Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting women’s rights defenders
World
June 21, 2018
Human Rights Watch accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting women’s rights defenders
Human Rights Watch said that Saudi authorities arrested two human rights activists earlier this month and prevented others from traveling…
Watchdog finds over 20,000 civilians killed in nine years in Afghanistan
World
June 7, 2018
Watchdog finds over 20,000 civilians killed in nine years in Afghanistan
The Independent Human Rights Watch has found that more than 64,100 civilians were killed and wounded in wars and suicide…
Human rights bodies call for release of Bahraini political prisoners
Islam World
April 8, 2018
Human rights bodies call for release of Bahraini political prisoners
13 international human rights organizations jointly sent a letter to Bahraini authorities calling for the release of all political prisoners…
HRW slams Bahraini threat to crack down on online dissidents
Islam World
April 1, 2018
HRW slams Bahraini threat to crack down on online dissidents
Human Rights Watch has censured the Bahraini regime for threatening to crack down on activists and dissidents that criticize the…
HRW: China fuels crackdown in minority region
World
February 28, 2018
HRW: China fuels crackdown in minority region
Chinese authorities are building and deploying a predictive policing program based on big data analysis in Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch…
UN chief calls for ‘unfettered humanitarian access’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine hit by crackdown
World
February 28, 2018
UN chief calls for ‘unfettered humanitarian access’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine hit by crackdown
The United Nations has called on Myanmar authorities to “ensure unfettered humanitarian access” in Rakhine state, where state-sponsored violence has…
Myanmar Erases 55 Rohingya Muslim Villages to Cover Up Crimes against Humanity
World
February 24, 2018
Myanmar Erases 55 Rohingya Muslim Villages to Cover Up Crimes against Humanity
Authorities in Myanmar have bulldozed at least 55 Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine, in an attempt to eradicate evidence that…
WOHR urges the UN to intervene to release Ayatollah Sayyid Hussein
World
February 5, 2018
WOHR urges the UN to intervene to release Ayatollah Sayyid Hussein
The World Organization for Human Rights called on the United Nations Secretary-General to intervene urgently to release the son of…
Death Sentences in Bahrain Draw Condemnations
Islam World
February 4, 2018
Death Sentences in Bahrain Draw Condemnations
Human rights organizations and activists in various countries have slammed the recent wave of harsh sentences, including death penalty, handed…
Saudi Arabia should be dropped from UN Human Rights Council, say British lawyers
World
February 4, 2018
Saudi Arabia should be dropped from UN Human Rights Council, say British lawyers
A campaign to remove Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council has been launched by a group of British…