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Three Turkish border guards have been arrested and released pending trial following the beating of eight Syrians as they tried to cross into Hatay in southern Turkiye. Two were...

Over a decade on, the Syrian regime has tortured thousands of people and many families still do not know the fate of their loved ones.

The UAE has arbitrarily detained up to 2,700 Afghan asylum seekers for over 15 months, says Human Rights Watch, who is calling on the Gulf State to urgently release them. The UAE took...

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders said yesterday that she is following the prison sentences issued against lawyers and human rights activists in Egypt...

The Egyptian authorities' systematic refusal to provide or renew identity documents for dissidents, journalists and human rights activists aims to pressure them to return to "near-certain persecution", Human Rights...

The Egyptian government should overturn the harsh prison sentences imposed on 5 March following a mass trial of 29 people, says Human Rights Watch. The activists sentenced belong to...

Greek authorities have stolen more than €2 million ($2.1 million) in cash or valuables from irregular migrants or refugees whom they had returned to Turkiye between 2017 to 2022,...

The following text message tells the whole story of what pro-Palestinian communities around the world are fighting for, and what pro-Israelis are fighting against: "We are delighted to report...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Tunisian President Kais Saied to immediately stop targeting judges in the country. In a report published on Monday, the rights watchdog said...

Egyptian authorities should make figures about prisoners public, including how many people have been detained in recent years under a nationwide crackdown, nine human rights organisations have said. Their...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said, Thursday, the Israeli authorities' measures to seal the homes of two Palestinians suspected of attacks against Israelis "amount to collective punishment", and is a...

The International Monetary Fund's new loan agreement with Egypt leaves the economic rights of millions unprotected, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and DAWN have said. The $3 billion loan is...

The phenomenon of child marriage in Morocco raises a human rights and legal debate, amid human rights demands to find solutions to stop this growing phenomenon. On 4 January,...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticised the new Israeli measures regarding the entry of foreigners to the occupied West Bank, saying that they threaten to isolate the Palestinians even...

New Israeli guidelines on access to the Occupied West Bank for foreigners threaten to further isolate Palestinians, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today. The guidelines came into force in...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Turkish government under the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of aggressively cracking down on political opposition and forms of dissent through...

Ken Roth, who ran Human Rights Watch for 29 years, was denied a Fellowship at the Kennedy School over his criticism of Israel, American bi-weekly magazine, The Nation, revealed...

United Nation experts yesterday condemned the increasing settler attacks and excessive use of force imposed by the Israeli forces against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. ​​This year alone...

Human Rights Watch has said that the EU's border agency Frontex is facilitating the forced return of sea migrants to Libya rather than their rescue by NGOs or other...

UN member states should establish an "international, independent" entity to track and identify those missing and forcibly disappeared since the start of the Syrian crisis in 2011, Human Rights...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called upon the government of Trinidad and Tobago to "act urgently" in repatriating its citizens who remain in Syria's detention camps for Daesh suspects...

Egyptian authorities have detained hundreds of people in a nationwide crackdown following calls for anti-government protests, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday. Those arrested include journalists, a prominent...

Twelve independent, Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations met in Cairo for the first time in years to discuss opportunities to promote and protect human rights in Egypt....

Under the new law, potential candidates will require 400 signatures from registered voters within their constituencies to run for office

Turkish authorities deported hundreds of Syrian refugee men and boys to Syria between February and July 2022, a report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. "We wrote hundreds, but I imagine it's maybe...

Lebanese President, Michel Aoun, announced Wednesday that his country will start returning Syrian refugees to areas controlled by the Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad at the end of next...

The United Kingdom has funded Bahraini security services with millions, despite allegations and reports of human rights violations including torture, drawing more criticism on the UK's support for Gulf...

A Saudi court yesterday sentenced ten Egyptians of Nubian origins to prison terms ranging from ten to 18 years for organising a cultural event in the Saudi capital, Riyadh,...

Sixteen Australian women who will be repatriated from camps in northeast Syria will be detained immediately on arrival in Australia. The women and 42 children, who will also return...

Bahrain is committing serious human rights violations by sentencing to death eight men, human rights groups have stated. In a joint report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the...

On Saturday, Russia appointed Sergei Surovikin as the new commander of the war in Ukraine, he has been described by the British Ministry of Defence as "brutal and corrupt."...

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have gathered as a delegation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) to voice their support...