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"All-Out Assault On Migrants": Human Rights Watch Chief On Trump 2.0
US President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House next week threatens freedoms at home and abroad, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, warning that his second term could be more damaging than his first.
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Pakistan Faced Worst Economic Crises In 2023: Human Rights Body
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Pakistan faced one of the worst economic crises in 2023, with poverty, inflation and unemployment soaring, jeopardising millions of people's rights to health, food, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Israel Starving Gaza Civilians As Method Of Warfare: Human Rights Body
The group Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the Israeli government of intentionally starving civilians in Gaza as part of its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory.
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Pregnant Japan Prisoners Stay Shackled, Newborns Separated: Rights Group
Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses suffered by women incarcerated in Japan, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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Ukraine, Russia Should Stop Using Cluster Bombs: Human Rights Watch Dog
Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have used cluster munitions that have killed Ukrainian civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday as the US weighs whether to answer the Ukraine government's call to supply it with the weapons.
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China Should Respect People's Right To Peaceful Protest: Rights Group
The Chinese government should respect the fundamental rights of people across China to peacefully protest the government's draconian "zero Covid" restrictions and to call for freedom and human rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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Russian Fighters Killing Civilians In Central African Republic: Rights Group
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday said there was "compelling evidence" that Russian paramilitary troops were committing serious rights abuses and killing civilians in the Central African Republic.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover a Concern for Human Rights Groups
Human rights groups raised concerns about hate speech on Twitter and the power that its takeover by Elon Musk would give the billionaire. Musk has been called a 'free speech absolutist' and has been critical of Twitter's policies of moderating content on the platform.
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Human Rights Watch Head To Step Down After Nearly 3 Decades
Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth said on Tuesday he would step down at the end of August after running the global rights watchdog for nearly three decades.
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Russia Shuts Amnesty, Other Human Rights Organisation Offices Over Ukraine War
Russia said on Friday it was shutting down the local offices of more than a dozen international organisations including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Pegasus: Rights Group Says Lebanese Staffer Targeted With NSO Spyware
Human Rights Watch said that one of its senior staff members was targeted last year with spyware designed by the Israeli hacker-for hire company NSO Group.
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Over 100 Former Afghan Forces Killed Or Disappeared By Taliban: Rights Group
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on more than 100 killings from Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kunduz provinces alone.
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Facebook, Instagram Censored Palestinian Content, Alleges Rights Group
Facebook and its Instagram platform have wrongfully removed and suppressed content by Palestinians, including about abuses during Israeli-Palestinian violence this year, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
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Human Rights Watch Concludes Some Officials Saw Risk Of Beirut Blast, Failed To Act
A report released by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday concluded there was strong evidence to suggest some Lebanese officials knew about and tacitly accepted the lethal risks posed by ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut port.
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Ex-Nissan Boss Kept In "Harsh" Japan Detention, Says Wife To Rights Group
The wife of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has alleged her husband is being held in "harsh" conditions and subjected to round-the-clock interrogations intended to extract a confession.
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"All-Out Assault On Migrants": Human Rights Watch Chief On Trump 2.0
US President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House next week threatens freedoms at home and abroad, the head of Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, warning that his second term could be more damaging than his first.
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Pakistan Faced Worst Economic Crises In 2023: Human Rights Body
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Pakistan faced one of the worst economic crises in 2023, with poverty, inflation and unemployment soaring, jeopardising millions of people's rights to health, food, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Israel Starving Gaza Civilians As Method Of Warfare: Human Rights Body
The group Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the Israeli government of intentionally starving civilians in Gaza as part of its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory.
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Pregnant Japan Prisoners Stay Shackled, Newborns Separated: Rights Group
Handcuffs during pregnancy, separation from newborn babies, and insufficient care for elderly inmates are among the abuses suffered by women incarcerated in Japan, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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Ukraine, Russia Should Stop Using Cluster Bombs: Human Rights Watch Dog
Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have used cluster munitions that have killed Ukrainian civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Thursday as the US weighs whether to answer the Ukraine government's call to supply it with the weapons.
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China Should Respect People's Right To Peaceful Protest: Rights Group
The Chinese government should respect the fundamental rights of people across China to peacefully protest the government's draconian "zero Covid" restrictions and to call for freedom and human rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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Russian Fighters Killing Civilians In Central African Republic: Rights Group
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday said there was "compelling evidence" that Russian paramilitary troops were committing serious rights abuses and killing civilians in the Central African Republic.
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Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover a Concern for Human Rights Groups
Human rights groups raised concerns about hate speech on Twitter and the power that its takeover by Elon Musk would give the billionaire. Musk has been called a 'free speech absolutist' and has been critical of Twitter's policies of moderating content on the platform.
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Human Rights Watch Head To Step Down After Nearly 3 Decades
Human Rights Watch Executive Director Kenneth Roth said on Tuesday he would step down at the end of August after running the global rights watchdog for nearly three decades.
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Russia Shuts Amnesty, Other Human Rights Organisation Offices Over Ukraine War
Russia said on Friday it was shutting down the local offices of more than a dozen international organisations including Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Pegasus: Rights Group Says Lebanese Staffer Targeted With NSO Spyware
Human Rights Watch said that one of its senior staff members was targeted last year with spyware designed by the Israeli hacker-for hire company NSO Group.
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Over 100 Former Afghan Forces Killed Or Disappeared By Taliban: Rights Group
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on more than 100 killings from Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar, and Kunduz provinces alone.
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Facebook, Instagram Censored Palestinian Content, Alleges Rights Group
Facebook and its Instagram platform have wrongfully removed and suppressed content by Palestinians, including about abuses during Israeli-Palestinian violence this year, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
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Human Rights Watch Concludes Some Officials Saw Risk Of Beirut Blast, Failed To Act
A report released by Human Rights Watch on Tuesday concluded there was strong evidence to suggest some Lebanese officials knew about and tacitly accepted the lethal risks posed by ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut port.
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Ex-Nissan Boss Kept In "Harsh" Japan Detention, Says Wife To Rights Group
The wife of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has alleged her husband is being held in "harsh" conditions and subjected to round-the-clock interrogations intended to extract a confession.
