Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Wednesday of 鈥榠ndiscriminate鈥� attacks on civilians during its recent war with Hezbollah, saying two deadly strikes in east Lebanon should be investigated as war crimes...
Representatives of the Human Rights Watch on Wednesday met with the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance.
Human Rights Watch handed over a report on the July Uprising to Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday, saying that officers had told them the ousted Bangladesh dictator, Sheikh 鈥楬asina directly ordered enforced disappearances and killings.鈥�, said a press release.
Interim government of Bangladesh needs to work on long-term systemic reforms to address issues like arbitrary arrests, reprisal violence, enforced disappearance and extra-judicial killings and to restore democracy in the country, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Tuesday...
Human Rights Watch on Thursday blasted the 鈥榗raven unwillingness鈥� of governments to defend international norms and institutions last year, while warning that Donald Trump鈥檚 return to power will compound pressure on the world鈥檚 鈥榝raying鈥� rights system.
Human Rights Watch criticised the treatment of migrant workers on construction projects in Saudi Arabia Wednesday ahead of the expected confirmation of the kingdom鈥檚 hosting of the 2034 World Cup...
Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel鈥檚 repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the 鈥榳ar crime of forcible transfer鈥�, and to 鈥榚thnic cleansing鈥� in parts of the Palestinian territory...
Police in Mozambique killed at least 11 people and injured more than 50 others in violence after a disputed presidential election this month, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Human Rights Watch on Monday said Israeli strikes near the main Lebanon-Syria border crossing were putting civilians at 鈥榞rave risk鈥� as they prevented them from fleeing and...
Bangladeshi authorities should allow oppressed Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar to obtain protection and humanitarian assistance, Human Rights Watch said...
Explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya on September 7 in Bangladesh exposed the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight, and labour rights protection in the shipbreaking industry, said the Human Rights Watch and the NGO Shipbreaking Platform in a press release issued from Brussels on Wednesday...
BANGLADESH has signed the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. A commission led by Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury was formed earlier to investigate each case of enforced disappearance and provide recommendations for future prevention. It has been asked the commission to investigate every...
Venezuelan authorities are committing 鈥榳idespread human rights violations鈥� against protesters, bystanders, and opponents in the aftermath of presidential elections the opposition says were stolen, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday...
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused both sides in Sudan鈥檚 more than 16-month conflict of committing war crimes including summary executions, torture and...
Rights groups criticised Cambodian authorities on Wednesday for the arrests of 94 people in a 鈥榟eavy-handed鈥� crackdown on critics of a regional economic development plan with Laos and Vietnam...
An Israeli air raid last month on a key Yemeni rebel-held port was a 鈥榩ossible war crime鈥� that has threatened food and aid supply for millions, Human Rights Watch said...
The Bangladeshi government has deployed the army against student protesters, imposed shoot-on-sight curfew orders, and shut down mobile data and internet services...
The Bangladesh government has deployed the army against the protesting students, imposed shoot-on-sight curfew orders, and shut down mobile data and internet services to target unarmed students in Bangladesh, said the Human Rights Watch on Tuesday...
India鈥檚 new government should reverse laws and policies that discriminate against religious minorities and other vulnerable populations and end the crackdown on civil society and the media, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday in a letter to prime minister Narendra Modi...
Activists and dissidents seeking refuge in Thailand are being subjected to harassment, surveillance and physical violence, often with the cooperation of...
A series of attacks by Sudanese paramilitary forces in the western region of Darfur raise the possibility of 鈥榞enocide鈥� against non-Arab ethnic communities, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday...
The Myanmar military has abducted and forcibly recruited more than 1,000 Rohingya Muslim men and boys from across Rakhine State since February 2024, Human Rights Watch has said in a statement....