Israel Using Starvation as Weapon of War in Gaza, says Human Rights Watch
Jerusalem: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has declared that the Israeli government is employing starvation as a method of warfare in the Gaza Strip, labeling it...
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Australian PM says was shocked to see Bahraini footballer in shackles in Thailand
by TNT Desk
CANBERRA: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that he was shocked a Bahraini footballer in shackles in Thailand: He said that he was disturbed to...
Saudi-Led Coalition Using Prohibited Weapons In Yemen
by TNT Desk
DUBAI – The Saudi-led coalition has been reported to be using cluster bombs supplied by the US in its air campaign against Houthi rebels....
China detains blogger for publishing false stories
by AFP
BEIJING: China has detained a man for “publishing false stories” on an overseas news portal alleging gross rights abuses, police said Tuesday, the latest step...
Syria jihadists accused of ‘execution’ war crimes
by AFP
Damascus: Jihadist fighters were accused Friday of war crimes over the killing of 190 civilians from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite minority, in the largest...
Syrian TV reporter killed near assaulted Qusayr
by AFP
DAMASCUS: A reporter for Syrian state television station Al-Ikhbariya has been killed while covering an army assault on the rebel stronghold of Qusayr, Syrian state...
Rights group warns of ‘cover up’ in Nigeria bloodbath
by AFP
LAGOS: Human Rights Watch on Wednesday released satellite images showing massive destruction in the Nigerian town of Baga, voicing concern that the military has “tried...
HRW condemns Russia’s ‘worst post-Soviet crackdown’
by AFP
Moscow: Human Rights Watch on Thursday condemned the Russian authorities under President Vladimir Putin for unleashing the toughest crackdown against civil society since the fall...
HRW concerned at commission’s failure to name Shehzad’s murderers
by Ali Hussain
Karachi: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has expressed concerns over the inability of the commission, formed to investigate the death of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad,...
Letter to Kenneth Roth of HRW: A call for help from Pakistan
The following is an exact copy-paste of the ad hominem, straw man and abuses which were showered at me by Mr. Ali Dayan Hasan, Director...