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Epidemics
500,000 Yemenis displaced by Renewed Fighting Face Coronavirus Dangers

500,000 Yemenis displaced by Renewed Fighting Face Coronavirus Dangers

Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Civilians fleeing renewed fighting in northern Yemen are particularly vulnerable to the Covid-19 pandemic, Human Rights Watch said today. Fighting in Marib governorate between Houthi forces and the Saudi-led coalition and their Yemeni government allies has moved closer to overcrowded camps for internally displaced people that have inadequate health […]

Israel/ Palestine
Discriminatory Israeli Land Policies Box in the Palestinian Natives

Discriminatory Israeli Land Policies Box in the Palestinian Natives

Human Rights Watch

( Human Rights Job ) – (Jisr al-Zarqa) – The Israeli government’s policy of boxing in Palestinian communities extends beyond the West Bank and Gaza to Palestinian towns and villages inside Israel, Human Rights Watch said today. The policy discriminates against Palestinian citizens of Israel and in favor of Jewish citizens, sharply restricting Palestinians’ access […]

Drone Warfare
In War Crime, United Arab Emirates Drone Strike in Libya kills 8 Civilians

In War Crime, United Arab Emirates Drone Strike in Libya kills 8 Civilians

Human Rights Watch

(Beirut) – An apparently unlawful drone attack by the United Arab Emirates that hit the Al-Sunbulah biscuit factory in Wadi al-Rabie, Libya, south of Tripoli, on November 18, 2019, killed 8 civilians and wounded 27, Human Rights Watch said today, after investigating the incident. The UAE appeared to take little or no action to minimize […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Obligation vis-a-vis West Bank and Gaza in Face of Coronavirus Pandemic: Global Human Rights Organizations

Israel’s Obligation vis-a-vis West Bank and Gaza in Face of Coronavirus Pandemic: Global Human Rights Organizations

Human Rights Watch

( Human Rights Watch) – With over 250 identified COVID-19 Palestinian patients in the West Bank and potentially dozens in the Gaza Strip we, the undersigned organizations, express grave concern in the face of a potential human catastrophe. The Palestinian healthcare system, with a dire lack of equipment, medicines, and expertise, will be unable to […]

Donald Trump
With 53,000 Covid-19 Cases, Iran Can't get Needed Medical Supplies: Trump Admin must Ease Sanctions

With 53,000 Covid-19 Cases, Iran Can’t get Needed Medical Supplies: Trump Admin must Ease Sanctions

Human Rights Watch

(Washington DC) – Broad US-imposed economic sanctions are negatively affecting the Iranian government’s ability to adequately respond to the mounting health consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The US should take immediate action to ease US sanctions and expand licensing of sanctions-exempt items to ensure Iran’s access to essential humanitarian resources during the pandemic. According […]

Saudi Arabia
Yemen: Saudi Forces Torture, ‘Disappear’ Yemenis

Yemen: Saudi Forces Torture, ‘Disappear’ Yemenis

Human Rights Watch

At Least 5 Detainees from al-Mahrah Illegally Transferred to Saudi Arabia

Children
The Children of Syria:  Millions of Young Lives Blighted by a Decade-Long War

The Children of Syria: Millions of Young Lives Blighted by a Decade-Long War

Human Rights Watch

By Philippa H Stewart (Senior Media Officer) and Bill Van Esveld (Associate Director, MENA, Children’s Rights Division) | – ( Human Rights Watch) – The war in Syria has been taking its toll on children for nine years – their lives forever marked by the conflict. Hundreds of thousands of children are now fighting to […]

Epidemics
Rapid Spread of Virus Further Tests Iranians’ Faith in Government

Rapid Spread of Virus Further Tests Iranians’ Faith in Government

Human Rights Watch

Successful Measures to Contain Coronavirus Require Public Trust

censorship
Iran: No Justice for Bloody Crackdown (HRW)

Iran: No Justice for Bloody Crackdown (HRW)

Human Rights Watch

Unlawful Lethal Force, Families Threatened, Cover-Ups

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