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Byline: Andrew Jeong Qatari officials have arbitrarily arrested and mistreated LGBT people, in some cases as recently as last month, Human Rights Watch said Monday in a report that comes [...]

Byline: Phillip Walter Wellman JALALABAD, Afghanistan - The U.S. has trained and supported paramilitary groups in Afghanistan that have committed summary executions, forcibly disappeared people and have been behind more [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Justice Delayed is Justice Denied for Women Athletes (New York) The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) [...]

A journalist and an opposition member from (http://HRW.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2f55%3c3-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&RE=MC&RI=5596891&Preview=False&DistributionActionID=193888&Action=Follow+Link) Rwanda are still missing one month after disappearing in separate incidents, Human Rights Watch said today. Their loved ones have not heard [...]

Nairobi -- A journalist and an opposition member from Rwanda are still missing one month after disappearing in separate incidents. Their loved ones have not heard from them, and the [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Activists, Journalists Questioning Phatthalung Quarry Project Threatened Thai authorities should carry out an effective investigation, open to [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: (Nairobi) A journalist and an opposition member from Rwanda are still missing one month after disappearing in [...]

Beirut -- Egyptian authorities should investigate the conditions of US citizen Khaled Hassan who attempted suicide in July 2019 while in pretrial detention in Tora prison, Human Rights Watch and [...]

Beirut -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Allow Independent Investigators into Detention Centers, Prisons Egyptian authorities should investigate the conditions of US citizen Khaled Hassan who [...]

Tunis -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: The government-in-exile that administers the camps in Algeria for refugees from Western Sahara is detaining three critics while an [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Recent Stories Demonstrate Great Harm to Children on Both Sides of Border WASHINGTON, D.C. Ahead of a congressional [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: On July 8, gunmen in Papua New Guinea (PNG) killed at least 16 people during tribal fighting [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Thorough, Impartial Investigation into Killings Needed 2019 Pills Kolo via AP On July 8, gunmen in Papua [...]

Bangkok -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Today, on the third anniversary of the killing of prominent political commentator and human rights defender Kem Ley, the [...]

Police officials at the Pangani station, which patrols Mathare, one of the areas where people were killed, told Human Rights Watch they were aware of the killings but could not [...]

Police in (http://HRW.pr-optout.com/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d8%2f4593-%3eLCE593719%26SDG%3c90%3a.&RE=MC&RI=5596891&Preview=False&DistributionActionID=190656&Action=Follow+Link) Kenya have killed no fewer than 21 men and boys in Nairobi's low-income areas, apparently with no justification, claiming they were criminals, Human Rights Watch said today. [...]

Hong Kong -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Officers Should be Held Accountable to Restore Credibility Hong Kong authorities should immediately establish an independent commission to [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Video: Women Accuse Gambian ex-President of Rape Three women have accused Gambia's former president, Yahya Jammeh, of [...]

Kyiv -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Vadym Komarov Died from Injuries in May Attack (Kyiv) Ukrainian authorities should ensure an effective and impartial investigation into [...]

Geneva -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Top Rights Body Should Monitor Saudi Abuses The United Nations expert's call for justice for the murder of the [...]

Beirut -- Egyptian authorities should be investigated for the mistreatment of former President Mohamed Morsy, who died on June 17, 2019, after years of insufficient access to medical care, Human [...]

Beirut -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Egyptian authorities should be investigated for the mistreatment of former President Mohamed Morsy, who died on June 17, 2019, [...]

Abuja -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: The Nigeria elections in 2019 that brought President Muhammadu Buhari back into office for a second term were marred [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Pakistan authorities should impartially investigate the deaths of at least three people during violence between Pashtun activists [...]

Human Rights Watch recently reported on disturbing allegations that survivors of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique were being forced to have sex with community leaders in exchange for food. The next [...]

NEW YORK -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Killing of 6 Villagers in Rakhine State Should be Fully, Credibly Investigated (New York) Myanmar authorities should independently [...]

Nairobi -- South Sudanese authorities should promptly undertake an independent and effective investigation into the apparent extrajudicial execution of two outspoken critics of the government, Amnesty International and Human Rights [...]

Nairobi -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: UN Experts Report Says, 'Highly Probable' Security Service Killed Dong, Aggrey Nyagoah Tut Pur Researcher, Africa Division (Nairobi) South [...]

Byline: Nita Bhalla Nairobi -- The United Nations said on Friday it will investigate allegations that survivors of a deadly cyclone in Mozambique are being forced to have sex with [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-April 17, 2019-: Guinea: Create Special Unit to Probe Protest Deaths (C)1994-2019 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:17042019 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The government of Guinea should set up a special task [...]

Nairobi -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: The government of Guinea should set up a special task force of judges to investigate the conduct of the [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Human Rights Watch laments the decision by military prosecutors to close the investigation into eight killings during [...]

Nairobi -- The government of Guinea should set up a special task force of judges to investigate the conduct of the security forces and others engaged in unlawful acts during [...]

The Hague -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Victims Denied Path to Justice; Decision Benefits Obstructionist States (The Hague) The decision by International Criminal Court (ICC) [...]

Nairobi -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Cameroonian soldiers, gendarmes, and members of the Rapid Intervention Brigade (BIR) carried out a deadly attack on the North-West [...]

New York -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Preah Vihear Authorities Should Urgently Produce Sum Moeun Cambodian authorities should immediately reveal the whereabouts of a land [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Withdraw Request to Investigate Judge (Washington, DC) The Argentine government's request to investigate a judge who is looking [...]

NEW YORK -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Repeal Draconian Sedition Act The Malaysian authorities should halt the investigation targeting organizers of the Women's March in [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch: Unions Claim at Least 7,500 Dismissed Arbitrarily From Work, Others Targeted in Violent Police Raid Bangladesh authorities [...]

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch:Witnesses said that the shots came from a tower within the main complex of the Rio de Janeiro [...]

Bangkok -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch:Protect Right to Peaceful Assembly, Free ExpressionThe Myanmar authorities should immediately investigate the alleged excessive use of force by police [...]

Beirut -- The Egyptian authorities' failure to end or impartially investigate torture and mistreatment in detention facilities reinforces an urgent need for an independent international inquiry, Human Rights Watch said [...]

Beirut -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch:Prosecutor's Denial of Abuses Signifies Lack of Accountability(Beirut) The Egyptian authorities' failure to end or impartially investigate torture and mistreatment [...]

Nairobi -- The following information was released by Human Rights Watch:The Kenyan police and the South Sudanese authorities should ensure effective, transparent, and impartial investigations into the enforced disappearance of [...]

Mozambique authorities should ensure an impartial and transparent investigation into the suspicious death in police custody of Andre Hanekom, a South African businessman, Human Rights Watch said today. Hanekom, who [...]