Human Rights Watch

Woman with cancer dies in UAE jail after rights groups, UN call for release

UN human rights experts had called on UAE authorities to release detainee Alia Abdulnoor, who had terminal cancer, to live her final days at home.

Final day of Egyptian referendum to extend Sisi's rule

As voters cast their ballots in a referendum that could see Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al Sisi stay in power until 2030, activists posted photos on social media showing white boxes with groceries being handed out to people after they voted.

Israel moves to deport HRW’s Omar Shakir despite widespread condemnation

The Israel and Palestine Director of Human Rights Watch is accused of promoting the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, but critics say the case is about trying to deter peaceful advocacy.

Iraq after Daesh : children tortured in detention

A Human Rights Watch report says the Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government authorities have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged Daesh affiliation and urges them to rehabilitate and reintegrate the children into society.

Bleak human rights record in the Arab world remains unchanged over 5 years

The Human Rights Watch published its annual World Report on Human Rights practices around the globe, summarizing key human rights issues in over 90 countries and drawing on events from late 2017 to November 2018.

Pentecostal pastors continue to brand children as witches in Nigeria

Several thousand children in this region have been declared witches who are 'possessed by evil spirits' but the government is unable to curb the practice, fearing a political backlash.

UN human rights inquiry on Yemen extended

Probe members said they needed more time to fully document the range of violations in Yemen's conflict, which has killed nearly 10,000 people since March 2015.

Human Rights Watch: Refugee children being denied an education in Greece

In its latest report, Human Rights Watch has criticised the Greek government saying it's denying refugee children access to formal education.

Rights groups ask Egypt to probe 2013 Rabaa massacre

Global rights groups seek investigation into the killings of at least 900 protesters in 2013 by security forces in Cairo's Rabaa al Adawiya square, where demonstrators had rallied against the ouster of democratically-elected president Mohamed Morsi.

Zimbabwe opposition official deported from Zambia after asylum bid rejected

Tendai Biti, a former finance minister and newly elected member of parliament for the opposition Movement for Democratic Change, is wanted in Zimbabwe for allegedly inciting violence after urging opposition supporters to defend their votes.

Bangladesh government slammed for attacks on students

"It would be shameful if the Sheikh Hasina government is deploying party hoodlums to target students for demanding safe roads," says global rights group Human Rights Watch, as protests looked to be fizzling out in capital Dhaka.

Prisoners faced systematic abuse in notorious Ethiopia jail – HRW report

Inmates at Jail Ogaden in Somali region of the country were abused for years with little access to medical care, report says. Ethiopia says it has fired senior prison officials for violating rights.