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Human Rights Watch says at least 100 civilians in Burkina Faso were killed by government forces near the town of Solenzo in ...
This policy brief draws on Human Rights Watch research and engagement with the AU, notably during Mahamat’s second term from ...
Human Rights Watch has for two decades documented inhumane conditions and serious abuses in migrant detention centers and prisons in Libya. Most are controlled by abusive, unaccountable armed groups.
Human Rights Watch said today. In April 2025, the authorities in Quang Nam province charged Trinh Ba Phuong under article 117 of the penal code with anti-state propaganda. He was already serving a ...
Big up to the president of Burkina Faso for liberating Burkina Faso. Big up Traoré, Big up Muammar Gaddafi, Big Up JJ Rawlings, Kwame Nkrumah, Thomas Sankara, and all other African leaders and ...
Human Rights Watch said today. In For Women Scotland v. The Scottish Ministers, the court ruled that “sex” in UK law refers to a person’s sex assigned at birth. The UK has issued gender ...
Human Rights Watch on Thursday criticised Greece's government for "state actions that undermine" the right to information, noting that press freedom in the country has seen "significant ...
Three former Belarusian business owners told Human Rights Watch that law enforcement and other officials instructed them to talk their employees out of protesting and to fire dissenters.
(Nairobi) – Ahead of a soon-to-be-released Human Rights Watch report examining the impact of Uganda’sdraconian Anti-Homosexuality Act on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ...
When Human Rights Watch researchers interview victims and witnesses of abuses, the interviewees often ask to remain anonymous. You can understand why. They’re living in fear – justifiable fear ...
Lubis told Human Rights Watch that the ruling falls short because “powerful public figures” can still file lawsuits against activists who lack the resources to defend themselves. International ...