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HRW: Candidates in May’s presidential election should address rights issues

Human Rights Watch said the candidates “should speak out about all aspects of the human rights situation ... including the ‘war on drugs’”

Human Rights Watch calls on ICC to continue probe into Philippines’...

The ICC tribunal can only investigate allegations if a country does not conduct genuine proceedings

Watchdog says ‘pervasive’ digital sex crime affecting life for South Korean...

South Korea has become the global epicenter of spycam — the use of tiny, hidden cameras to film victims naked, urinating or having sex

Woman shot by police laid to rest; rights groups call for...

The killing once again put the spotlight on abusive police conduct in the Philippines

Rights groups note ‘possible improvement’ in Philippines’ probe into ‘war on...

Rights groups, however, warn of 'another tokenistic and cynical mirage, a puny, even if sincere, desire at real institutional reforms'

Free speech under increasing threat in Malaysia, says rights group

Human Rights Watch said activists and government critics have been subjected to police questioning and are facing potential prosecution

Myanmar’s junta leader should be disinvited from ASEAN summit, rights group...

Military leader should not be welcomed at an intergovernmental gathering to address a crisis he created, Human Rights Watch says

Sri Lanka gov’t order makes it ‘easier to target religious, racial...

Regulation expands island nation’s ‘draconian and abusive’ Prevention of Terrorism Act, rights group says

Human Rights Watch notes record high killing of Philippine lawyers

The human rights group said 110 lawyers were killed from 1972 to the present, and 61 of those killings have taken place since 2016

Baseless imprisonments surge in China’s Xinjiang, rights group says

Formal prosecutions are distinct from those arbitrarily detained in unlawful 'political education' facilities

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