Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch urges investigations over Saudi-airstrike on Yemeni school
World
February 16, 2017
Human Rights Watch urges investigations over Saudi-airstrike on Yemeni school
An unlawful attack, on Yemeni school, reinforces the urgent need for an international investigation into alleged laws-of-war violations in Yemen,…
Pakistan: Mass forced returns of Afghan refugees
World
February 14, 2017
Pakistan: Mass forced returns of Afghan refugees
Pakistani authorities have carried out a campaign of abuses and threats to drive out nearly 600,000 Afghans since July 2016,…
HRW: ISIS used Mosul hospital as military base
World
February 9, 2017
HRW: ISIS used Mosul hospital as military base
As the battle for Mosul unfolds, ISIS is regularly occupying medical facilities and placing civilians and staff there at risk…
Trump supporter abuses, kicks Muslim woman at JFK airport
World
January 30, 2017
Trump supporter abuses, kicks Muslim woman at JFK airport
A supporter of US President Donald Trump from Massachusetts has attacked a Muslim woman at New York’s John F. Kennedy…
HRW warns new unfair executions may occur in Bahrain
World
January 24, 2017
HRW warns new unfair executions may occur in Bahrain
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that the Manama regime authorities may execute two more Bahrainis after “unfair” trials and…
Human Rights Watch calls for Saudi weapons sale halt for war crimes in Yemen
World
January 14, 2017
Human Rights Watch calls for Saudi weapons sale halt for war crimes in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition has violated laws of war with impunity in 2016, Human Rights Watch said today in its World…
Nigeria: End Repression of Shia Group
World
December 15, 2016
Nigeria: End Repression of Shia Group
Nigerian authorities should end their violent repression of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), a minority Shia group, that began…
UN: Terrorists blocking civilians from leaving Aleppo
Islam World
December 12, 2016
UN: Terrorists blocking civilians from leaving Aleppo
The UN human rights office says foreign-backed militants are blocking civilians from fleeing eastern parts of the Syrian city of…
Human Rights Watch: US may be complicit in Saudi war crimes in Yemen
World
December 12, 2016
Human Rights Watch: US may be complicit in Saudi war crimes in Yemen
Human Rights Watch on Thursday called for an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia over the war in Yemen, and said…
Human Rights Watch:More Rohingya villages razed in Myanmar’s Rakhine
World
November 22, 2016
Human Rights Watch:More Rohingya villages razed in Myanmar’s Rakhine
More than 1,000 houses in Rohingya villages have been razed in northwestern Myanmar, according to analysis of satellite images from…