( Human Rights Watch) – (New York) – The Indian government’s lengthy shutdown of the internet and telephones in Jammu and Kashmir inflicts disproportionate harm on the population and should be immediately lifted, Human Rights Watch said today. The disruption to services since August 5, 2019, has exacerbated an information blackout, stopped families from communicating, […]
Civilian Casualties Mount in Indiscriminate Fighting in Yemen
By Priyanka Motaparthy | Acting Emergencies Director | – Clashes between pro-government and separatist forces have wracked the city of Aden in Yemen for the past several days, causing numerous casualties in the fiercest fighting the city has seen since the start of the war. While fighting has paused, it could resume at any time. […]
US Homeland Security could return Syrian Refugees in US to Violence, Arrest, Torture under al-Assad
Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) – The US should renew its grant of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to almost 7,000 Syrians living in the United States, Human Rights Watch said today. People forced to return to Syria still face violence, arbitrary arrest and detention, and torture. Destroyed house from US-led coalition strike that killed 13 […]
3 Years Ago, the UN made a Database of Companies Facilitating Illegal Israel Squatting In Palestine: Where is It?
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Syria: US Coalition needs to Reimburse Civilians for Thousands of Innocents Killed and Massive Property Destruction in fight against ISIL
Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – The United States-led coalition against the Islamic State (also known as ISIS) should address the harm to civilians during military operations in Syria, Human Rights Watch said today. Independent investigators have reported that coalition airstrikes killed at least 7,000 civilians in military operations in Iraq and Syria since September 2014. […]
A Terrible Week for Saudi’s MBS Shows Tide is Turning
By Elisa Epstein | Advocacy Coordinator | @elisacepstein | – (Human Rights Watch) – In a powerful rebuke to the Trump administration and a strong signal to Gulf states, the US Senate voted yesterday, 53 to 45, to block arms sales worth billions of dollars to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), among […]
UN Investigator Seeks Criminal Probe of Khashoggi Murder, Accusing Saudi Crown Prince
Human Rights Watch (Geneva) – The United Nations expert’s call for justice for the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi should lead to the creation of a comprehensive system to monitor Saudi rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said. Agnes Callamard, the special rapporteur for extrajudicial executions, noted on June 19, 2019, in releasing the […]
Gaza: Unlawful Attacks in May Fighting
(Human Rights Watch) – (Jerusalem) – Fighting between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in Gaza in early May 2019 involved unlawful attacks by both sides, Human Rights Watch said today. Fifteen Palestinian civilians and four Israeli civilians died during the fighting. The sign for a gift shop recently converted into a center for people with […]
Russia/Syria: Flurry of Prohibited Weapons Attacks
( Human Rights Watch ) – (Beirut) – The Russian–Syrian joint military operation has used internationally banned and other indiscriminate weapons in unlawful attacks on civilians in northwest Syria in recent weeks, Human Rights Watch said today. According to the United Nations, the area is home to 3 million civilians, at least half of whom […]
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