Human Rights Watch
- Middle East
Iran’s morality police will not confront women over hijab: President
In a recent press conference, Iran’s President Masud Pezeshkian assured that the country’s morality police won’t bother women in the future. The statement comes days after the United Nations warned that women…
- Middle East
Israeli strike that killed 106 in Gaza a war crime: HRW probe
The Israel strike that killed 106 people in Gaza is being investigated as an apparent war crime, according to a probe by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The strike, which occurred during Israel’s…
- India
India must stop harassing activists, say advocacy groups amid FATF review
The Indian government misused rules that prevent terrorist financing to stifle freedom of expression, alleged Amnesty International, Charity & Security Network (C&SN), and Human Rights Watch (HRW). The renowned human rights bodies…
- Middle East
US fails to compensate victims of torture in Iraq prisons: HRW
Over two decades on, the United States is yet to provide any redress or compensation to Iraqi prisoners who suffered torture and abuse by its forces at Abu Ghraib and other US-run…
- Middle East
‘Fired on like rain’: Saudi border guards accused of killing hundreds of Ethiopians
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Saudi border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers between March 2022 to June 2023, as they tried to enter the Kingdom from…
- World
Taliban’s catastrophic year of rule
New York: The Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women’s rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago, Human Rights Watch said. After capturing Kabul on August 15,…
