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‘Excessive force used vs. LA protesters’

LOS ANGELES – Law enforcement used excessive force and deliberate brutality against Los Angeles protesters and journalists during demonstrations against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown...

India expulsions to Bangladesh unlawful — HRW

NEW DELHI – India has pushed hundreds of ethnic Bengali-speaking Muslims into Bangladesh without due process, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, accusing the government...

Greece undermines media freedom, says HRW

ATHENS – Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticized Greece’s government for “state actions that undermine” the right to information, noting that press freedom in...

Social media users hit by ‘expanding curb’ on dissent

BANGKOK—Vietnam is targeting ordinary social media users for posts criticising the state in an expanding crackdown on dissent, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday. Vietnam,...

US aid freeze worsening Syria camp conditions: HRW

BEIRUT– Human Rights Watch warned Friday that US aid suspensions could worsen “life-threatening conditions” in camps holding relatives of suspected Islamic State jihadists in...

Rights group: Haiti gangs ramp up sexual violence

While fighting between criminal groups in Haiti decreased during 2024, attacks on civilians have risen, including an expanded use of “horrific sexual abuse,” according...

Saudi prince uses fund on power, abuses

Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler is using the oil-rich kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund to bankroll vanity projects linked to a host of rights abuses,...

Who will defend the defenders?

Global Witness, an international non-government organization that seeks to break links between natural resource exploitation, conflict, poverty, corruption, and human rights abuses, released a...

At least 30 killed in Kenya anti-govt protests – HRW

At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African...

Iranian persecution of Bahais minority ‘crime vs. humanity’

PARIS, France – Human Rights Watch said on Monday the Iranian authorities’ persecution of the Bahai minority since the Islamic revolution of 1979 constitutes...

‘Human rights under PBBM gained marked improvements’

THE human rights situation in the country has significantly improved under the Marcos administration, marked by significant accomplishments in providing equal and fair opportunities...

Myanmar used ‘vacuum bomb’ in village air strike – HRW

Myanmar’s military used a “vacuum bomb” in an air strike on an opposition village that killed dozens of people in a likely war crime...

Russian attack on Ukraine station a ‘war crime’: HRW

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a "war crime" with a missile attack that killed some 60 fleeing civilians at a...

HRW questions appointment of new CHR chief

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday questioned the appointment of lawyer Richard Palpal-latoc as chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), noting that...
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