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Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar forces of committing mass rape
World

Human Rights Watch accuses Myanmar forces of committing mass rape

Human Rights Watch accused Myanmar security forces on Thursday of committing widespread rape against women and girls as part of…
End ‘containment’ of asylum-seekers on islands, aid groups tell Greek PM
World

End ‘containment’ of asylum-seekers on islands, aid groups tell Greek PM

Over a dozen human rights groups and aid organizations wrote to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday urging him…
At least 33 people died in police crackdown in Nairobi -rights groups
World

At least 33 people died in police crackdown in Nairobi -rights groups

At least 33 people died in the Kenyan capital Nairobi during a police crackdown on opposition supporters after elections in…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical
World

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi condemns abuses in Rakhine but rights groups skeptical

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned on Tuesday any human rights violations in troubled Rakhine State and said anyone…
HRW considers Egypt’s media attacks on its report ‘misleading’
Egypt

HRW considers Egypt’s media attacks on its report ‘misleading’

The US-based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a video online Saturday decrying what it described as an unprecedented wave…
Rights group urges new Myanmar sanctions over Rohingya crisis
World

Rights group urges new Myanmar sanctions over Rohingya crisis

A rights group has called for targeted sanctions and an arms embargo against the Myanmar military in response to an…
Rights group blasts Israeli banks for settlement expansion
Middle East

Rights group blasts Israeli banks for settlement expansion

Israeli banks are contributing to the proliferation of West Bank settlements by providing loans and mortgages for construction there, violating…
Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen are war crimes
World

Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen are war crimes

Human Rights Watch accused the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen of war crimes on Tuesday, saying its air strikes killed…
Egypt blocks Human Rights Watch website amid widespread media blockade
Egypt

Egypt blocks Human Rights Watch website amid widespread media blockade

Egypt has blocked the website of Human Rights Watch just one day after the organization released a report on systematic…
HRW condemns Egypt ‘assembly line of torture’, government denies allegations
Egypt

HRW condemns Egypt ‘assembly line of torture’, government denies allegations

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has given a “green light” to security forces to routinely torture political detainees, Human Rights…
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