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China arrests Tibetans for internet, phone use, says Human Rights Watch
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Since 2021, China's government has escalated its crackdown on Tibetans, arresting dozens for politically motivated offenses related to phone and internet use, according to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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Human Rights Watch calls for investigation into suspicious death of Tibeta
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday called upon the Vietnamese government to investigate the death of a senior Tibetan lama, Humkar Dorje Rinpoche, in Ho Chi Minh City on March 29, 2025, under suspicious circumstances, as per a press release by the HRW.
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EU urged to suspend Pakistan's trade benefits over human rights violations
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Politicians and human rights organizations have called on the European Union (EU) to suspend Pakistan's preferential tariff benefits for exports under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) until the country takes concrete steps to address widespread human rights violations and
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China tightens exit restrictions; Uyghurs and Tibetans face passport hurdl
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), Chinese authorities need people from areas they generally deem to be at high risk of online fraud or "illegal" emigration to provide extra documentation and receive approval from many government offices when applying for a passport.
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Rights bodies condemn UK government's order for Apple to hand over encrypt
Updated : 1 year ago IST
International human rights organisations Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) have condemned a recent order by the UK government demanding Apple provide access to encrypted user data.
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Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh's interim govt to uphold impartiality
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights body, has called on the interim government of Bangladesh to ensure that security forces act impartially and uphold the rule of law in addressing political violence.
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Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh to stop "cycle of violence"
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Bangladesh should propose a consensus resolution at the upcoming United Nations Human Rights Council session in March to request technical assistance, further investigations, and monitoring and reporting by UN-backed rights experts, the rights body said.
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China intensifies crackdown on Tibetan schools, forcibly replacing heritag
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
According to a report by Human Rights Watch, the Jigme Gyaltsen Vocational High School, which was connected to Ragya Monastery, in the Golok grasslands of Qinghai province in eastern Tibet was shut down by the government in July 2024.
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"China's severe travel restrictions on Uyghurs violating international rig
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Chinese government is maintaining severe restrictions, conditions, and controls on Uyghurs who seek to travel abroad in violation of their internationally protected right to leave the country, the Human Rights Watch said in a report on Monday.
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Human Rights Watch highlights Pakistan government's crackdown on free expr
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government, which took office in February 2024, is perpetuating a longstanding crackdown on free expression and civil society, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday in its World Report 2025.
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Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of "deliberate forced displacement" of P
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report highlighted the "alarming actions" of Israeli authorities and said that the authorities carried out "deliberate forced displacement" of Palestinian civilians in Gaza since October 2023 and are responsible for "war crimes and crimes against humanity."
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Rights group urges China to release 'Bridge Man' Peng Lifa on second anniv
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has demanded the immediate release of Peng Lifa, the man who unfurled banners critical of Chinese President Xi Jinping and his stringent "Zero-Covid" policy on Beijing's Sitong Bridge two years ago.
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