News from HRW

CHINA: INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OPERATING IN MORAL VOID
(Geneva, April 1, 2008) – The Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should articulate human rights standards for host countries to end the moral void in which it operates, Human Rights Watch said in a letter released today. The IOC, which is scheduled to hold meetings in Beijing from April 1 to April 12, has refused to publicly articulate concerns about the human rights situation in China.

Read more:
http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/01/china18410.htm

Read letter: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/03/31/china18407.htm

NEPAL: STOP ABUSING AND ARRESTING TIBETANS

Restore Tibetans’ Rights to Assembly, Expression and Movement(Washington, DC, April 1, 2008) – The Nepali police’s recent abuses of and threats to deport Tibetan protestors in Kathmandu betray the government’s own record of restoring rights, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said in a joint letter to the government today.

Read more: http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2008/04/01/nepal18411.htm

Read letter: http://hrw.org/english/docs/2008/03/31/china18407.htm