a></li></ul></div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/refugees">Refugees</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/terrorism">Terrorism</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/torture">Torture</a></li><li class=""><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/united-nations">United Nations</a></li><li class="last"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women">Women's Rights</a></li></ul></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="sub-footer"><div class="limiter clear-block"> <div class="pipe-links"><a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/sitemap" title="Site Map">Site Map</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/privacy">Privacy Policy</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/corrections">Corrections</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20110706013954/http://www.hrw.org/en/permissions">Permissions</a></div> <div class="footer-message">© Copyright 2010, Human Rights Watch</div> </div></div> <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config={uid:8172,domain:"hrw.org"}; (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20110706013954/https://s3.amazonaws.com/" : "http://") + "static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js"); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script> </body> </html>