Lanka's missing persons office lacked consultations: HRW
On May 24, Sri Lanka's cabinet approved the new Office of Missing Persons without talking with the families.
May 27, 2016, 16:46 PM IST
30,000 flee fighting between jihadists, rebels in north Syria: HRW
At least 30,000 people have fled fighting between jihadists and rebels in northern Syria in the past 48 hours, Human Rights Watch said, calling on Turkey to open its border to them.
Apr 15, 2016, 13:16 PM IST
Rights groups condemn junta police powers for Thai soldiers
An order by Thailand's junta giving sweeping police powers to soldiers is part of the "steady erosion of human rights protections", campaigners said today, calling for the law to be rescinded.
Apr 05, 2016, 15:29 PM IST
HRW urges Myanmar to end 'abusive restriction' on Rohingyas
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Myanmar to put an end to "abusive restrictions" on the ethnic Rohingya Muslim minority in the western Rakhine state.
Mar 30, 2016, 12:03 PM IST
Afghan 'virginity tests' a sexual abuse: HRW
Human Rights Watch has slammed "virginity exams" conducted on Afghan women and girls accused of so-called moral crimes, saying the invasive tests by government doctors were tantamount to sexual assault.
Mar 01, 2016, 15:22 PM IST
Sarath Fonseka's appointment to parliament sends wrong signal: HRW
Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka's appointment to parliament sends "worrying signals" on accountability and contradicts the government's pledges to probe atrocities allegedly committed under his command during the brutal civil war with the LTTE, an international rights group said today.
Feb 11, 2016, 17:06 PM IST
'India must strengthen planned law to protect transgender people'
India`s upper house of parliament in April last year passed "The Rights of Transgender Persons Bill".
Jan 20, 2016, 12:03 PM IST
Afghanistan to include female negotiators in upcoming peace talks?
The Afghan government should include female negotiators in the upcoming multistate meeting on the Afghan peace process, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Jan 05, 2016, 15:40 PM IST
Repeal sedition law, Human Rights Watch tells India
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called for the repeal of a sedition law under which a folk singer has been arrested in Tamil Nadu for criticising Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
Nov 03, 2015, 14:55 PM IST
Malaysia's human rights have been eroded under PM Najib: HRW
Human rights in Malaysia have deteriorated under Prime Minister Najib Razak's administration despite his promises to provide more freedom, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
Oct 27, 2015, 15:20 PM IST
Nine die as US air strike hits Afghan hospital
US air strikes hit a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF, Doctors Without Borders) hospital in Kunduz in Afghanistan, killing nine medical staff, Human Rights Watch said.
Oct 04, 2015, 12:55 PM IST
