Topic: human rights watch
German proposal to strip citizenship over ‘antisemitism’, HRW says it endangers human rights
Human Rights Watch has flagged a leaked paper that revealed Germany’s conservative political parties, the Christian Democratic Union and Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU), want...
Islamophobia fueled Modi’s election campaign, PM remains unpunished for hate speech, says HRW
Narendra Modi’s 2024 electoral campaign frequently used hate speech against Muslims and other minorities, said international rights watchdog Human Rights Watch.
Human Rights Watch calls on Canada to suspend arms sales to Israel
Over four dozen rights watchdogs including Human Rights Watch have called on the Canadian government to suspend arms sales to Israel in order to avoid complicity in potential war crimes.
Indian government continues to abuse minorities, critics: Human Rights Watch
The Indian government undermined its aspirations for global leadership as a rights-respecting democracy during 2023 with its persistent policies and practices that discriminate and stigmatize religious and other minorities, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday in its World Report 2024.
‘Shoot first, ask later’: Human Right Watch on Israeli forces killing captives
The killings of the three captives bearing a self-made white flag by Israeli forces in Gaza underscores “Israel forces’ longstanding practice of shooting first, asking later”, said Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine’s director for Human Rights Watch.
India continued systemic discrimination against minorities in 2022: Human Rights Watch
The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government used abusive and discriminatory policies to repress Muslims and other minorities, Human Rights Watch said Thursday in its World Report 2023.
