Tag: Human Rights Watch
Humanitarian crisis deepens in quake-hit Myanmar as church, rights groups urge...
In its appeal, the Bishops’ Conference of Myanmar called for an "urgent ceasefire to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid."
HRW: Uyghurs face ‘severe restrictions’ despite travel policy changes
While some Uyghurs regained their passports and can apply for international travel, the Chinese government still enforces strict limitations
HRW: Marcos administration fails to address human rights abuses
HRW also noted the detention of Tacloban-based community journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, who has been in police custody since 2020
Human Rights Watch demands justice as hearings unveil Duterte-era killings
Philippine Congress has held hearings exposing high-ranking officials involved in orchestrating targeted killings during the "war on drugs"
HRW: Philippine labor leaders targeted in deadly ‘red-tagging’ practice
The practice has extended beyond labor leaders to target student activists, environmentalists, Indigenous peoples, and journalists
HRW raises alarm as PH tops Asia for environmental defender murders
Human Rights Watch raised the alarm over the rising violence against environmental defenders in the Philippines, following the release of a Global Witness report...
International rights group hits China for renaming Uyghur villages to suppress...
The implications of these changes are profound, according to HRW, impacting Uyghurs' daily lives and cultural continuity
HRW: Continued abuses undermine Marcos Jr’s human rights rhetoric
“The government’s refusal to allow the ICC to investigate is a glaring contradiction to its professed human rights commitments,” Conde said
Human Rights Watch hits government inaction over new spate of drug-related...
In an event on March 22, Mayor Duterte told drug users that if they “won’t stop” and “won’t leave” the city, “I will kill you”.
Human Rights Watch urges Philippines to end ‘red-tagging’ menace putting activists...
“Red-tagging is a form of harassment that can lead to deadly abuses and runs counter to Marcos’s pledge to promote human rights”