The Latest Breaking News from HRW

At least 38 killed in drone attack on Sudan’s el-Fasher: Activists

RSF ramps up attacks on North Darfur, as rights group accuses the paramilitaries of sexual violence in South Kordofan.

Al Jazeera · Dec 16, 2024

Border Patrol Agents Under Fire in HRW Report for Denying Asylum, Expelling Families to Danger

"Agents were often abusive and seemed unwilling to follow US and international human rights law," said the border policy director at the organization

Latin Times · Dec 12, 2024

Mali junta slammed for 'atrocities' against civilians one year after UN withdrawal

The NGO Human Rights Watch has condemned "atrocities" committed against civilians by Mali's army, the Russian mercenary group Wagner and Islamist armed groups since UN peacekeepers withdrew a year ago.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 12, 2024

Biden now has his best opening to end Israel’s war on Gaza – and won’t use it

Biden is as free from political constraints as he’s ever been. Yet he has chosen to seal his legacy as Israel’s tepid enabler

The Guardian - US · Nov 15, 2024

Friday briefing: How fresh Israel offensives have made Gaza ‘uninhabitable’ for Palestinians

In today’s newsletter: A damning report accuses Israel of war crimes as millions of displaced people are unable to return home

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2024

UN Committee Says Israel Warfare In Gaza 'Consistent With Genocide'

Israel's warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special UN committee said Thursday, as a Human Rights Watch report said Israel's displacement of Gazans amounts to a "crime against humanity".

International Business Times · Nov 14, 2024

Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza is a war crime, says Human Rights Watch

Israel denies the accusations. But global advocacy group claims countries could have ‘complicity in war crimes and crimes against humanity’ if they do not halt weapons sales

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024

HRW Accuses Israel Of 'War Crime' With 'Forcible Transfer' In Gaza

Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel's repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the "war crime of forcible transfer", and to "ethnic cleansing" in parts of the Palestinian territory.

International Business Times · Nov 14, 2024

Israel’s forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crime: HRW

Rights group says Israel appears to have plans to permanently prevent Palestinians from returning to parts of Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Nov 14, 2024

Israel accused of crimes against humanity over forced displacement in Gaza

Human Rights Watch says it has evidence that suggests ‘the war crime of forcible transfer’ of civilians

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2024