Human Rights Watch - the week in rights - May 23, 2013

THE WEEK IN RIGHTS May 23, 2013 Follow us on: Moved to Make Way for Coal Mining in Mozambique Photo © 2012 Samer Muscati/Human Rights Watch  Mozambique is one of the world’s poorest countries, but its estimated 23 billion tons of coal could help lift it out of poverty. Mozambique’s government has been handing out mining licenses too quickly, though. Neither the government nor mining companies – like Australia's Rio Tinto or Brazil’s Vale – have done enough to protect the communities uprooted for mining projects. Before many of the 1,429 families in coal-rich Tete province were resettled, they supported themselves by growing staples like maize and sorghum. The families were given new farming plots, but the land is dry and dusty, and they struggle to grow enough food to eat. Many now depend on the mining companies for food assistance.  Read more >> share on:   In the US, Prosecuting Migrants is Hurting Families The US government is turning migrants into criminals by prosecuting many who could just be deported. Many of these migrants aren’t threats to public safety, but people trying to be with their families.  See the Latest News in the United States >> share on:   China Should End Violence Against Sex Workers In China, the police often act as if by engaging in sex work, women had forfeited their rights. The government must abandon its repressive laws against sex workers, discipline abusive police, and end the suppression of sex workers rights advocates.  See the Latest News in Asia >> share on:   In Syria, Visit Reveals Torture Chambers The documents, prison cells, interrogation rooms, and torture devices we saw in the government’s security facilities are consistent with the torture former detainees have described to us since the beginning of the uprising in Syria.  See the Latest News in the Middle East/North Africa >> share on:   VIDEO Left Out of Immigration Reform in the US Watch Now >> PUBLICATION Reforming Telecommunications in Burma: Human Rights and Responsible Investment in Mobile and the Internet  Download Now >> VIDEO Guantanamo is an “unmitigated disaster,” Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth tells the US Senate Armed Services Committee. Watch Now >> Thank you for supporting Human Rights Watch. Follow us on: Home | Take Action | Donate | Privacy Human Rights Watch - 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor New York, NY 10118 USA Tel: 1-(212) 290-4700 | news@hrw.org