UN warns half of Palestinians in Gaza at risk of starving
The United Nations warned on Monday that the attacks on Gaza have created a humanitarian catastrophe, with half of…
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HRW attacks Meta for ‘silencing’ pro-Palestinian voices
Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Meta of "silencing" pro-Palestinian voices on Facebook and Instagram.
Lebanon accuses Israel of ecocide at COP28
Lebanon accused Israel of using luminous and phosphorous incendiary bombs, through which it deliberately burns…
HRW: UAE conceals air pollution scandal amid COP28
The UAE’s huge production of fossil fuels is causing very high levels of air pollution, which harms the health of…
Israel uses banned white phosphorus on Palestinian hospitals
Israel used banned mass destruction weapon, White Phosphorus, on Al-Dora Children Hospital east of Gaza on Friday,…
Egypt detains Chinese Uighur students, who fear return to China – HRW
Egyptian authorities detained dozens of students from China's minority Muslim Uighur community living in Egypt this…
Human Rights Watch says Israel blocking access to Gaza
An international human rights group on Monday accused Israel of barring foreign researchers from entering the Gaza…
HRW: Sisi must refuse to sign Egypt’s civil society draft bill
Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi must refuse to sign a new Egyptian draft bill to regulate civil society,…
Iraqi Kurds’ destruction of Arab villages could be war crime: HRW
Iraq's Kurdish security forces have unlawfully destroyed Arab homes and villages in northern Iraq over the past two…
Egypt new parliament should amend protest, anti-terror laws; says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch urged Egypt's newly elected House of Representatives to "amend or revoke" what it described as…
Saudi-led strikes illegally kill civilians in Yemen: HRW
At least ten air strikes carried out by a Saudi-led coalition in Yemen broke the laws of war and killed civilians,…
HRW Criticizes Egypt’s New Anti-Terror Law
Human Rights Watch leveled harsh criticism Wednesday at Egypt's new anti-terrorism law, saying the measure has an…
International court calls for South Africa to arrest Sudan president
The International Criminal Court has called for South Africa to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is…
Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen: HRW
The Saudi-led coalition has been using US-supplied cluster bombs in its air campaign against Yemeni rebels, Human…
Human Rights Watch says Egypt Brotherhood Trial relied on ‘Single Testimony’
The prosecution's evidence in a trial this month of 51 alleged Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Egypt relied on the…
Human Rights Watch urges Halt of Executions of Six Men in Egypt
Six men are facing execution in Egypt after being convicted by a military court, despite evidence that some were in…
Ahead of Egypt Investment Conference, Cautious Optimism for Economic Reforms
On March 13-15, Egypt will hold an economic investment conference at Sharm el-Sheikh, with a major focus on the…
Human Rights Watch says Egypt not Serious about Improving Prison Conditions
Human Rights Watch accused Egyptian authorities on Wednesday of failing to take serious steps to improve conditions…
Mass Death Sentence Questions Egypt’s Judicial Independence – HRW
Mass death sentences are costing Egypt’s judiciary “whatever reputation for independence it once had,” Human Rights…
Human Rights Watch Slams Egypt’s Unprecedented Expansion of Military Courts
An October 27 decree by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt vastly extended the reach of the country’s military…
Egypt is Realising its Quest for Democracy – Diplomat
The Egyptian government has faced Western criticism over its human rights record as it moves toward democracy. But…
US Rights Organisations Urge Obama to Take Stand against Egypt’s NGO Law
Eleven US-based organisations and individuals wrote a letter to US President Barack Obama on Friday urging him to…
Human Rights Watch Condemns Egypt’s Jail of Same-Sex Wedding Defendants
Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned on Saturday the sentencing of eight defendants to three years on charges of…
Human Rights Watch Condemns Egypt Arrests of ‘Same-sex Marriage’ Men
Human Rights Watch has condemned on Tuesday the detention of seven Egyptian men for "debauchery" after appearing in…
Wife of Detained Aide to Egypt’s Morsi Brings Case to U.N
The Canadian wife of an ex-aide to Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, whose husband has been detained more…
Egyptian Salafist Party Dismisses Human Rights Report as Foreign Meddling
Responding to the Human Rights Watch report, which says the mass killings that took place in Rabaa on 14 August,…
After Human Rights Watch Report, Egypt Says Group Broke Law
The government on Tuesday accused the nonprofit group Human Rights Watch of breaking the law, violating Egypt’s…
Egypt Justifies Barring Human Rights Watch Entry, US Says ‘Disappointed’
The Egyptian government says it barred entry of Human Rights Watch members because the organisation did not follow…
HRW, Amnesty International Say Egypt’s New Leader Faces Rights Crisis
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi takes office in Egypt in the midst of a human rights crisis as dire as in any period…
Human Rights Watch urges Egypt to overturn ban on 6 April Movement
New York-based Human Rights Watch has condemned a court ban on Egypt's leading pro-democracy movement as a…
Human Rights Watch Offers up Scathing Appraisal of Conditions in Egypt
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued its annual world report for 2013 on Tuesday, summarising human rights conditions in…
Egypt Will Vote a Symbolic ‘Yes’ to Stability
Today and tomorrow, Egyptians will go to the polls to vote on an amended constitution. That is not true, though.…
Human Rights Watch: Egypt’s Terrorist Tag on Brotherhood is Politically Driven
Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticised on Saturday the interim Egyptian government’s decision to label the Muslim…
Human Rights Watch Says Egypt Broadens Opposition Crackdown
Human Rights Watch has denounced on Saturday the arrest of a prominent Egyptian activist during a raid by security…
Egypt Grants Permits to 171 ‘Illegal’ Syria Immigrants
Egypt said Tuesday it has granted three-month residence permits to 171 out of a total of 206 Syrian and Palestinian…
HRW: Egypt Must Free Morsi Aides Immediately
Human Rights Watch called Sunday on Egypt’s military-backed government to immediately release from detention five…
Egypt Detaining Syrian Refugees, Says Human Rights Watch
An international rights group decried on Monday Egypt's policy of detaining refugees from Syria, coercing them to…
UAE Begins Trial of Egyptians, Emiratis over Brotherhood Ties
Thirty Emiratis and Egyptians went on trial on Tuesday accused of setting up an illegal branch of Egypt's Muslim…
10 Chemical Weapons Attacks Washington Doesn’t Want You to Talk About
Washington doesn't merely lack the legal authority for a military intervention in Syria. It lacks the moral…
Human Rights Urges Egypt Not to Forcibly Disperse Cairo Sit-ins
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Egyptian government to stop any plans to forcibly disperse the sit-ins…