Friday, March 29, 2024

Topic: HRW

Investigate police bias in Manipur violence, urges Human Rights Watch

Indian authorities should immediately and impartially investigate ongoing killings by ethnic groups and security forces in Manipur and work with community leaders to restore security, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

Human rights groups slam arrest of anti-monarchy protestors during coronation of Charles III

The London Police on Saturday arrested 52 persons, including several anti-monarchy protestors, during the coronation of King Charles III under "suspicion of breaching the peace." Earlier this...

Free, drop charges against Teesta Setalvad: Human Rights Watch

The Indian authorities should immediately release the prominent human rights activist Teesta Setalvad, drop all charges against her, and stop their relentless attacks against her, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

Russian forces committed ‘apparent war crimes’ around Kyiv, in Chernihiv: HRW

Russian forces controlling much of the Kyiv and Chernihiv regions in northeastern Ukraine from late February through March 2022 subjected civilians to summary executions, torture, and other grave abuses that are apparent war crimes, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

Rohingya woman’s deportation life-threatening: HRW

Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned the Indian government’s forced return of an ethnic Rohingya woman to Myanmar, pointing out that international law prohibits the forced return of...

Nagaland army killings: Global rights group raises concern

The killing of 14 civilians by Indian security forces in Nagaland highlights the need for the Union government to immediately repeal the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.