Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes"

An international human rights group said Monday that respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated separatist Tamil rebels to end a civil war. Human Rights Watch said the Sri Lankan ...

While Myanmar's telecommunications may present a huge opportunity to the companies that get the licenses, Human Rights Watch says they also risk being complicit in surveillance, censorship and rights abuses. Phil Robertson, deputy director of Human ...

(New York) Government security branches in Raqqa city hold documents and potential physical evidence indicating that detainees were arbitrarily detained and tortured there while the city was under government control. Human Rights Watch researchers ...

Interrogation rooms with wooden boards used to immobilize detainees, are among the evidence of torture Human Rights Watch says it has uncovered

Human Rights Watch report finds police crackdowns have made the sex industry in China less safe, by driving it underground

Rights activists have found torture devices and other evidence of abuse in government prisons in Raqqa, Human Rights Watch said.

Human Rights Watch and the Syrian opposition National Coalition have condemned the gruesome video, however its authenticity cannot be verified...

In a statement, Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged that Shukhoranjan Bali, a prime witness in the Bangladesh War Crime trials was abducted and forced to cross the Indian border. Protests following the Bangladeshi war crimes verdict. Agencies. He was ...

Damascus regime has "wilfully" killed thousands of civilians in air strikes that amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday, as rebels lobbied the major powers for weapons.