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Human Rights Watch Accuses China of Torturing Suspects
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Dec 06, 2016 09:47 PM EST |
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday has accused China's anti-corruption watchdog of using torture to force confessions.
China’s New Cyber Security Laws met With Criticisms
| Steve M.C. | | Nov 07, 2016 02:21 PM EST |
The controversial cybersecurity laws passed on Monday by the Chinese government was met with massive criticism from foreign companies and human rights groups. The rules will be implemented in June 2017, a government official said.
Saudi Arabia Opens Election to Female Voters and Candidates
| Charissa Echavez | | Dec 12, 2015 08:13 AM EST |
Saudi Arabia has started its first election where female voters and candidates are allowed to partake.
#SueMeSaudi: Twitter Netizens React Following Saudi Arabian Government's Threat to Sue User
| Charissa Echavez | | Dec 03, 2015 09:46 AM EST |
A Saudi Arabian government official threatened to file a case against an unidentified Twitter user, who allegedly compared the death sentence handed to a Palestinian poet on Friday with the punitive measures of the militant group ISIS. Now, a number of Twitter users have shared their thoughts with the hashtag #SueMeSaudi.
China: Allow Independent Investigations into Xinjiang Violence
| Victoria Stanley | | Nov 25, 2015 10:50 AM EST |
Independent monitors and observers should be involved in investigating the latest raid in the Xinjiang region by Chinese authorities. The raids reportedly left 28 people dead, Human Rights Watch said today. Clarifying facts on the ground is crucial in order to know whether excessive force was used, Reuters reported.
Activists Urge China not to Repatriate 9 North Korean Refugees Due to Human Rights Concerns
| Victoria Stanley | | Nov 25, 2015 07:08 AM EST |
Activists are pleading with China to save the lives of nine refugees from North Korea - including an 11-month-old baby - by not sending them back to their home country. The North Korean refugees could face prison, torture, sexual violence and death for attempting to escape the secretive country, according to human rights activists.
China Urged to Reveal Torture Methods in UN Human Rights Review
| Desiree Sison | | Nov 12, 2015 07:31 AM EST |
A human rights watchdog is challenging China to reveal its torture cases and methods and its promise to curb wrongful convictions at a key United Nations torture review which will be held in Geneva from November 17-18.
Indonesian Police Under Fire For Virginity Tests
| Kat De Guzman | | Nov 19, 2014 08:53 PM EST |
Police officials in Indonesia have come under fire for conducting virginity tests on female applicants, as the Human Rights Watch says the practice harms and humiliates women.
ISIL Militants Abused Kurdish Children -Human Rights Watch
| Kat De Guzman | | Nov 05, 2014 01:35 AM EST |
The Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) militants, also known as Daesh, reportedly abused and tortured the Kurdish children they have captured earlier this year from the Syrian town of Kobani.
Human Rights Watch Identifies More ISIS Mass Execution Graves, Lone Survivor Tells His Story
| Kristina Fernandez | | Sep 05, 2014 08:15 AM EDT |
The Human Rights Watch released a statement on Tuesday confirming the locations of three mass grave sites where Iraqi troops were executed after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) overran north Bhagdad's military base in June.
Egypt Carried Out Systematic Killings In 2013 Rabaa Massacre –Human Rights Watch
| Christl Leong | | Aug 12, 2014 09:03 AM EDT |
The Egyptian security forces' systematic use of force to respond to demonstrations in Rabaa last year that led to the deaths of at least 817 civilians was premeditated, according to a report by the Human Rights Watch.
Nine Sentenced to Death And 300 Arrested for Terrorist Involvement
| Christl Leong | | Jun 05, 2014 11:54 AM EDT |
Chinese authorities ruled the death penalty for 9 people on Thursday, as part of China’s anti-terror drive against Muslim separatists in Xinjiang province.
Thailand's Martial Law Criticized by Human Rights Group
| Lemuel Cacho | | May 20, 2014 10:18 PM EDT |
The "phantom coup" that's taking place in Thailand has been criticized by a human rights group saying it has pushed the country to deeper political uncertainty.
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