Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of roughly 400 staff members around the globe. Its staff consists of human rights professionals including country experts, lawyers, journalists, and academics of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. Established in 1978, Human Rights Watch is known for its accurate fact-finding, impartial reporting, effective use of media, and targeted advocacy, often in partnership with local human rights groups.

Israel/ Palestine

Israeli Court orders Human Rights Watch Director Deported for Blowing Whistle on Business ties to Settlements

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Neither Human Rights Watch nor Shakir as its representative promotes boycotts of Israel

Libya

Gen. Hiftar’s Drive to Take all of Libya Raises Atrocity Concerns

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Hiftar’s Forces, Rival Militias Have History of Abuses

Israel/ Palestine

Why the Palestinians’ Gaza Protests Won’t Stop

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Despite Carnage, Palestinians Continue to Demand Their Rights

Israel/ Palestine

Golan: Trump Shift Denies Syrians’ Rights under International Law (HRW)

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Syrians in Occupied Territory Protected Under International Humanitarian Law

Israel/ Palestine

UN Must Name Names of Companies helping Israel to Flood Squatters into Palestinian West Bank

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The disappointing further delay in publishing the database further entrenches corporate involvement in the abuses stemming from illegal settlements

Bangladesh

Bangladesh to Exile 100K Rohingya Refugees to an Island “Prison”

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Dumping a battered and traumatized people on Bhasan Char to face yet another threat to their survival is not a solution.

Saudi Arabia

UN Human Rights Council seeks Freedom for Saudi Women Activists, Justice for Khashoggi

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Geneva (Human Rights Watch) – A joint statement by 36 countries on March 7, 2019 calling on Saudi Arabia to improve its human rights record was a landmark step toward justice and accountability, Human Rights Watch said today. The statement, delivered by Iceland at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, condemns the murder […]

Human Rights

Iran’s Bizarre Prosecution and Torture of . . . Environmentalists?

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Detainees Allege Torture in Detention

Saudi Arabia

Top Ten Reasons Saudi Women are Running away from their Country

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Rampant Discrimination, Abuse