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Systematic rape of Tamils violates Genocide convention, says Prof. Boyle [TamilNet, Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 00:51 GMT] Professor Boyle, an expert in International Law and who represented nearly 40,000 raped Women of Bosnia and argued their case for genocide before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, commenting on the Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, "Sri Lanka: Rape of Tamil detainees," said, "[c]learly, this continuing Campaign of widespread and systematic rape by the Government of Sri Lanka against the Tamils violates Article II(b) of the 1948 Genocide Convention, to which Sri Lanka is a contracting party."   lees hier de rest van het artikel: http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=36081 lees ook: Sexual violence against Tamils is premeditated, deliberate’: HRW UK Director [TamilNet, Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 06:26 GMT] Responding to a question posed by TamilNet at a Human Rights Watch press meet ...

Mr. U. Rosenthal Minister of Foreign Affairs PO Box 20061 2500 EB Den Haag The Netherlands Dear Minister Rosenthal, I am writing to you regarding the section in your December 2011 Netherlands Country Report on Iraq about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. While Human Rights Watch appreciates your government’s discussion of Iraqis identifying as LGBT in the report, we are concerned that the section downplays the severe challenges and risks faced by the LGBT community in Iraq. Your report suggests that the most significant problems facing the LGBT community in Iraq are that “homosexuality is a social taboo” and that “people are generally disapproving of homosexuality.” The situation for the LGBT community is much more dire than what the report states. Even though in a footnote the Dutch report refers to the 2009 Human Rights Watch report “They Want Us Exterminated”: Murder, Torture, Sexual Orientation and Gender in Iraq, it does not address the alarmin...

Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions. Closing date: 23 Mar 2011 Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) - London Full-Time or Part-Time (20 hours per week) Position Available: ASSOCIATE (administrative – not legal – position) Asia Division (London Office) Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking highly-qualified applicants for the position of Associate with the Asia division. Description: The Associate will provide administrative and clerical assistance including, but not limited to, maintaining extensive files, contact lists and databases; maintaining communication among HRW's domestic and international offices and providing substantive,...