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China attempts to hide death of Tulku Dawa in Lhasa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): China attempted to hide the death of 86-year-old lama Tulku Dawa who had been targeted by Beijing for connections with Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
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China denies treatment for non-Covid illnesses: HRW
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 7 (ANI): The Chinese government should respect the right to health and other basic rights in its response to the COVID-19 surge in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
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Rights watchdog slams Imran Khan's move to dissolve Pakistani Parliament
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): Slamming Imran Khan over his "move to dissolve the Parliament rather than face a no-confidence," Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday that the action "effectively deprives Pakistani citizens of their right to choose their government".
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New evidence that biometric data systems imperil Afghans
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 31 (ANI): Raising concerns about the security situation in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the Taliban control systems holding sensitive biometric data that Western donor governments left behind in Afghanistan in August 2021, put thousands of Afghans at
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Taliban intensify attacks on Afghan media, says rights group
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 31 (ANI): Taliban have intensified attacks on media as the journalist in the country said that it's hard to report from Afghanistan anymore, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
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Afghanistan: Taliban threaten revenge killings of former govt officials, a
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], March 23 (ANI): Taliban authorities in Afghanistan's Helmand province have threatened to retaliate against activists and former government officials in response to recent killings of Taliban commanders, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
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Human Rights Watch calls on UN to hold Myanmar military accountable for hu
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch on Friday, called upon the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to act against the Myanmar military's human rights abuses by imposing economic sanctions and preventing the flow of weapons.
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Reform Sri Lanka's draconian abortion law, says rights group
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 10 (ANI): Raising concerns about the restrictive abortion laws of the country, the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said the government should move promptly to reform the law and go further to uphold women's equal rights by allowing all-woman access to abortio
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Taliban threatening provincial media in Afghanistan, says rights group
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 8 (ANI): The Taliban authorities have carried out far-reaching censorship and violence against Afghan media in district and provincial centres, drastically limiting critical reporting in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
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Afghanistan: Rights group raises concern over door-to-door searches by Tal
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 4 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the house searches being conducted by the Taliban in a number of provinces in Afghanistan.
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Rights group raises concern about Pakistan's 'draconian' cyber law
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 1 (ANI): The Pakistan government's amendment to its cybercrimes act is the latest in a concerted campaign to restrict freedom of expression and stifle dissent, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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Censorship mars Beijing Olympics, says rights group
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI): Chinese government censorship seriously marred the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday and added that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and corporate sponsors have not spoken out about the government's human rights r
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