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HRW urges countries to join Beijing Games diplomatic boycott
Head 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 address
US 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 Watch
Attacks 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 Palestinians
Israeli officials fiercely object to apartheid accusations
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BJP govt aiding dangerous regression in free speech rights: HRW
HRW 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 abuses
Report 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': HRW
Torture, 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 Pakistan
More than 10 cases of child abuse are reported daily in Pakistan
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HRW charges Iran 'covering up' unrest deaths
Demand 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 Iraq
Says governments should ensure due process in trials of their nationals
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Pakistan fears 'worst-ever human tragedy' in occupied Kashmir: PM Imran
PM 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 Kashmiris
Human 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: HRW
Dozens of teenage boys packed into juvenile detention centres
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Publisher, HRW founder Robert Bernstein dies at 96
In 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 country
In 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 criticism
Algeria repatriates more than 33,000 migrants since 2014
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Finally, Saudi Arabia lifts ban on women driving
Some 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: media
Mansoor 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 trial
Rights group says arbitrary detention appears to have ‘increased dramatically in recent years’
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UN Security Council team visits Rohingya in Bangladesh camps
The council is urging Myanmar to allow the safe return of the Rohingya
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One million accounts suspended for 'terrorism promotion': Twitter
93% of the suspended accounts were 'flagged by internal, proprietary tools'
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UN set to threaten arms embargo on South Sudan
Draft 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 help
Stakeholders 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: HRW
Human Rights Watch releases annual World Report 2017
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Iraq accused of violating due process for Islamic State suspects
Human Rights Watch report reveals flawed trials for Islamic State suspects in Iraqi courts
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Serious health risks from Lebanon waste burning: report
Rivers 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 Yemen
According 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 probe
Yemen 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 Kashmir
Kenneth 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: HRW
HRW said it had submitted its findings to US Central Command
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Israel blocking rights workers' access to Gaza: HRW
Human 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: monitor
The 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 outrage
Israeli 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 employees
The 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, abuses
Pakistani authorities face criticism for failing to protect refugees
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Coalition used banned cluster bombs in Yemen: HRW
The 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: HRW
At 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: HRW
Kurdish 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: HRW
French 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, HRW
The 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: HRW
HRW 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 president
Human 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 jails
Sunni-ruled Bahrain, key ally of West, has been rocked by Shia-led uprising since February 2011