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Israel court orders expulsion of Human Rights Watch director
An Israeli court ordered the deportation of Human Rights Watch's local director on Tuesday and ordered him to leave the country within two weeks.
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Dr Mazari gets tough, snubs HRW over ‘selective monitoring’
--Minister says PTI govt does not need to be reminded of its agenda to ensure human rights in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights...
HRW urges PTI to form ‘rights-respecting’ govt
Asia Director of the Human Rights Watch (HRW), Brad Adams, sent a letter to the recently sworn-in Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan sharing a...
Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists: HRW
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia detained two more women’s rights advocates earlier this month and imposed a travel ban on several others in an ongoing crackdown...
Watchdog urges Russia world cup opening boycott over Syria
MOSCOW: World leaders should boycott Russian President Vladimir Putin's VIP box at next month's World Cup opening unless he takes steps to protect Syrian...
Singapore invites rights group to fake news hearing as dispute grows
SINGAPORE: Singapore on Wednesday invited Human Rights Watch (HRW) to give evidence at a parliamentary hearing on “fake news” as a dispute grew between...
Petition calls for screening cancellation of documentary ‘glorifying’ Musharraf
LAHORE: Pakistani activists in the United Kingdom (UK) started a petition calling for the cancellation of screening of documentary on former president General (r) Pervez...
HRW expresses concern over Transgender Persons Bill: report
ISLAMABAD: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concern over the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2017, as reported by a local newspaper.
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Human Rights Watch slams Trump’s campaign against his critics
NEW YORK: A prominent US human rights group has criticized President Donald Trump for his campaign to discredit, harass, and intimidate” his critics, comparing the...
Human Rights Watch urges Pakistan to investigate ´abduction´ of bloggers
The Human Rights Watch Tuesday (today) asked Pakistan to urgently investigate the apparent abductions of four bloggers who campaigned for human rights and religious...
Killings in police custody go unpunished in India: HRW
Police in India are torturing suspects to death in custody with impunity and blaming suicide or natural causes, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
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Trump tough talk on torture, drones has Human Rights Watch on...
Human Rights Watch Chief Kenneth Roth said he was keeping a close eye on “warning signs” from US President-elect Donald Trump after the Republican’s...