By Belkis Wille | – Senior Researcher, Crisis and Conflict Division | – ( Human Rights Watch) – The Russian military marked the fifth anniversary of its intervention in the armed conflict in Syria on September 30. The consequences have been devastating for many Syrian civilians, with hundreds of thousands killed and millions more forced […]
Saudi: Terrorism Court Rushes Activist’s Unfair Trial; Charges Relate Solely to Peaceful Women’s Rights Activism
( Human Rights Watch) – (Beirut) – Saudi authorities are rushing through the closed trial of the prominent women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, Human Rights Watch said today. Prosecutors originally charged al-Hathloul, 31, in March 2019 with offenses related solely to her human rights advocacy, but the authorities informally suspended her trial at the regular […]
How One Palestinian Woman with a Disability Builds a Life in Israel-Besieged Gaza
People with Disabilities Find Strength Despite Discrimination
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Neglect by Hamas Authorities, Armed Conflict Cause Further Hardship
G20: Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable for Abuses
Demand Release of Detained Activists, Dissidents
in Conflict with Armenia, Azerbaijan used Cluster Munitions in Nagorno-Karabakh
Stop Use of Banned Weapons; Secure and Destroy Stocks
Russia and Syria are committing War Crimes, Targeting Civilian Infrastructure
Unlawful Attacks on Hospitals, Schools, Markets Forced Idlib Population Out
Israel’s Systematic Repression of Palestinians Continues during Pandemic: UN
Item 7, General Debate – UN Human Rights Council 45 Israeli authorities have continued to systematically repress and discriminate against Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. Between March and August, Israeli authorities demolished 389 Palestinian homes and other structures in the West Bank, the majority for lacking building permits that Israeli authorities make virtually impossible […]
Saudi Arabia: ‘Image Laundering’ Conceals Abuses
(Human Rights Watch) – (Beirut) – The Saudi government has spent billions of dollars hosting major entertainment, cultural, and sporting events as a deliberate strategy to deflect from the country’s image as a pervasive human rights violator, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 2, 2020, Human Rights Watch launched a global campaign to counter […]
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