Friday, March 29, 2024

Topic: HRW

Government raids target Modi’s critics: HRW

Human Rights Watch, an international watchdog, accused Indian authorities of using politically motivated allegations of tax evasion and financial irregularities to silence human rights...

UN shared Rohingya data without informed consent: HRW report

Human Rights Watch on Thursday alleged that the United Nations refugee agency improperly collected and shared personal information from ethnic Rohingya refugees with Bangladesh, which...

India systematically discriminates against Muslims, vilifies Sikh protesters: Rights watchdog

Authorities in India have adopted laws and policies that systematically discriminate against Muslims and stigmatize critics of the government, Human Rights Watch said Friday.

Indian govts failed to properly enforce its sexual harassment law: Report

The Indian government’s failure to properly enforce its sexual harassment law leaves millions of women in the workplace exposed to abuse without remedy, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Wednesday.

Rights body accuses Facebook and YouTube of removing human rights atrocities evidence

Social media platforms are taking down online content they consider terrorist, violently extremist, or hateful in a way that prevents its potential use to investigate serious crimes, including war crimes, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday.

India using pellet guns to maim, blind, kill Kashmiris, rights watchdog slams police action on Muharram processions

The Indian authorities should prohibit security forces in Jammu and Kashmir from using shotguns firing metal pellets to disperse crowds, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.