Human Rights Watch

HRW: Israel committing 'crime of apartheid' against Palestinians

The report released just weeks after the International Criminal Court's prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said that she would formally investigate war crimes in the Israeli-occupied areas of West Bank and Gaza. Israel's foreign ministry rejected the claims.

Rights group calls on UN to probe China for crimes against humanity

Human Rights Watch urges the UN Human Rights Commission to create a body to investigate allegations, including the mass detention of Uighur Muslims and a crackdown on religious practices that amount to crimes against humanity.

Libya authorities release scores of captured pro-Haftar fighters

Authorities in western Libya free 120 fighters loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar, the latest move towards reconciliation in a UN-backed peace process aimed at ending years of violence.

Militants seize northern Mozambique town in deadly attack

Militants ambushed the town in Cabo Delgado province on Wednesday and have now seized its control after government forces withdrew, security sources say.

Tanzania swears in first female president after Magufuli's sudden death

Tanzania's new President Samia Suluhu Hassan says the country should unite and avoid pointing fingers after the death of John Magufuli, her Covid-19 sceptic predecessor, urging the east African country to look forward with hope and confidence.

HRW: Eritrea killed hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia massacre

Human Rights Watch says Eritrean troops shot dead "over 200 civilians" on November 28-29 alone, making Axum massacre in Tigray region one of the deadliest atrocities of the conflict so far.

A decade after the Arab spring, activism endures in the face of repression

Activists across the Arab world continue to fight for human and civil rights despite violence and intimidation.

Israel’s killing of Ahmad Erekat was an execution, investigation says

Using 3D modelling and open-source analysis, an investigation by research agency Forensic Architecture refutes the Israeli army’s claims that the 26-year-old Palestinian was justifiably killed.

Proof of life: International rights groups demand safety of Dubai princess

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said that it would “raise these new developments with the UAE.”

Indonesia bans forced hijab for school girls

Indonesia’s move has been applauded by rights activists, who say non-Muslim girls were forced for years to wear the head-covering in conservative parts of the country.

Cameroon army killed several civilians in anglophone west: HRW

The accusation relates to an incident on January 10 that the Cameroon army, which is fighting armed separatists in the region, says was a fight with "terrorists."

Six months on, HRW says no justice served in Lebanon port blast

Lebanon’s authorities publicly promised an investigation into the blast that killed more than 200 people and devastated half the city would take five days, but six months later, the public is still waiting for answers.