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Congress Urged to Lift Ban on U.S. Travel to Cuba
Freedom House today submitted a statement to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs urging Congress to rescind the ban on U.S. citizens traveling to Cuba.
UN Should Pass Resolution Condemning Iran Human Rights Abuses
As the United Nations General Assembly prepares to vote on a Canadian-sponsored resolution condemning ongoing human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Freedom House joins Iranian pro-reform activists and other human rights groups in urging member states to support the resolution.
Letter to the EU Ministers regarding OSCE Ministerial Council in Athens
Re: Kazakhstan’s Stalled Reforms
Dear Ministers,
Cuba: Raúl Castro Imprisons Critics, Crushes Dissent
(Washington, DC) – Raúl Castro’s government has locked up scores of people for exercising their fundamental freedoms and allowed scores more political prisoners arrested during Fidel Castro’s rule to languish in detention, Human Rights Watch says in a report released today.
Support Chinese Human Rights Activists, Freedom House Tells Obama on Eve of Visit
It is critical that President Barack Obama emphasize the importance of human rights and democratic standards during his visit to China later this week, Freedom House said today.
Azerbaijan: Young Bloggers Jailed
(New York) – The criminal convictions of two young activist bloggers are a step backward for free expression in Azerbaijan, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on the Azerbaijani government to ensure that the appeal against their conviction fully examines whether the incident for which they were convicted was staged to frame them.
