Topic: Brad Adams

A law on the right to peaceful assembly in Myanmar falls well short of international expectations, Human Rights Watch stated.

Police in Dhaka arrested a leading member of the Islamic pro Pakistan party Jamaat-e-Islami in a crackdown after violence erupted during a protest.

Ibrahim Gambari, the U.N. special envoy, arrived Thursday in Myanmar for another effort to get the military junta to talk to its opposition.

Pakistan's election commission under the Musharraf regime cannot be expected to be impartial in elections set for next week, the Human Right Watch warned.

The detention of independent Pakistani judges will seriously affect the credibility of this month's national elections, Human Rights Watch warned Friday.

The death of former Indonesian dictator Suharto is an opportunity for victims of his repressive regime to get justice, Human Rights Watch said.

Candidates in the upcoming general election in Thailand haven't made human rights an issue, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

The army of Myanmar has forced thousands of members of ethnic minorities out of their homes, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf should stop intimidating the country's Supreme Court over his election, Human Rights Watch said in a statement Wednesday.

Human Rights Watch said China, Thailand, Russia and India, as Myanmar’s allies, should urge the military junta in Yangon to peacefully deal with its crisis.