Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference
Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism
Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications.
March 11, 2008 Letter
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U.S. Should Stop Sanctioning Allies Over ICC
High Political Price Tag for Anti-Court Policy
The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is penalizing more than 20 friendly nations for supporting the International Criminal Court (ICC), Human Rights Watch said today.
December 10, 2003 Press Release
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U.S. State Department Trafficking Report Undercut by Lack of Analysis
The U.S. State Department's third annual trafficking in persons report fails to meaningfully evaluate governments' efforts to combat trafficking in persons, Human Rights Watch said today.
June 11, 2003 Press Release
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Benin: Child Soldier Global Report 2001
From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
Recruitment in Benin is governed by Law no. 63-5 of 30 May 1963, as amended by Ordinance no. 75-77 of 28 November 1975. According to Benin’s report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, 21 is the minimum age for enlistment in the army, either as a volunteer or as a conscript. Conscription is selective and lasts 18 months. About 800 to 1,000 persons are conscripted each year. It appears that in practice volunteers may be accepted into the armed forces at age 18. According to UNICEF there is no underage recruitment into the Benin armed forces. The government has also maintained that it does not recruit under-18s.
June 12, 2001 Multi Country Report
Benin: Government Human Rights Commissions in Africa
Despite its broad powers and the favorable political climate, the Commission Béninoise des Droits de l'Homme [the Benin Human Rights Commission] (CBDH) has been virtually inactive. It was created by the legislature in 1989, following seventeen years of socialist military rule in Benin, at the initiative of a group of human rights lawyers. Ten years later, the CBDH's record indicates little or no activity, despite the transition to elected government and significant improvements in the human rights situation as compared to the past.
January 1, 2001 Multi Country Report
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