Human Rights Watch
Official source: HRW promotes lies against Egypt
Egypt
July 22, 2015
Official source: HRW promotes lies against Egypt
An official government source has described the "Egypt: Dozens detained secretly" report issued on Monday by Human Rights Watch as a…
HRW urges Gulf states to follow Kuwait on maid rights
Middle East
July 1, 2015
HRW urges Gulf states to follow Kuwait on maid rights
Kuwait's first-ever legislation on the rights of domestic helpers is a "major step" that other Gulf states should follow, Human…
Human Rights Watch calls on Egypt to stop executions
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Human Rights Watch calls on Egypt to stop executions
The New York-based Human Rights Watch called on the Egyptian government to stop executions after a court sentenced Egypt’s first…
HRW slams crackdown on Egypt NGOs
Egypt
June 16, 2015
HRW slams crackdown on Egypt NGOs
Human Rights Watch and other international NGOs have slammed what they consider to be a crackdown on human rights groups…
Egypt says Human Rights Watch report politicized, biased
Egypt
June 9, 2015
Egypt says Human Rights Watch report politicized, biased
The Egyptian government on Tuesday dismissed a report that accused it of widespread human rights violations as politicized and lacking…
HRW: Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen
Middle East
May 3, 2015
HRW: Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition has been using US-supplied cluster bombs in its air campaign against Yemeni rebels, Human Rights Watch said…
Egypt’s Morsi trial marred by flaws, says watchdog
Egypt
April 26, 2015
Egypt’s Morsi trial marred by flaws, says watchdog
The trial of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, which saw him jailed for 20 years, produced no evidence of his guilt,…
Foreign Ministry official: HRW circulates false information about Egyptian judiciary
Egypt
April 21, 2015
Foreign Ministry official: HRW circulates false information about Egyptian judiciary
The allegations raised by Human Rights Watch about the politicization of the Egiptian judiciary are "lies and false accusations," an…
Human Rights Watch: Egypt Brotherhood trial relied on single testimony
Egypt
April 19, 2015
Human Rights Watch: Egypt Brotherhood trial relied on single testimony
The prosecution's evidence in a trial this month of 51 alleged Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Egypt relied on the testimony…
Human Rights Watch: Egypt Muslim Brotherhood verdicts ‘blatantly unjust
Egypt
April 12, 2015
Human Rights Watch: Egypt Muslim Brotherhood verdicts ‘blatantly unjust
An Egyptian court's decision to sentence 14 men to death and jail 37 others accused of ties to the outlawed…