Myanmar used ‘vacuum bomb’ in village air strike – HRW
Myanmar’s military used a “vacuum bomb” in an air strike on an opposition village that killed dozens of people in ...
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Russian attack on Ukraine station a ‘war crime’: HRW
Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a "war crime" with a missile attack that killed some 60 ...
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HRW questions appointment of new CHR chief
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday questioned the appointment of lawyer Richard Palpal-latoc as chairperson of the Commission on Human ...
Read moreAussie teenager feared dead in Syrian jail—family
An Australian teenager is believed to have died in a Syrian jail after being held for three years, his family ...
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Warfare by other means
"Perhaps, if the CPP/NPA gives up the armed component of their struggle to take over the reins of government and ...
Read more‘PH needs independent CHR chief’
International watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to choose “qualified and independent” human ...
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HRW to BBM: Address human rights concerns due to anti-drug war
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called on leading presidential candidate and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to address ...
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HRW urges drug charges vs. Sen. De Lima dropped
The militant Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called for the immediate dropping of charges against detained Senator Leila de ...
Read moreProtect prisoners from cholera—HRW
Human Rights Watch on Saturday asked Cameroon to protect prisoners from a cholera outbreak, saying at least six inmates had ...
Read more100,000 trapped in Mariupol ‘hellscape’
Kyiv—Almost 100,000 people are trapped among the ruins of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, facing starvation, thirst, and relentless Russian ...
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