The suspensions were based on “allegations they lacked independence and were acting beyond their mandate,” HRW said in a statement. The government move was “part of their escalating crackdow ...

In a report released Tuesday, HRW said Yunus' administration had begun the process of reforming degraded institutions used as tools to persecute opponents of Hasina's Awami League party.

A HRW delegation, led by Elaine Pearson, Asia director of the world's most respected human rights group, called on Professor Muhammad Yunus and praised the interim government for its reform ...

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United States President Donald Trump, on his first day in office on January 20, 2025, issued numerous executive orders that threaten to undermine respect for international human rights both in the ...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 — Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Malaysia, as the new Asean chairman, to follow up on the United Nations Security Council’s resolution to impose an arms embargo on the ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2025 that Georgia experienced a significant deterioration in human rights throughout 2024, marked by the adoption of repressive legislation and ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) characterized Ethiopia's human rights situation in 2024 as "dire," citing widespread conflict, restrictions on civil society, and impunity for abuses. The organization's ...

From Gaza to Sudan, Haiti and Ukraine — 2024 saw rights violations “at the most extreme,” HRW chief Tirana Hassan said in an interview ahead of the Thursday release of the organisation’s ...

Addis Abeba– Human Rights Watch (HRW) characterized Ethiopia’s human rights situation in 2024 as “dire,” citing widespread conflict, restrictions on civil society, and impunity for abuses. The ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Putrajaya to champion human rights as Malaysia assumes the chairmanship of Asean this year. In its World Report 2025, the watchdog had accused ...