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Human Rights Watch Weekly Digest (http://www.hrw.org)
April 17th - April 24th, 2009
Sudan: Revise Repressive Press Law
End to Censorship Necessary for Free and Fair Elections in 2010
(New York) - Sudan's parliament should make major changes to a draft press law to ensure that it protects freedom of speech as guaranteed under the Sudanese constitution and international law.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/09/sri-lanka-stop-shelling-no-fire-zone)
EU: Use Trade Pact to Improve Rights in Turkmenistan
European Parliament Green Light to Interim Trade Agreement No Excuse for Turning Blind Eye to Repression
(Brussels) - The European Union should press the Turkmen government to improve its abysmal human rights record before agreeing to enhanced relations with the country, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/23/eu-use-trade-pact-improve-rights-turkmenistan)
Israel/Gaza: Israeli Military Investigation Not Credible
Israel and Hamas Should Cooperate With UN Investigation
(Jerusalem) - The Israeli military's findings about the conduct of its forces in Gaza, announced on April 22, lack credibility and confirm the need for an impartial international inquiry into alleged violations by both Israel and Hamas.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/23/israelgaza-israeli-military-investigation-not-credible)
The killing goes on in Gaza
by Joe Stork
The young man asked us not to identify him. He had "made a mistake", he said, when someone apparently overheard him criticising a Hamas leader in a street conversation with friends. "We call them 'drones' - people Hamas pays to listen for them."
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/23/killing-goes-gaza)
Governments Should Endorse Anti-Racism Declaration
UN Racism Conference Agrees Document Despite Eight-Nation Boycott
(Geneva) - Governments that boycotted the UN racism conference should now demonstrate their commitment to fight racism by endorsing the conference declaration. By so doing, they can ensure that the conference will be remembered for its commitment to victims of racism and not for an inflammatory speech by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran. Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/22/governments-should-endorse-anti-racism-declaration)
Somalia: Donors Should Address Accountability
Make Human Rights Guarantees a Condition of Aid to Security Forces
(Brussels) - Donor governments meeting in Brussels this week should ensure that pledges of assistance to Somali security forces and African Union troops in Somalia will not contribute to human rights abuses .
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/22/somalia-donors-should-address-accountability)
UN Racism Conference Fails on Caste-Based Discrimination
Document Ignores Abuses Against 260 Million People
(Geneva) - The international community should take action on caste-based discrimination, which violates the rights of 260 million people globally.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/22/un-racism-conference-fails-caste-based-discrimination)
UN: Elect Rights-Respecting States to Human Rights Council
General Assembly Members Should Not Reward Rights Abusers with Votes
(New York) - Serious human rights violations in Azerbaijan, China, Cuba, Russia, and Saudi Arabia undermine their candidacies for the May 12, 2009 election to the United Nations Human Rights Council, a global coalition of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) said in a letter.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/21/un-elect-rights-respecting-states-human-rights-council)
Sri Lanka: Protect Civilians in 'Final' Attack
UN Security Council Should Initiate Commission of Inquiry
(New York) - An expected major attack following the Sri Lankan government's "final warning" to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam underscores the need for heightened measures to minimize civilian casualties.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/20/sri-lanka-protect-civilians-final-attack)
UN Racism Conference: Defeat Bigotry by Standing Ground
Governments Should Stay to Rebut Ahmadinejad Speech
(Geneva) - Governments attending a UN racism conference used by Iran's president to give a hate-filled speech should respond by staying to ensure that the conference agrees on a strong anti-racism message.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/20/un-racism-conference-defeat-bigotry-standing-ground)
Iran: Journalist's Conviction Tainted by Secrecy
Authorities Denied Roxana Saberi Basic Fair Trial Elements
(New York) - The conviction in an Iranian court of journalist Roxana Saberi on charges of espionage followed a fast-track, closed-door proceeding that gave her lawyer no opportunity to prepare a defense or adequately represent her.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/20/iran-journalists-conviction-tainted-secrecy)
Gaza: Hamas Should End Killings, Torture
At Least 32 Palestinians Killed During and After Israeli Offensive
(Gaza City) - Hamas should end its attacks on political opponents and suspected collaborators in Gaza, which have killed at least 32 Palestinians and maimed several dozen more during and since the recent Israeli military offensive, Human Rights Watch said in a report.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/20/gaza-hamas-should-end-killings-torture)
Read the report (http://www.hrw.org/node/82366)
UN Race Conference Undermined by Western Withdrawals
US, Other Governments Cannot Take 'Yes' for an Answer
(Geneva) - The announcement by the US government that it would not participate in the upcoming UN Review Conference on Racism, followed by the decision of the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Australia to pull out and Germany to attend as an observer, strikes a blow at UN efforts to fight racism.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/19/un-race-conference-undermined-western-withdrawals)
US: Attend Conference on Racism
Obama Administration Should Attend Meeting and Support Victims
(Geneva) - The US government should stand with the victims of racism and attend the upcoming United Nations meeting on racism in Geneva.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/17/us-attend-conference-racism)
Americas: Create Unified, Effective Approach to Cuba
Summit Is Opportunity to Replace Failed Policies of Isolation and Uncritical Engagement (Washington, DC) - Heads of state gathered at the Summit of the Americas should work together to create a new, unified approach to Cuba that will be more effective toward dismantling Cuba's repressive machinery.
Read more (http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/04/17/americas-create-unified-effective-approach-cuba)
