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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://www.hrw.org" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Criminal Justice</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/taxonomy/734</link> <description>Feeds > By taxonomy term</description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Bahrain’s Human Rights Crisis</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/07/05/bahrain-s-human-rights-crisis-0</link> <description>(Washington, DC) - The Bahrain government, since March 2011, has been carrying out a punitive and vindictive campaign of violent repression against its own citizens, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/07/05/bahrain-s-human-rights-crisis-0">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/backgrounders">Backgrounder Briefing</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/bahrain">Bahrain</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/bahrain">Bahrain</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/free-expression">Free Expression</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/international-humanitarian-law">International Humanitarian Law</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/media">Media</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/tags/middle-east-uprising">Middle East Uprising</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/international-justice/peace-and-justice">Peace and Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice/police-brutality">Police Brutality</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/press-freedom">Press Freedom</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/prisons">Prisons</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/racism-and-discrimination">Racism and Discrimination</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/torture">Torture</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/international-justice/war-crimes/crimes-against-humanity">War Crimes/Crimes Against Humanity</category> <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:56:02 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">100221 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>US: Crack Cocaine Ruling a Victory for Rights</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/07/01/us-crack-cocaine-ruling-victory-rights</link> <description>(Washington, DC) - The US Sentencing Commission's unanimous vote on June 30, 2011, to make new federal crack cocaine sentencing guidelines retroactive, is consistent with internationally recognized human rights principles, Human Rights Watch said today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/07/01/us-crack-cocaine-ruling-victory-rights">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/crack-cocaine">crack cocaine</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program/discrimination-and-abuse-discretion">Discrimination and Abuse of Discretion</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice/drug-policy-and-human-rights">Drug Policy and Human Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program/excessive-punishment-and-restrictions">Excessive Punishment and Restrictions</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/fair-sentencing-act">Fair Sentencing Act</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/mandatory-minimum-sentences">mandatory minimum sentences</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/sentence-disparity">sentence disparity</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice/sentencing-and-re-entry-policy">Sentencing and Re-Entry Policy</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states">United States</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program">US Domestic Policy</category> <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:47:06 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">100216 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>US: Decent Decisions</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/us-decent-decisions</link> <description>Victories for prisoners seeking relief from abusive prison conditions are all too rare. US courts are often as loathe to condemn the mistreatment of inmates and wretched prisons as the public is willing to condone - if not encourage - them. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/us-decent-decisions">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/commentary">Commentary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program/excessive-punishment-and-restrictions">Excessive Punishment and Restrictions</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program/prison-and-detention-conditions">Prison and Detention Conditions</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice/prison-and-jail-conditions">Prison and Jail Conditions</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states">United States</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program">US Domestic Policy</category> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:42:54 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jamie Fellner</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">100071 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>US: Bounced Around the Country</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/14/us-bounced-around-country</link> <description><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-text="HRW analyzes 2 million U.S. #immigration transfer records over 12 yrs.<a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/14/us-bounced-around-country">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/deportation">Deportation</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/foreigndomestic/domestic-policy">Domestic Policy</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/immigrant-detainee-transfers">immigrant detainee transfers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/immigration-and-customs-enforcement">Immigration and Customs Enforcement</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/immigration-and-treatment-non-citizens">Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/immigration-proceedings">immigration proceedings</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program/unfair-immigration-policies">Unfair Immigration Policies</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states">United States</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program">US Domestic Policy</category> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:14:09 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99753 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Honduras: Stop Efforts to Discredit Human Rights Prosecutors</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/31/honduras-stop-efforts-discredit-human-rights-prosecutors</link> <description>(Washington, DC) - The Lobo administration needs to ensure that government officials stop attacking the credibility of human rights prosecutors, Human Rights Watch said today. President Porfirio Lobo also should direct security forces to cooperate fully with abuse investigations, Human Rights Watch said. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/31/honduras-stop-efforts-discredit-human-rights-prosecutors">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/armando-calidonio">Armando Calidonio</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/attacks-human-rights-prosecutors">attacks on human rights prosecutors</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ciudad-planeta">Ciudad Planeta</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/free-expression">Free Expression</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/hector-ivan-mejia-velasquez">Hector Ivan Mejia Velasquez</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/americas/honduras">Honduras</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/human-rights-defenders">Human Rights Defenders</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/luis-rubi">Luis Rubi</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice/police-brutality">Police Brutality</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/police-officers">police officers</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/porfirio-lobo">Porfirio Lobo</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/sandra-ponce">Sandra Ponce</category> <pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 18:35:33 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99369 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Guinea: A Nation at the Crossroads </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/24/guinea-nation-crossroads</link> <description>(Conakry) - 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, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/24/guinea-nation-crossroads">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa">Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/economic-social-and-cultural-rights">ESC Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/guinea">Guinea</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice/police-brutality">Police Brutality</category> <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 06:20:11 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99146 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>US: Supreme Court Affirms Abused Prisoners’ Right to Remedy</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/23/us-supreme-court-affirms-abused-prisoners-right-remedy</link> <description>(Washington) - The US Supreme Court on May 23, 2011, endorsed the constitutional right of prisoners to be free of cruel and unusual conditions of confinement and the government's responsibility to provide a remedy for violations of that right. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/23/us-supreme-court-affirms-abused-prisoners-right-remedy">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program/prison-and-detention-conditions">Prison and Detention Conditions</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice/prison-and-jail-conditions">Prison and Jail Conditions</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states">United States</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program">US Domestic Policy</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/written-statement">Written statement</category> <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 17:33:36 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99195 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>“Crossfire”</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/05/10/crossfire-0</link> <description>This 53-page report documents abuses by RAB in and around Dhaka, the capital, under the current Awami League-led government. Nearly 200 people have been killed in RAB operations since January 6, 2009, when the government assumed office. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2011/05/10/crossfire-0">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia">Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/asia/bangladesh">Bangladesh</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/publications/report">Report</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/torture">Torture</category> <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 00:20:53 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">98596 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Bahrain: Arbitrary Arrests Escalate </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/04/bahrain-arbitrary-arrests-escalate</link> <description>Update: At approximately 10 p.m. on May 4, 2011, Bahraini authorities released Dr. Nedhal al-Khalifa and two of her associates from CID headquarters in `Adlyia, where they were being detained. The condition and whereabouts of al-Khalifa's husband, Dr. Sadiq Abdulla, remain unknown, as well as the reason for his detention. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/04/bahrain-arbitrary-arrests-escalate">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/bahrain">Bahrain</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/bahrain">Bahrain</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/counterterrorism/detention-without-trial">Detention without Trial</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/free-expression">Free Expression</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/labor/freedom-association">Freedom of Association</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/tags/middle-east-uprising">Middle East Uprising</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/international-justice/peace-and-justice">Peace and Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice/police-brutality">Police Brutality</category> <pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 16:57:16 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">98637 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Bahrain: Set Aside Martial Law Death Sentences </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/02/bahrain-set-aside-martial-law-death-sentences</link> <description>(Washington, DC) - Bahraini authorities should set aside a military court ruling on April 28, 2011, sentencing four defendants to death and three others to life in prison for their alleged involvement in the murder of two police officers, Human Rights Watch said today. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/02/bahrain-set-aside-martial-law-death-sentences">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-eastn-africa/bahrain">Bahrain</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/bahrain">Bahrain</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/criminal-justice">Criminal Justice</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/tags/middle-east-uprising">Middle East Uprising</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/middle-east/n-africa">Middle East/N. Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/international-justice/peace-and-justice">Peace and Justice</category> <pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 12:28:36 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">98551 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>