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                                                            HRW urges countries to join Beijing Games diplomatic boycottHead of Human Rights Watch, calling on more countries to join diplomatic boycott over rights abuses by China 
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                                                            Modi’s rights abuses in spotlight ahead of UNGA addressUS congressional briefing by HRW reveals appalling record of human rights violations by Hindu nationalist BJP 
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                                                            Taliban looted, torched Afghan homes after evicting residents -Human Rights WatchAttacks committed by insurgents in apparent retaliation for cooperating with the Kabul government 
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                                                            Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of ‘apartheid’ crimes against PalestiniansIsraeli officials fiercely object to apartheid accusations 
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                                                            BJP govt aiding dangerous regression in free speech rights: HRWHRW South Aisa director says farmers have now joined list of activists facing politically motivated charges 
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                                                            HRW slams India for all round rights abusesReport says attacks against Muslims in IIOJK and elsewhere and crackdown on critics continues unabated 
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                                                            North Korean justice system treats people as 'less than animals': HRWTorture, humiliation and coerced confessions are rampant in the country's detention facilities 
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                                                            'Hundreds of thousands of people shackled for mental health issues globally'HRW says without mental health support or awareness, families or institutions often shackle people against their will 
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                                                            Human Rights Watch takes notice of extrajudicial killings in Indian-occupied Kashmir'Indian authorities have failed the Kashmiri people and have long denied them justice' 
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                                                            Watchdog calls India's citizenship law 'discriminatory'Human Rights Watch says new law, nationwide verification process threaten citizenship rights of millions of Muslims 
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                                                            HRW report: Despite new laws, women and children continue to face violence in PakistanMore than 10 cases of child abuse are reported daily in Pakistan 
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                                                            HRW charges Iran 'covering up' unrest deathsDemand that Iran immediately announces the number of deaths, arrests and detentions 
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                                                            HRW warns against mass transfer of militant IS suspects to IraqSays governments should ensure due process in trials of their nationals 
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                                                            Pakistan fears 'worst-ever human tragedy' in occupied Kashmir: PM ImranPM says India may stage false flag operation, rubbishes claims that terrorists from Afghanistan have entered IOK 
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                                                            HRW urges India to immediately release detained KashmirisHuman rights watchdog report says that Indian govt’s heavy-handed measures are only making a bad situation worse 
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                                                            Iraq detaining thousands in 'degrading' conditions: HRWDozens of teenage boys packed into juvenile detention centres 
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                                                            Publisher, HRW founder Robert Bernstein dies at 96In 2009, Bernstein turned against HRW accusing it of being biased against Israel 
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                                                            Israeli court approves Human Rights Watch director's expulsion from countryIn 2017, Israel passed a law banning entry to foreigners who support boycotting the country 
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                                                            Russia pursues Jehovah's Witnesses as 'extremists'20 members of a US founded Christian denomination detained across Russia 
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                                                            Algeria showcases migrant expulsion in face of criticismAlgeria repatriates more than 33,000 migrants since 2014 
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                                                            Finally, Saudi Arabia lifts ban on women drivingSome 3 million women in the kingdom could receive licences and actively begin driving by 2020 
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                                                            UAE sentences prominent activist to decade in jail: mediaMansoor was convicted of attempting to harm his country's relations with its neighbours by spreading misinformation 
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                                                            Saudi Arabia detains 'thousands' for months without trialRights group says arbitrary detention appears to have ‘increased dramatically in recent years’ 
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                                                            UN Security Council team visits Rohingya in Bangladesh campsThe council is urging Myanmar to allow the safe return of the Rohingya 
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                                                            One million accounts suspended for 'terrorism promotion': Twitter93% of the suspended accounts were 'flagged by internal, proprietary tools' 
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                                                            UN set to threaten arms embargo on South SudanDraft resolution to renew the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission for a year 
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                                                            ‘Caught in a web’: Pakistanis in Saudi jails need more helpStakeholders call for extending consular protection policy, prison transfer treaty to protect citizens abroad 
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                                                            Five Buddhists jailed in Vietnam for 'public disorder'"This appears to be the latest instance of official persecution of members of this religion" 
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                                                            Enforced disappearances a tool to silence dissent in Pakistan: HRWHuman Rights Watch releases annual World Report 2017 
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                                                            Iraq accused of violating due process for Islamic State suspectsHuman Rights Watch report reveals flawed trials for Islamic State suspects in Iraqi courts 
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                                                            Serious health risks from Lebanon waste burning: reportRivers of rubbish flooding populated areas across the country, including in central Beirut 
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                                                            UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition for killing children in YemenAccording to report, coalition was responsible for 683 of total 1,340 child casualties last year in Yemen 
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                                                            Saudi Arabia threatens nations who back Yemen probeYemen conflict has killed more than 8,500 people, wounding nearly 49,000 
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                                                            Rights groups denounce Egypt NGO law'This new law represents a huge step backward for freedom of association in Egypt' 
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                                                            Top rights advocate slams Indian army chief's 'criminal leadership' in KashmirKenneth Roth took exception blatant position General Bipin took on Kashmiri being used as human shield 
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                                                            US failed to protect civilians in Syria mosque strike: HRWHRW said it had submitted its findings to US Central Command 
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                                                            Israel blocking rights workers' access to Gaza: HRWHuman Rights Watch said it had only once since 2008 received permission from Israel for foreign staff to enter Gaza 
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                                                            Israel to deny Human Rights Watch visas over 'bias'"It is part of a larger illiberal wave in recent years that is trying to portray critics as enemies of the state" 
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                                                            Saudi frees rights activist: monitorThe Gulf Center welcomed the release of Mshikhs but said another activist, Essam Koshak, should also be freed 
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                                                            US tight-lipped as Israel settler law sparks world outrageIsraeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit warned the government that the law may be unconstitutional 
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                                                            UN says US visa ban does not affect its employeesThe United Nations has said it hopes the visa ban will be temporary, but has not urged Trump to reverse course. 
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                                                            Vulnerable status: Afghan refugees suffer harassment, abusesPakistani authorities face criticism for failing to protect refugees 
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                                                            Coalition used banned cluster bombs in Yemen: HRWThe war has killed more than 7,000 people and wounded nearly 37,000, the United Nations says 
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                                                            Deaths in police custody go unpunished in India: HRWAt least 675 people have died in police custody between 2009 and 2015 
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                                                            Iraqi Kurds' destruction of Arab villages could be war crime: HRWKurdish officials have stated their intention to absorb land recovered from Islamic State into their autonomous region 
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                                                            Burkini ban is sexist, hypocritical and discriminatory: HRWFrench PM says wearing of the burkini not compatible with the values of France and the Republic 
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                                                            Saudi Arabia should be suspended from UN Human Rights Council: Amnesty, HRWThe rights groups claim Saudi Arabia has misused its position by blocking an investigation of its war crimes in Yemen 
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                                                            Pakistani journalists, activists faced increasing hostility in 2015: HRWHRW Asia Director Brad Adams says Pakistan should not curb freedom of expression under the threat of extremism 
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                                                            Gambia now an 'Islamic state', says presidentHuman Rights Watch banded Jammeh's regime one of the most repressive in the world 
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                                                            HRW says torture still happening in Bahrain jailsSunni-ruled Bahrain, key ally of West, has been rocked by Shia-led uprising since February 2011 
 
    






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