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Human Rights Watch raises concern over Taliban crackdown on Afghan media
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 23 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday (local time) raised concerns regarding the imposition of strict new media guidelines in Afghanistan by the Taliban that especially harm women.
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Chinese tennis star's disappearance is warning for Olympics, says rights g
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 21 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the disappearance of three-time Olympian Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.
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Members of Tibetan community to hold protest in Washington against upcomin
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 15 (ANI): Members of the Tibetan community are set to organise a demonstration in Lafayette Square, Washington DC on Monday, calling for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games over human rights issues in China.
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Olympics sponsors in spotlight as Beijing Winter Games loom
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 14 (ANI): Ahead of the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised concern about the event, saying the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) major corporate sponsors should "explain" how they are using their leverage to address human rights abuse
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Taliban bars women from operating as aid workers in Afghanistan: Human Rig
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 6 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that the Taliban has prohibited Afghan women from "operating as aid workers," which is preventing the desperately needed lifesaving aid from reaching Afghans, reported a local media.
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Human Rights Watch says Taliban forcibly displacing Hazara Shias, Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 25 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Taliban officials have forcibly displaced Hazara Shia communities and distributed their land to their supporters, but the Taliban have rejected these claims, a media report said.
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Taliban forcibly evict minority Shia in Afghanistan: HRW
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 22 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday said that Taliban officials in several provinces across Afghanistan have forcibly displaced residents partly to distribute land to their own supporters.
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Police allegedly use excessive force on protesters, target activists in Ne
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 18 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday asked Nepali authorities should independently investigate allegations that police in Rupandehi district used excessive force during an eviction drive on October 10, killing four protesters, and injuring dozens.
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Afghans fear Taliban may forcibly recruit children in terror groups
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 20 (ANI): Taliban's return to power raised fears among Afghans that they will forcibly recruit youngsters to groom them for terror activities.
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Humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan needs urgent response: HRW
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 5 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said foreign donors should take immediate action to ensure that necessary aid reaches Afghans facing hunger and collapsing health services after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.
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As Taliban violence spikes, Afghanistan's rights situation deteriorates
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): The evolving human rights situation in Afghanistan is indeed in a dire situation as reports indicate that the Taliban has re-imposed its radical version of the Shariat in the war-torn country, a European-based think tank said.
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Rights group expresses concern over women's rights in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], August 5 (ANI): Justice for women's rights offenders in Afghanistan remains elusive and the law that aims to provide legal protection to women is becoming ineffectual as the Taliban makes more territorial gains across the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
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