Human Rights Watch

U.S. 01/03/21, 22:49

A federal executive department that is responsible for foreign policy criticized the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for recording forced confessions before trial. The U.S. Department of State has accused the CCP of recording dissenters publicly confessing to crimes under duress before the matter can be heard in court. The department's worldwide portal ...

Entertainment 05/28/19, 13:11

Robert L. Bernstein, a publishing executive and human rights activist who presided over a generation of dynamic growth at Random House and advocated for dissidents around the world, from the Soviet Union to Argentina, died Monday at age 96.Bernstein died in a Manhattan hospital after a brief illness, according to ...

Africa 04/24/19, 06:14

An international rights group says the referendum approved by Egyptian voters that would allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to extend his rule to 2030 was held in an "unfair and unfree" environment and has "no pretense to legitimacy."Human Rights Watch says the three-day vote, which concluded Monday, was "marred by serious ...

Africa 03/27/19, 06:41

A rights group has urged Tunisia to either "bar or arrest" Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir if he tries to attend an Arab League summit this weekend.In a report issued Tuesday, New York-based Human Rights Watch described al-Bashir as a "fugitive from international justice" because he is wanted by the International ...

Africa 03/25/19, 11:54

The head of an ethnic Dogon militia blamed for a massacre in central Mali denied Monday that his fighters had been involved in the gruesome attack that left 154 dead in an ethnic Peuhl village.Youssouf Toloba also dismissed the Malian president's vow to eliminate the group, saying "he isn't the ...

Europe 03/20/19, 23:40

Authorities in China and Myanmar are failing to stop the brutal trafficking of young women, often teenagers, from the conflict-ridden Kachin region for sexual slavery, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.The report released Thursday says women are often tricked into traveling to China in search of work or ...

Asia & Pacific 03/20/19, 00:41

Human Rights Watch urged Japan on Wednesday to drop its requirement that transgender people be sterilized to have their gender changed on official documents.A 2004 law states people wishing to register a gender change must have their original reproductive organs removed and have a body that "appears to have parts ...

Asia & Pacific 03/06/19, 00:17

Human Rights Watch says Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation with the Islamic State group, often using torture to coerce confessions.The New York-based group released a report on Wednesday estimating that Iraqi and Kurdish authorities were holding approximately 1,500 children ...

Asia & Pacific 01/25/19, 08:37

Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International are urging kingdom to allow probe into allegations from detained activists who say they have been tortured

Europe 01/21/19, 08:55

Human Rights Watch is urging Italy and the European Union to condition their support to Libya on tangible improvements in detention conditions for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.The New York-based rights group says in a report Monday that unquestioning foreign support for Libya's coast guard leads to migrants being held ...

World 01/17/19, 04:38

Human Rights Watch says there is a growing resistance around the world against the abuses of autocrats by coalitions of states, civic groups and popular movements, which are all pushing back against populists seeking to curtail freedoms.The advocacy group said in its annual report that the big news of the ...

Business 01/13/19, 19:54

The wife of Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn has written a letter to Human Rights Watch, a global advocacy group, criticizing her husband's long detention and Japan's criminal justice system as unfair and harsh."My husband's is a case study in the realities of this draconian system," Carole Ghosn wrote in ...

America 01/09/19, 00:07

Law enforcement forces in Venezuela have detained and tortured military personnel accused of plotting against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, according to two prominent human rights organizations.Human Rights Watch and the Venezuelan non-governmental group Foro Penal said in a joint report released Wednesday that authorities in the South American ...

Asia & Pacific 01/08/19, 01:40

Human Rights Watch has called on the Australian government to allow entry to a Saudi Arabian woman who's being processed by UN refugee authorities in Thailand after fleeing her homeland.Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun was detained after arriving in Bangkok on Saturday, but has come under the protection of the UN's refugee ...

Asia & Pacific 01/06/19, 18:56

‘I just want to survive,’ 18 year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun says on social media, hoping for asylum in Australia

America 12/13/18, 19:37

Dissidents from Colombia's once largest rebel movement who were unable take advantage of a peace accord or grew disenchanted with the state's weak implementation are fueling violence in parts of the South American nation still waiting to see the benefits of peace, a rights group warned Thursday.An investigation by Human ...

Africa 11/27/18, 05:01

The United States and others are urging Ugandan authorities to fully investigate a military attack on a tribal king's palace two years ago that killed over 100 civilians and was widely condemned.At least 15 children were among the victims of the November 2016 assault targeting a kingdom known as Rwenzururu, ...

Asia & Pacific 11/24/18, 02:31

It’s an unpleasant homecoming for thousands who escaped civil war

World 11/21/18, 04:36

Libyan authorities forcibly removed dozens of migrants who had barricaded themselves in a container ship in the port city of Misrata for the past 10 days after being picked up at sea.The migrants had refused to disembark, saying Libya is too dangerous for them. They were attempting to cross the ...

Africa 11/08/18, 09:37

Human Rights Watch is cautioning the United States against lifting its designation of Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism.The New York-based watchdog says Khartoum continues to violate basic human rights, with security forces regularly attacking civilians and opening fire on peaceful protesters.Thursday's statement comes after Washington agreed to a ...