World Apr 06 Rights groups charge Ethiopia with ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Tigray region By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press
World Feb 05 At least 138 deported to El Salvador were later killed, human rights group says 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. By Ben Fox, Associated Press
Politics Jan 31 Trump authorizes shift to wider U.S. military use of land mines 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. By Robert Burns, Associated Press
World Jan 12 Hong Kong denies entry to Human Rights Watch director Hong Kong authorities barred the head of Human Rights Watch from entering the Chinese territory Sunday, the advocacy group said. By Associated Press
World Jul 01 Conditions dire for asylum seekers stuck in Mexico, human rights group says 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… By Colleen Long, Associated Press
Apr 01 Human rights group urges Lebanon to abolish anti-LGBT law By Associated Press After Lebanon's top military prosecutor declined to prosecute a "sodomy" case, Human Rights Watch is urging Lebanon to abolish a law criminalizing homosexuality. Continue reading
Jul 25 U.S. acts to release $195M in suspended military aid to Egypt By Associated Press The United States has decided to release $195 million in military aid to Egypt after withholding the assistance last year over human rights concerns, the State Department announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 03 Syrian group uncovering Islamic State mass graves needs help, watchdog says By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Activists working to uncover mass graves in northeastern Syria — a region until recently controlled by the Islamic State group — need help to preserve evidence and identify human remains, an international watchdog said Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 6:57 The Rohingya are still fleeing persecution in Myanmar. What can be done to stop it? Rohingya Muslims have suffered innumerable atrocities in Myanmar, only to face poverty, desperation and human trafficking as refugees in Bangladesh. John Yang talks with Skye Wheeler of Human Rights Watch for a broader look at their plight. Continue watching
Dec 08 Facing war and hunger, momentum for women’s rights slows in Yemen By Larisa Epatko In Yemen, where forces loyal to the government are clashing with Houthi rebels, millions are going hungry. Because food is so scarce, aid groups are finding they have to focus on life-saving measures and set women’s empowerment efforts aside –… Continue reading