HRW Distributes Human Rights Questionnaire To Afghan President...

Henri Tiphagne, executive director of People's Watch and a well-known human rights activist along with fifteen others were relieved from a case by the Cuddalore JM court II on Monday. The non-governmental organisation was involved in exposing the ...

Federal prosecutors use the threat of harsh sentences to coerce defendants into bad plea bargains, Human Rights Watch concludes in a new report. The report, chiefly authored by Jamie Fellner and entitled deploys case studies as well as data to make ...

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch said the military in Egypt is holding members of the government of ousted President Mohamed Morsi in secret locations. Morsi was removed from power by the Egyptian military July 3. Human Rights Watch ...

RIYADH: Human Rights Watch on Sunday urged Saudi authorities to launch a probe into violence that accompanied a crackdown launched last month against illegal migrant workers. It also warned of a "humanitarian disaster" if the workers remain held in ...

Workers in Doha, Qatar. (AFP Photo / Goh Chai Hin) Tags Conflict, Health, Human rights, Protest, Qatar, Scandal Qatar has made no progress in abolishing laws that effectively force foreign workers into slavery, an international delegation has ...

KABBUL - An influential Human Rights Watchdog (HRW) on Sunday said war crimes and crimes against humanity continued to be committed in Afghanistan, citing a report by the prosecutor's office of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The Human ...

Afghanistan is considering bringing back stoning for adultery, Human Rights Watch and the justice ministry said on Monday, possibly restoring a punishment in force during the Taliban's brutal regime. The penalty for married adulterers, along with flogging for ...

A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has revealed that the Iranian government policies toward its Afghan refugees and migrant population violate its legal obligations to protect this vulnerable group from abuse. The report called "Unwelcome Guests: Iran's ...

"The world will be watching to see if Commonwealth leadersspeak out for the victims of abuses," said Brad Adams, Asia director at HumanRights Watch (HRW).