Tag: Human Rights Watch
Surge in activist repression in Thailand, HRW warns
The organization said it had analyzed 25 cases that took place in Thailand between 2014 and 2023 and conducted 18 interviews with victims
HRW: Continued abuses undermine Marcos Jr’s human rights rhetoric
“The government’s refusal to allow the ICC to investigate is a glaring contradiction to its professed human rights commitments,” Conde said
HRW hits government inaction over new spate of drug-related killings in...
In an event on March 22, Mayor Duterte told drug users that if they “won’t stop” and “won’t leave” the city, “I will kill you”.
Human Rights Watch calls for regional leadership amid escalating repression in...
Human Rights Watch criticized democratic governments in Asia for their lack of action in championing human rights standards
Report: Hundreds of mosques in China converted or closed since 2018
Radio Free Asia reported in 2021 that between 400 and 500 mosques faced closure in Ningxia, which had 4,203 mosques as of 2014
Human Rights Watch raises alarm over enforced disappearances in the Philippines
Conde lambasted the infectivity of the law against enforced disappearances – the first in Asia – that Congress enacted in 2012.
Uyghur event in NY goes ahead despite Beijing’s warning
Callamard said Uyghurs still enjoyed no freedom of movement, or religion or culture, or to “equality and non-discrimination.”
Human Rights Watch raises concerns over credibility of Cambodia’s poll
“Allegations of vote tampering, fraud, and improper counting” of the 2022 election raise questions about the credibility of incoming election
Human Rights Watch slams Myanmar, Bangladesh plan to repatriate Rohingya
Bangladesh is home to about a million Rohingya, most of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar
Human Rights Watch calls on Indonesia, ASEAN to pressure Myanmar to...
HRW called on Indonesia to take action to hold the Myanmar junta accountable for its failure to implement a regional five-point consensus
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