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What is white phosphorus? Israel using banned, flesh-melting bombs, says report

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, on Monday, March 9, 2026. The white phosphorus attacks took place a week earlier, said HRW.
world news
Updated on Mar 09, 2026 09:07 pm IST

What is the FIFA Peace Prize? Trump gets prize from FIFA Prez. Gianni Infantino

US President Donald Trump wears the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup on December 5, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
us news
Published on Dec 06, 2025 12:07 am IST

Bangladesh struggles with human rights after Sheikh Hasina fled, says HRW

On July 16, violence involving security forces and supporters of Hasina's now-banned Awami League killed five people in the town of Gopalganj.
world news
Published on Jul 31, 2025 02:05 pm IST

Syria's sectarian violence reached capital, terrorizing Alawites, residents say

Syria's sectarian violence reached capital, terrorizing Alawites, residents say
us news
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 02:25 pm IST

Thai ministers travel to Xinjiang to visit deported Uyghurs

Thai ministers travel to Xinjiang to visit deported Uyghurs
world news
Published on Mar 19, 2025 05:26 pm IST

Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan's conflict, calls for international protection

Rights group says sexual violence is rampant in Sudan's conflict, calls for international protection
world news
Published on Jul 29, 2024 07:04 pm IST

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7

Global rights group finds Hamas-led militants committed war crimes on Oct. 7
world news
Updated on Jul 17, 2024 09:38 am IST

El Salvador has arrested 3,319 minors and sentenced almost 600 as part of anti-gang crackdown

El Salvador has arrested 3,319 minors and sentenced almost 600 as part of anti-gang crackdown
world news
Published on Jul 17, 2024 01:48 am IST

Ecuador rights abuses under state of 'armed conflict': HRW

Ecuador rights abuses under state of 'armed conflict': HRW
world news
Updated on May 22, 2024 10:45 am IST

China using ‘extreme pressure’ to relocate Tibetans: HRW Report

Chinese authorities have been accused by rights groups and the Central Tibetan Administration, or the government in exile based in Dharamsala, of a range of repressive measures (AP)
world news
Updated on May 22, 2024 04:55 am IST

China using ‘extreme pressure’ to force rural Tibetans to relocate: HRW report

Soldiers dressed as ushers stand watch against a door during a deliberation on the government work report by Tibet delegations, on the sideline of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 6. (AP)
world news
Published on May 21, 2024 09:40 pm IST

Lebanon moves towards accepting ICC jurisdiction for war crimes on its soil

Lebanon moves towards accepting ICC jurisdiction for war crimes on its soil
world news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:59 am IST

Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage

Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage
world news
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 10:51 am IST

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of blocking aid to Palestinians in violation of a UN court order

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us news
Published on Feb 27, 2024 01:32 am IST

Pakistan faced worst economic crises in 2023: What report reveals

A dark street in a commercial area in Lahore, Pakistan.
world news
Published on Jan 20, 2024 06:58 pm IST

Human Rights Watch slams Meta for 'silencing' pro-Palestinian voices

HRW pointed to "systemic online censorship", reporting more than 1,050 "takedowns and other suppression of content" on Instagram and Facebook from over 60 countries during October and November. (Reuters)
world news
Published on Dec 21, 2023 04:01 pm IST

Rocket misfire from Palestinian side likely cause of Gaza hospital blast: HRW

Wounded Palestinians Ahli Arab hospital at the al-Shifa hospital,
world news
Published on Nov 27, 2023 03:19 am IST

Part of Manipur problem due to migrants: S Jaishankar

Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar. (Reuters)
india news
Updated on Sept 27, 2023 07:46 pm IST

UN strongly criticises China jailing two rights activists

A general view shows Tiananmen Square during the National People's Congress session in Beijing on March 5, 2023. (AFP)
world news
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 02:48 pm IST

UN rights chief 'very concerned' as China jails 2 lawyers for over 10 years

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk.
world news
Published on Apr 11, 2023 05:45 am IST

Hutong Cat | With CPC's control on companies, a worried US considers TikTok ban

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It’s, however, not the CPC’s control and influence on Chinese companies alone but the ongoing strategic and military tension between China and the US, which are fuelling claims and counterclaims on TikTok.
world news
Updated on Apr 03, 2023 07:16 pm IST

In uncontested election, US wins back seat at UN Human Rights Council

A session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva last year. 
world news
Published on Oct 15, 2021 06:10 am IST

Expanding the ambit of the MeToo movement | Opinion

Many women employed in the informal sector have normalised sexual harassment as one of the many workplace hazards. Like their counterparts in the formal sector, they don’t speak up because they are either unaware of their legal rights, scared of repercussions from powerful bosses, loathe to lose jobs or, even, reluctant to complain for fear that their families might prohibit them from going back to work.
columns
Updated on Oct 30, 2020 07:48 pm IST

China defends barring rights chief from Hong Kong

China’s foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said allowing or not allowing someone’s entry is China’s sovereign right, a day after Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth said he was denied entry into Hong Kong.
world news
Updated on Jan 13, 2020 03:15 pm IST

As kin try to pick up pieces, mob violence finds place in manifestos

Mumbai residents protest against Jharkhand Police who dropped murder charges against the accused in the Tabrez Ansari’s lynching case, in Thane on September 14, 2019.
india news
Updated on Dec 04, 2019 01:01 am IST

Human Rights Watch wants FIFA to act on complaints of sexual abuse of women players by Afghan Football Federation leaders

A FIFA logo next to the entrance at the FIFA headquarters.
football
Updated on Aug 19, 2019 05:13 pm IST

Gambian ex-dictator ‘handpicked’ women for rape: Human Rights Watch

Former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh “handpicked” women whom he would rape or sexually coerce, offering cash, gifts and other privileges in exchange, international rights groups said.
world news
Updated on Jun 26, 2019 05:39 pm IST

19-year-old Bangladesh girl burned to death on teacher’s order: Cops

19-year-old Bangladesh girl burned to death on teacher’s order. (Representative Image)
world news
Updated on Apr 19, 2019 12:35 pm IST

Sudan’s PM says ‘voice of demonstrators should be respected’

In this, Dec. 23, 2018 handout photo provided a Sudanese activist, people chant slogans and attack a national security vehicle during a protest, in Kordofan, Sudan. The protest on Sunday was the latest in a series of anti-government protests across Sudan, initially sparked by rising prices and shortages.
world news
Updated on Feb 03, 2019 07:09 am IST

#SaveRahaf: Twitter campaign makes fight of Saudi teen seeking asylum a global cause

ROn Sunday morning, a new Twitter account was created by an 18-year-old Saudi woman denied entry into Thailand as she fled from what she said was an abusive family.
world news
Updated on Jan 08, 2019 09:21 pm IST
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