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Kyrgyzstan: Do Not Return Asylum Seeker to Uzbekistan
Kyrgyz authorities should not forcibly return an Uzbek asylum seeker to Uzbekistan, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 13-May-2008 07:00

Kosovo: Build New State on Rule of Law
Protecting Minority Rights Key to Kosovo?s Future As Kosovo is poised to declare independence, the new government and its international partners should build a state based on democratic principles and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said in a seven-point human rights agenda for Kosovo issued today. The European Union-led mission charged with stabilizing the breakaway province once it secedes from Serbia should take urgent steps to prevent human rights abuses, particularly against minorities and women.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 15-Feb-2008 06:00

UK: Act Fast on Iraqi Refugee Crisis in Middle East
NGOs Welcome New Policy on Interpreters, but Call for UK Action on Wider Crisis The UK government?s decision to reconsider its refusal to grant special asylum arrangements for Iraqi interpreters serving with British forces in Iraq is welcome, but does not go far enough, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the UK?s Refugee Council said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 08-Aug-2007 07:00

Spain: Migrant Children at Risk in Government Facilities
Close Canary Islands Emergency Centers and Provide Adequate Care Hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children from Africa held in government facilities in the Canary Islands are at risk of violence and ill-treatment, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 26-Jul-2007 07:00

Germany: End Efforts to Strip Iraqis of Refugee Status
German Policy Fails to Account for Continuing Violence, Persecution in Iraq Germany should immediately stop revoking the refugee status of Iraqi refugees and should reconsider the cases of more than 18,000 Iraqis who have been stripped of their refugee status, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to German authorities.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 10-Jul-2007 07:00

Iraq: Neighbors Stem Flow of Iraqis Fleeing War
US and UK Bear Special Duty to Aid Refugees Iraq?s neighbors are closing off escape routes to Iraqi asylum seekers, just as the international community has begun to respond to the 2 million refugees from the war, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper released today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 17-Apr-2007 07:00

Bulgaria: Do Not Extradite Turkmen Dissident
Bulgaria must deny Turkmenistan?s extradition request for Annadurdy Khajiev, a Turkmen dissident, and release him from detention immediately, Human Rights Watch said today.
Source : Human Rights Watch | 12-Apr-2007 07:00