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vrijdag 31 mei 2013

Human Rights Watch - THE WEEK IN RIGHTS - May 30 2013

A Revolution for Women in Libya


Photo © 2012 Samer Muscati/Human Rights Watch 

Libyans are in the midst of dramatic change, trying to build a new political system after four decades of dictatorship. For Libyan women, the stakes are high. 

“The revolution made us proud to be there on the front line,” said Selwa Bugaighis, a lawyer. “But now there are some who think it is time for women to go home.” 

Although a number of women were elected to parliament in 2012, these gains are fragile. To help ensure equality, women should participate fully in drafting the new constitution. Gaddafi-era laws should be changed, like laws that discourage women from reporting sexual assault. 

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AfricaKenya’s Police Abuse Nairobi’s Refugees

Refugees told us how hundreds of Kenyan police unleashed 10 weeks of hell on communities close to the heart of Nairobi, torturing, abusing, and stealing from some of the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people. Randomly attacking men, women, and children in their homes and in the streets is hardly an effective way to protect Kenya’s national security. 
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ASIABurma Should Revoke ‘Two-Child Policy’ For Rohingya

Implementation of this callous and cruel two-child policy against the Rohingya is another example of the systematic and wide-ranging persecution of this group, who have recently been the target of an ethnic cleansing campaign. 
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EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIAIn France, First Marriage of a Same-Sex Couple

The wedding of Vincent Autin and Bruno Boileau will be the start of a new era in France, with full marriage equality achieved at last. Their wedding is an inspiration to all those around the world who want to achieve equal rights and to end discrimination based on sexual orientation. 
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USAUS Pledges to End ‘War,’ Close Guantanamo 

President Barack Obama’s decision to lift his own ban on detainee transfers to Yemen suggests he may finally have the political will to follow through with his pledge to close Guantanamo. 
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