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‘Forcible transfer’: Orphans from Ukraine ‘taken’ by Russia

Thousands of children have been transferred to Russia or occupied territories, says the watchdog’s report.

Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2023

Bahrain cancels Human Rights Watch parliament conference visas, group says

Bahrain has revoked entry visas issued to Human Rights Watch to attend an international parliamentary conference, the rights group said on Friday, days after raising concerns about the Gulf state's rights record.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2023

Lebanon government failing to uphold ‘right to electricity’: HRW

Human Rights Watch says Lebanon’s electricity crisis has exacerbated poverty and inequality.

Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2023

HRW calls on Tunisia’s president to halt crackdown on judiciary

Human Rights Watch says Kais Saied’s government has taken away the independence of the judiciary.

Al Jazeera · Feb 28, 2023

Rights group: Mideast governments target LGBTQ people online

A rights group says in a new report that security agencies and government officials across several countries in the Middle East and North Africa have been using social media platforms and mobile dating apps to crack down on LGBTQ people

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Russia targeted civilian evacuations with banned cluster munitions, HRW report finds

Satellite images and field visits ‘clearly’ contradict Russia’s argument for saying it wasn’t behind the attack on Kramatorsk station which killed 58 civilians, researchers say

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Fifa considers rare Cas appeal over lifting of Yves Jean-Bart’s lifetime ban

Fifa is considering an appeal after the former president of the Haitian Football Federation had his lifetime ban lifted by the court of arbitration for sport

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Report: Women face "brutal violence"

A first-of-its-kind report looks "beyond the criminalization of same-sex conduct"

Salon · Feb 15, 2023

UK actions over Chagos Islands ‘crimes against humanity’, says rights group

Chagossians have spent decades fighting to return to the islands after being forced to leave in the 1960s and 1970s to make way for a military base.

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023

Chagos islanders must get full reparations for forced exile, says NGO

Human Rights Watch also demands trial for ‘appalling colonial crime’ of expulsion – and continuing ill treatment – of Chagossians

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2023