Human Rights Watch

Two 'rights groups' to screen BBC Modi documentary in Washington ahead of PM's visit

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have invited policy makers, journalists and analysts to a private screening that will be held in Washington on 20 June, two days ahead of PM Modi's official state visit hosted by President Joe Biden

UK plans to designate Vladimir Putin’s private army Wagner Group a ‘terrorist organisation’: What does it mean?

The UK’s proscription of Wagner could be an important global signal — the UK would be among the first to label the collective as a terrorist group. This could encourage other countries to do the same, and possibly discourage countries from working with it in the future

Following footsteps of CIA, FBI, Human Rights Watch teams up with Hollywood to push agenda

Pentagon, FBI and CIA already have teams tasked with maintaining their public image via Hollywood. HRW, however, claims to be more interested in promoting ‘concepts and ideas’ rather than the organisation itself

Human Rights Watch urges Libyan authorities to repeal 'repressive' cybercrime law

HRW argued the law includes 'vague and overbroad definitions that could invite prosecution for peaceful expression and punishment with prison terms of up to 15 years and stiff fines'

Uganda's parliament passes bill banning identifying as LGBTQ

More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ), according to rights group Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch says over 2,000 Afghan evacuees in detention in UAE

The rights group said that between 2,400 and 2,700 Afghans evacuated to the UAE following the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021 remain 'arbitrarily detained' in makeshift refugee housing with limited freedom of movement and scarce access to legal counsel

Ukraine response should be 'replicated', Human Rights Watch urges governments

In the report, HRW urged governments to 'replicate the best of the international response in Ukraine' and 'scale up the political will to address other crises'

Iran's deep state unleashes phishing attacks on activists, journalists, researchers, academics, diplomats, politicians

'Iran’s state-backed hackers are aggressively using sophisticated social engineering and credential harvesting tactics to access sensitive information and contacts held by Middle East-focused researchers and civil society groups,' the HRW said

Bharat and its human rights record: Why Western elites join hands with Islamists to paint India dark

Bharat has been on the receiving end of attacks on its human rights record. But these attacks seem to be rooted in hatred and resentment rather than in truth and facts

Russia shuts down local offices of more than a dozen international organisations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch

The announcement came on the 44th day of Russia's military campaign in pro-Western Ukraine, with thousands killed and more than 11 million having fled their homes