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Afghan women need global action to halt Taliban abuse
Updated : 28 min ago IST
New York [US], August 17 (ANI): Afghan women feel abandoned by the world and they are justified in feeling this way, said Heather Barr, Associate Director, Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday.
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Taliban broke multiple pledges on human rights since taking over Afghanist
Updated : 5 days, 10 hours ago IST
New York [US], August 11 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday said the Taliban have broken multiple pledges to respect human rights and women's rights since taking over Afghanistan a year ago.
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Afghanistan: Economic crisis underlies mass hunger
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis cannot be effectively addressed unless the US and other governments ease restrictions on the country's banking sector to facilitate legitimate economic activity and humanitarian aid, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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Afghan girls face bleak future as ban on secondary education persists
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 13 (ANI): The Taliban's ban on secondary education has already caused girls in Afghanistan to lose 300 days of their studies with devastating consequences for them, their families, and the country's future, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday i
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Afghanistan earthquake response overlooks people with disabilities: Rights
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 11 (ANI): People with disabilities remain overlooked following an earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people in eastern Afghanistan on June 22, according to the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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Taliban execute, 'disappear' alleged militants in Afghanistan: Human Right
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New York [US], July 7 (ANI): With one investigation revealing that over 100 bodies had been dumped in an emptied canal in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW), said Taliban security forces are carrying out abusive search operations where they execute and forcibly disappear reside
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Myanmar military atrocities laid bare in gruesome footage: report
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
New York [US], July 5 (ANI): Shocking footage has recently emerged on social media of brutal killings allegedly in Myanmar's Sagaing Region where a United Nations investigator has documented apparent war crimes by the Myanmar military, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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Pakistan court holds state responsible for enforced disappearances: HRW
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
New York [US], June 29 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has provided a glimmer of hope for hundreds of victims of enforced disappearances in Pakistan, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
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China: US law against Uyghur forced labour takes effect
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], June 21 (ANI): The United States government should vigorously enforce a new law that aims to prevent imports linked to forced labour by Uyghurs and other persecuted groups in China, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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Afghanistan's Taliban crack down on vloggers
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New York [US], June 15 (ANI): The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concerns about the increasing human rights violation in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan: Taliban torture civilians in Panjshir
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New York [US], June 10 (ANI): Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan's Panjshir province have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday.
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Myanmar: Junta vows to enforce death sentences
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
New York [US], June 8 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta announced on June 3, that it would execute four people whose appeals were rejected following grossly unjust closed-door trials, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
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