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Jordan: Drop Charges Against Worker Advocates

(New York) - Prosecutors should immediately drop charges against two leaders of a group of government workers who publicly protested their dismissal, Human Rights Watch said today. The prosecution for such activities is a violation of their rights to freedom of speech and of peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said.
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Jordan: Drop Charges Against Worker Advocates

(New York) - Prosecutors should immediately drop charges against two leaders of a group of government workers who publicly protested their dismissal, Human Rights Watch said today. The prosecution for such activities is a violation of their rights to freedom of speech and of peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said.
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Jordan: Drop Charges Against Worker Advocates

(New York) - Prosecutors should immediately drop charges against two leaders of a group of government workers who publicly protested their dismissal, Human Rights Watch said today. The prosecution for such activities is a violation of their rights to freedom of speech and of peaceful assembly, Human Rights Watch said.
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Middle East/Asia: Partial Reforms Fail Migrant Domestic Workers

(New York) - The reforms undertaken by Middle Eastern and Asian governments fall far short of the minimum protections needed to tackle abuses against migrant domestic workers, Human Rights Watch said today in a report released in advance of May 1, International Labor Day.
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Middle East/Asia: Partial Reforms Fail Migrant Domestic Workers

(New York) - The reforms undertaken by Middle Eastern and Asian governments fall far short of the minimum protections needed to tackle abuses against migrant domestic workers, Human Rights Watch said today in a report released in advance of May 1, International Labor Day.
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Middle East/Asia: Partial Reforms Fail Migrant Domestic Workers

(New York) - The reforms undertaken by Middle Eastern and Asian governments fall far short of the minimum protections needed to tackle abuses against migrant domestic workers, Human Rights Watch said today in a report released in advance of May 1, International Labor Day.
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Jordan: Stop Withdrawing Nationality from Palestinian-Origin Citizens

(Amman) - Jordan should stop withdrawing nationality arbitrarily from Jordanians of Palestinian origin, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Authorities stripped more than 2,700 of these Jordanians of their nationality between 2004 and 2008, and the practice continued in 2009, Human Rights Watch said.
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Jordan: Stop Withdrawing Nationality from Palestinian-Origin Citizens

(Amman) - Jordan should stop withdrawing nationality arbitrarily from Jordanians of Palestinian origin, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Authorities stripped more than 2,700 of these Jordanians of their nationality between 2004 and 2008, and the practice continued in 2009, Human Rights Watch said.
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Jordan: Stop Withdrawing Nationality from Palestinian-Origin Citizens

(Amman) - Jordan should stop withdrawing nationality arbitrarily from Jordanians of Palestinian origin, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Authorities stripped more than 2,700 of these Jordanians of their nationality between 2004 and 2008, and the practice continued in 2009, Human Rights Watch said.
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World Report 2010: Harsher Climate for Human Rights

(Beirut)-Middle East governments repressed efforts to promote human rights and backed away from bold reforms despite growing human rights challenges and promises to take action, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing the Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen country studies from its World Report 2010.
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