Human Rights Watch
- Middle East
Human Rights Watch: Israeli war crimes apparent in Gaza war
Jerusalem: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused the Israeli military of carrying out attacks that apparently amount to war crimes during an 11-day war in May against the Hamas militant group. The…
- World
UAE detains, deports Pakistanis based on Shia background: Human Rights Watch
Dubai: Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its report on Tuesday pointed out that United Arab Emirates (UAE) has detained and deported Pakistanis based on their Shia background. UAE forcibly detained four Pakistani…
- Middle East
13 killed in hospital attack in opposition-held Syria town
Beirut: Missiles have hit a hospital in a northern Syrian town controlled by Turkey-backed fighters, killing at least 13 people, including two medical staff, and putting the facility out of service, activists…
- India
Rights watchdog slams Indian govt. on human right violations
New York: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday observed that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Indian government’s actions over the past year have caused enormous suffering and rights violations. The rights watchdog, in the…
- Middle East
Saudi-led coalition intercepts new Yemeni rebel drone
Riyadh: A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted a Huthi rebel drone targeting the kingdom, a spokesman said Wednesday, calling it another violation of an already fragile ceasefire in a key Red…
- Middle East
Almost all Saudis in mass execution were Shiites: HRW
DUBAI: At least 33 of the 37 Saudis executed by the kingdom in a single day belonged to the Sunni-dominated country’s Shiite minority, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday. The men were executed…
