World Aug 14 Israeli airstrike on Iranian prison was an ‘apparent war crime,’ Human Rights Watch says By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press
World Jul 17 Watch 7:04 Hamas committed crimes against humanity, war crimes on Oct. 7, Human Rights Watch says A new report released by Human Rights Watch concludes that Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups committed war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Oct. 7 attacks last year. The report says fighters conducted a coordinated assault "designed to… By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi
World Apr 04 Rights group says Israeli strike on Gaza building that killed 106 in October is an ‘apparent war crime’ The New York-based rights group says its investigation found no legitimate military target, making the strike an apparent war crime. It was one of the deadliest attacks since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. By Julia Frankel, Associated Press
Politics Feb 12 Foreign aid drops sharply as Taliban abuses strain Afghanistan’s health system, group says The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 drove millions into poverty and hunger after foreign aid stopped almost overnight. By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press
World Sep 24 Watch 5:25 WTA returns to China despite unresolved questions about tennis star Peng Shuai When Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai disappeared after accusing a high-ranking official of sexual assault, the Women’s Tennis Association said it would not hold tournaments in China until her whereabouts were known. Two years later, there’s still no official word… By John Yang, Kaisha Young
Apr 06 Rights groups charge Ethiopia with ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Tigray region By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International charge in a new report that widespread abuses against civilians in the western part of Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity. Continue reading
Feb 05 At least 138 deported to El Salvador were later killed, human rights group says By Ben Fox, Associated Press The group says a majority of those deportees were killed within a year and some within days of returning to a country with the highest homicide rate in the Western Hemisphere. Continue reading
Jan 31 Trump authorizes shift to wider U.S. military use of land mines By Robert Burns, Associated Press Earlier Friday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper made the case for giving military commanders the latitude to use land mines as a means to "shape the battlefield" and protect American forces. Critics of the new Trump policy call it dangerous. Continue reading
Jan 12 Hong Kong denies entry to Human Rights Watch director By Associated Press Hong Kong authorities barred the head of Human Rights Watch from entering the Chinese territory Sunday, the advocacy group said. Continue reading
Jul 01 Conditions dire for asylum seekers stuck in Mexico, human rights group says By Colleen Long, Associated Press Several asylum seekers interviewed by Human Rights Watch were attacked, kidnapped or sexually assaulted in Mexico while waiting for court hearings. When some go to the U.S. for their hearings, they lose their shelter in Mexico and have no place… Continue reading