Human Rights Watch condemns Israels refugee asylum policy
[UPI News] – LONDON, July 15 (UPI) — The international advocacy group Human Rights Watch said Israeli authorities are using threats of prolonged detention to slow the flow of asylum seekers. A...
View ArticleRights group says Turkey needs better rules on use of tear gas
[UPI News] – ISTANBUL, Turkey, July 17 (UPI) — Turkey needs better guidelines on the use of tear gas, a human rights groups said Wednesday, citing reports gas canisters were fired directly at...
View ArticleBelarus foreign minister visits Brussels after visa ban is lifted
[UPI News] – BRUSSELS, July 23 (UPI) — Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makey discussed economic and business ties with the EU in Brussels after the visa ban against him was lifted, officials...
View ArticleGlenn Greenwald To Publish UK Secrets After Britain Detains Partner
By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) – The journalist who first published secrets leaked by fugitive former U.S. intelligence agency contractor Edward Snowden vowed on Monday to publish...
View ArticleUN urged to ban ‘killer robots’ before they can be developed
Fully autonomous weapons should be banned by international treaty, says a report by Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent Thursday 9 April 2015 00.03 EDT...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch: Syria used chemical weapons in March
NEW YORK, April 14 (UPI) — Evidence observed at several bombing sites in Syria indicate the government used chemical weapons, the Human Rights Watch said. Read More: Human Rights Watch: Syria used...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch: Workers’ rights are being abused at Kaesong Industrial...
NEW YORK, April 24 (UPI) — The working conditions of North Korean workers in a factory park jointly run by North and South Korea were well below international standards, a new {link:report from Human...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch to South Korea: Repeal outdated National Security Law
NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) — Human Rights Watch recommended that South Korea repeal its anti-communist National Security Law on Thursday. Read More: Human Rights Watch to South Korea: Repeal outdated...
View ArticleColombian army killed civilians to fake battlefield success, rights group says
Privacy Policy Submissions and Discussion Policy Ad Choices In a twisted attempt to show battlefield success against FARC rebels, the Colombian military killed hundreds, possibly thousands, of...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch says Colombian army knew about civilian killings
NEW YORK, June 25 (UPI) — Human Rights Watch released a report Wednesday that links Colombian army staff to a slew of extrajudicial killings between 2002 and 2008. Read More: Human Rights Watch says...
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