Tag: Human Rights Watch
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
Court decision ‘will chill free speech’ in Malaysia, rights group says
Malaysian news portal fined for readers' comments, raising free speech fears
Sri Lanka govt ‘aggressively attacking efforts’ to address rights abuses
Trials of military and intelligence officials accused of enforced disappearances have been delayed and disrupted, says rights group
Vietnam steps up ‘chilling’ crackdown on dissent ahead of key Communist...
Public criticism of the party is not tolerated and groups which promote democratization are targeted by the authorities
Philippines’ ‘drug war’ killings rise during pandemic, says Human Rights Watch
The report noted that the human rights situation in the Philippines worsened as the government imposed strict lockdown measures
Nepal’s ‘culture of impunity’ needs to end, rights groups say
Gov't had mostly failed to act against suspected abusers of human rights, despite being informed of commission’s findings
Myanmar election process suffers from lack of transparency, rights group claims
Country’s election commission has made critical decisions without meaningful transparency that will affect many ethnic minority areas - HRW
HRW: Detention of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine State needs to...
Those detained in camps face higher rates of malnutrition, waterborne illnesses, and child and maternal mortality
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