The Latest Breaking News from HRW

Phnom Penh (AFP) - A handful of protesters gathered in Phnom Penh on Monday to condemn the shutdown of one of Cambodia's last independent media outlets, with rights groups also slamming the portal's closure just months before national elections.

Humanitarian groups urge foreign secretary to issue correction to a recent report, amid fears it could provide cover for repression in the Gulf state

As human rights organisations report an escalation in the brutal treatment of detainees, we speak to some of those who claim to have suffered at the hands of state security forces

The Memorandum of Understanding on Migration has been renewed despite mounting evidence of crimes against humanity.

ADHRB says ‘invisible wounds’ are preventing political prisoners from resuming a normal life after arrest.

HRW says Ukrainian forces ‘extensively’ scattered antipersonnel mines in Izyum, causing civilian casualties.

Two weeks on from the death of government critic John Williams Ntwali, police have failed to answer questions over the alleged road accident in which they say he was killed

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Salvadoran authorities on Friday of "mass due process violations" in the detention of tens of thousands of people, including hundreds of children, in over-crowded prisons, citing leaked government data.

Beijing (AFP) - Dozens of demonstrators are still detained in China after taking part in widespread protests against the government last year, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, adding that the whereabouts of some remain unknown.

India has used emergency powers to block airing of the documentary that questions the India PM’s role in the 2002 riots.

Human Rights Watch warned on Monday that Israeli guidelines for foreigners entering the West Bank risked turning the occupied territories into another Gaza, cutting residents off from the outside world. The regulations have faced waves of condemnation from the European Union and United States. Israel said the rules, which came…