Human Rights Watch
Cutting Extrajudicial Killings: US satisfied with Rab’s progress
Visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu yesterday expressed satisfaction that Rab reduced extrajudicial killings since late 2021, when the US imposed sanctions on the force.
Rights abuses stain FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup from November 20 to December 18, 2022, will be played following years of serious migrant labor and human rights abuses in Qatar, Human Rights Watch said today, publishing a “Reporters’ Guide” to support journalists covering the Qatar World Cup.
Rights group skeptical that Myanmar’s military seeks justice
Plans announced by Myanmar’s military to prosecute soldiers for actions at a village where security forces reportedly killed as many as 400 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority draws skepticism from the New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch.
HRW urges Bangladesh govt to ensure justice for Nusrat
The Bangladesh government should thoroughly investigate the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi and fairly prosecute all those responsible, Human Rights Watch says.
Press Bangladesh govt to create conditions conducive to fair polls: HRW to int’l community
Human Rights Watch urges the international community to press the government of Bangladesh to create conditions conducive to a free and fair national election slated for December 30.
Surveillance: HRW worried at govt move
The Bangladesh government has embarked upon an intensive and intrusive surveillance and monitoring of social media ahead of the national election, raising concern over a chilling effect on speech, Human Rights Watch said yesterday.
Extrajudicial Killings in Anti-Drug Drive: HRW calls for probe
The Human Rights Watch yesterday urged Bangladesh government to order an independent investigation into the allegations of extrajudicial killings during its “war on drugs”.
Rohingya refugee camps at imminent risk of landslides: HRW
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh camps are at imminent risk of landslides, according a statement of Human Rights Watch (HRW).
HRW urges suspension of Rohingya repatriation
Human Rights Watch, a non-government organisation, today said Bangladesh should suspend the Rohingya refugee repatriation plan entirely as it "threatens the refugees' security and well-being."
Myanmar troops committed mass rape of women
Human Rights Watch yesterday accused Myanmar security forces of committing widespread rape as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingyas in Rakhine State.
Address Rohingya crisis at APEC, ASEAN meets
Human Rights Watch has called on world leaders meeting in two summits in the Philippines and Vietnam to address the Rohingya crisis.
Exodus exposes 'abject failure' of world leaders
Human Rights Watch has called upon world leaders to impose targeted sanctions and a comprehensive arms embargo on the Myanmar military to stop ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas.
Myanmar military will attack new areas: HRW
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Myanmar military is targeting new areas in Maungdaw town for destruction.
'Military atrocities on Rohingyas have hallmarks of ethnic cleansing'
Ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing security forces in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have described killings, shelling, and arson in their villages that have all the hallmarks of a campaign of “ethnic cleansing,” Human Rights Watch says.
Bonded labour in Oman?
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has just released a 68-page report titled “I was sold” that outlines the near-slavery conditions for migrant domestic workers in Oman.
HRW slams India on handling criticism
The Indian authorities routinely use vaguely worded, overly broad laws as political tools to silence and harass critics, Human Rights Watch says in a new report.
Pave way for unionisation in garments: HRW
Bangladesh government should urgently remove legal and practical obstacles to unionization in garment industries, Human Rights Watch says.
30,000 flee clashes between jihadists, rebels in Syria: HRW
At least 30,000 civilians have fled fighting between jihadists and rebels in northern Syria in the past 48 hours, Human Rights Watch says, calling on Turkey to open its border to them.
Govt response to arsenic-laced water poor: HRW
The government is not adequately responding to naturally occurring arsenic in drinking water across large areas of rural Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says in a report.
