Human Rights Watch

Israel’s deprivation of water in Gaza is act of genocide: HRW

Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza… Read More

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes over Gaza displacements

Israeli authorities have caused a forced displacement of Palestinian people in Gaza to an extent that… Read More

Campaigners seek probe of deadly Lebanon strike

BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday said an Israeli strike that killed a Lebanese reporter's… Read More

Human Rights Watch calls on India to repeal its ‘discriminatory’ citizenship law

The report said the new Indian measures have spurred violence against Muslims. Read More

HRW’ World Report 2020 slams Indian govt over human rights’ abuses

The Indian government’s unilateral actions in Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 caused enormous suffering… Read More

Life remains crippled in occupied Kashmir on 67th consecutive day

The lockdown has rendered more than 50,000 workers jobless Read More

Human Rights Watch demands India to restore internet, phone services in Occupied Kashmir

'The Indian government’s indefinite shutdown of phones and the internet in Kashmir is causing disproportionate… Read More

44 killed in cow-related violence in India, BJP complicit: HRW report

Police even filed complaints against victims' family members under laws banning cow slaughter, making them… Read More

Human Rights Watch urges sanctions on new Afghan defence minister

Credible evidence of serious human rights abuses and war crimes linked to Khalid have followed… Read More

Nearly 22.5 million children out of school in Pakistan, says HRW report

LONDON: Nearly 22.5 million of Pakistan’s children are out of school with the majority of… Read More

Turkmenistan pardons over 600 prisoners in Ramazan

TURKMENISTAN: Reclusive Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has pardoned 612 prisoners including 26 foreign citizens ahead… Read More

India uses outdated laws to silence dissent, HRW says

NEW DELHI: India routinely uses outdated and loosely worded laws to crack down on dissent,… Read More

HRW slams Afghan ‘chastity tests’ as sexual abuse

KABUL: Human Rights Watch has slammed "virginity exams" conducted on Afghan women and girls accused… Read More

HRW urges Pakistan to end police ‘harassment’ of Afghan refugees

KARACHI: The Human Rights Watch has released a report highlighting flagrant police abuses against Afghan… Read More

Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led Yemen raid 'apparent war crime'

DUBAI: Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned as an "apparent war crime" on Tuesday a Saudi-led… Read More

Egypt Brotherhood trial relied on single testimony: Human Rights Watch

CAIRO: The prosecution's evidence in a trial this month of 51 alleged Muslim Brotherhood supporters… Read More

Congo police executed 51 in anti-gang operation – Human Rights Watch

KINSHASA: The U.S. campaign group Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused police in the Democratic Republic… Read More

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza

JERUSALEM: Human Rights Watch accused Israel of committing war crimes by attacking three U.N.-run schools in the… Read More

Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric calls for prime minister to be chosen by Tuesday

BAGHDAD: The most influential Shi'ite cleric in Iraq called on the country's leaders on Friday… Read More