Human Rights Watch
Rights group: Turkey not avoiding civilians in Syria strikes
Middle East
February 23, 2018
Rights group: Turkey not avoiding civilians in Syria strikes
Human Rights Watch is criticizing the way Turkey is conducting its offensive in northern Syria, saying it has failed to…
Egypt arrests former-Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
Egypt
February 15, 2018
Egypt arrests former-Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh
Egyptian security forces arrested former-Islamist presidential candidate and current head of the Strong Egypt Party, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, on…
No end to crisis in sight as Lebanon’s garbage mountains grow
Middle East
February 4, 2018
No end to crisis in sight as Lebanon’s garbage mountains grow
Arpi Kruzian has lived on the coastline east of Beirut for three decades. But now her balcony has a different…
Rights group says displaced Libyans can’t return to Benghazi
Middle East
February 1, 2018
Rights group says displaced Libyans can’t return to Benghazi
Human Rights Watch says armed groups, some linked to the self-styled Libyan National Army, have prevented thousands of internally displaced…
Rights group: World must act to end Libya turmoil, abuses
Middle East
January 19, 2018
Rights group: World must act to end Libya turmoil, abuses
Human Rights Watch says the world must do more to help end rights abuses in chaotic Libya, which has emerged…
Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown
World
January 17, 2018
Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown
Activist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar’s military in the notorious Insein prison,…
Two policemen face criminal charges over death of detainee
Egypt
January 16, 2018
Two policemen face criminal charges over death of detainee
Cairo General-Prosecutor Ahmed Ezz El-Din ordered the referral of an officer and a policeman to criminal court on Monday over…
Congo security forces accused of killing two during anti-government protests
World
December 31, 2017
Congo security forces accused of killing two during anti-government protests
Congolese security forces shot dead two men on Sunday during protests against President Joseph Kabila’s refusal to step down from…
Myanmar continues to destroy Rohingya villages: HRW
World
December 18, 2017
Myanmar continues to destroy Rohingya villages: HRW
Human Rights Watch slams Myanmar’s continued destruction of villages, calls repatriation deal a PR stunt. Separately, two journalists are facing…
Human Rights Watch urges Egypt, UAE to reveal disappeared prisoner’s whereabouts
Egypt
November 22, 2017
Human Rights Watch urges Egypt, UAE to reveal disappeared prisoner’s whereabouts
International rights organization Human Rights Watch is urging Egypt and the United Arab Emirates to reveal the whereabouts of an…