Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch: Bahraini activist’s family targeted
Islam World
March 8, 2017
Human Rights Watch: Bahraini activist’s family targeted
Bahraini authorities are targeting the family members of a prominent Bahraini activist in retribution for his human rights work, Human…
HRW in Joint NGO Letter: Member states should call for improvements in human rights situation in Bahrain
World
February 27, 2017
HRW in Joint NGO Letter: Member states should call for improvements in human rights situation in Bahrain
In a joint letter, a number of human rights groups urged the permanent representatives of member and observer states of…
Human Rights Watch: Bahrain proposed military trials of civilians
World
February 23, 2017
Human Rights Watch: Bahrain proposed military trials of civilians
Bahrain’s Council of Representatives on February 21, 2017, approved an amendment to Bahrain’s Constitution that would enable military courts to…
Human Rights Watch: ISIS torture, rapes Iraqi women
Islam World
February 22, 2017
Human Rights Watch: ISIS torture, rapes Iraqi women
ISIS militants are arbitrarily detaining, ill-treating, torturing, and forcibly marrying Arab women and girls in areas under their control in…
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…