News Release February 2009

• ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN：Afghanistan: Accountability for civilian casualties needed before more troops arrive

  26 Feb 2009 / Region: ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN / Topic:

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Political prisoners set free in Myanmar

  24 Feb 2009 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY：Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Evidence of misuse of US-weapons reinforces need for arms embargo

  23 Feb 2009 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND：BINYAM MOHAMED: RELEASE ‘NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON’ - OTHERS MUST NOT LANGUISH AT GUANTANAMO

  20 Feb 2009 / Region: UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND / Topic:Fight Against Terrorism and Human Rights

• REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：International community fails to protect

  17 Feb 2009 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF KENYA：Kenyan authorities cannot wait for the International Criminal Court to end impunity for crimes

  16 Feb 2009 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KENYA / Topic:

• REPUBLIC OF KOREA：South Korea must not resume use of the death penalty

  16 Feb 2009 / Region: REPUBLIC OF KOREA / Topic:Abolition of the Death Penalty

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Authorities urged to withdraw rules limiting press freedom

  10 Feb 2009 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY： Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Gaza-UN investigation must be extended

  10 Feb 2009 / Region: ISRAEL AND THE OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES／PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY / Topic:Regional conflict

• DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA：Sri Lanka: Suicide bombing breaches international law

  9 Feb 2009 / Region: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:Regional conflict

• RUSSIAN FEDERATION：Russian Federation: Implement recommendations of Human Rights Council

  6 Feb 2009 / Region: RUSSIAN FEDERATION / Topic:International human rights law

• ITALIAN REPUBLIC：Hundreds of migrants at risk if returned from Italian island

  6 Feb 2009 / Region: ITALIAN REPUBLIC / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Government’s report to UN Human Rights Council whitewashes abuses

  5 Feb 2009 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:

• DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA：Sri Lanka: Government, Tigers should declare temporary truce and open humanitarian corridors to get civilians out, aid in

  5 Feb 2009 / Region: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA / Topic:Refugees and Migrants

• SOMALI REPUBLIC：Somalia: Allegations of AU force firing on civilians need investigating

  5 Feb 2009 / Region: SOMALI REPUBLIC / Topic:Regional conflict

• REPUBLIC OF SUDAN：Darfur: UNAMID must not desert civilians in Muhajeriya

  3 Feb 2009 / Region: REPUBLIC OF SUDAN / Topic:Regional conflict

• UNION OF MYANMAR：Myanmar minority group in peril

  2 Feb 2009 / Region: UNION OF MYANMAR / Topic:Indigenous people Minority group

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA：China: Human Rights Lawyer in Arbitrary Detention Government Should Confirm Gao Zhisheng is Not Being Tortured or Ill-Treated

  2 Feb 2009 / Region: PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA / Topic:Individual at risk