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Activists urge World Cup spectators not to overlook human rights issues
While foreign football fans from all over the world are having a blast at the World Cup, human rights activists are urging them not overlook the other side of Vladimir Putin's Russia: political prisoners, harassment of critical voices,...
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HRW reacts to death of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang
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Rights groups demand independent probe of Khashoggi case
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China promises retaliation if US imposes more tariffs
China promised retaliation if US President Donald Trump escalates the countries' tariff battle, raising the risk Beijing might target operations of American companies as it runs out of imports for penalties.
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Russia Human Rights Watch reacts as Ukrainian filmmaker wins EU prize
Human Rights Watch Russia said on Thursday it was "extremely important" that the European Union on Thursday awarded its top human rights prize to Oleg Sentsov.
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Human Rights Watch says Matthew Hedges did not receive fair trial
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that British academic Matthew Hedges, who was sentenced to life in prison for espionage in the United Arab Emirates, did not receive a fair trial.
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Peter Greenaway censors his presenation at the Cairo Film Festival to avoid causing offence
PETER GREENAWAY CENSORS HIS PRESENATION AT THE CAIRO FILM FESTIVAL TO AVOID CAUSING OFFENCE
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Reaction as Saudi runaway woman held in Thailand
A Saudi woman has used social media to draw attention to her plight trying to flee her family, claiming that authorities in Thailand confiscated her passport and were holding her at an airport hotel room in Bangkok.
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Security ramped up as national elections loom
Thousands of army soldiers are being deployed across Bangladesh to provide security and help conduct national elections on Sunday.
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Footballer calls for the release of Bahraini refugee
A former Australian football player campaigning to free a Bahraini refugee athlete detained in Thailand wants FIFA, the sport's governing body, to sanction the football associations of Thailand and Bahrain if they fail to help.
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Sudan council: Let Sharia laws guide legislation
Sudan's military rulers said Tuesday they want the country's new legal system to be based on Sharia law, amending a draft proposal put forward by civilian opposition leaders.
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HRW slams director's deportation order by Israel
The Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine Director said on Wednesday the decision of the Jerusalem District Court to uphold his deportation order was "shocking".
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Russia: outrage as abused teens charged with murder
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Ex Gambian president Jammeh accused of rape
A Gambian beauty pageant winner has accused the country's former dictator Yahya Jammeh of raping her four years ago, the latest allegation of human rights abuses committed by the ex-president now living in exile in Equatorial Guinea.
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HRW: Morsi death should serve as wake up call
A leading human rights group is urging Egypt's allies to speak out about the state of prisons in the country after ousted president Mohammed Morsi died in a courtroom Monday.
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HRW welcomes Israel court delay over deportation
The top official of an international human rights watchdog, that has found itself at odds with the Israeli government, welcomed a delay in a court hearing on Wednesday about whether to deport its local director from the country.
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CLEAN : HRW: human rights problems in Russia ahead
Serious human rights problems continue to plague Russia, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Tuesday, as the country prepares to host the Winter Olympics that open in Sochi on the 7th of February. CLEAN : HRW: human rights...
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Rights group warns of new 'war' in Colombia
Illegal armed groups have forced some 40,000 people to flee their homes as they fight for control of drug trafficking routes in Colombia's Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
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Rights group warns of new 'war' in Colombia
Illegal armed groups have forced some 40,000 people to flee their homes as they fight for control of drug trafficking routes in Colombia's Catatumbo region bordering Venezuela, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.
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China bans Uighur textbooks, imprisons academics
Kamalturk Yalqun (YELL-cun) and his family are living in exile in the United States.
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China's ban on some books seen aimed at Uighurs
For 15 years, Yalqun Rozi skillfully navigated state bureaucracies to publish textbooks that taught classic poems and folk tales to millions of his fellow minority Uighurs in China's far western region of Xinjiang.
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HRW appeal on deportation order against director
Israel's Supreme Court heard the appeal of the local director of Human Rights Watch to reverse his deportation order.
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Rights group concerned over Bolsonaro s policies
Human Rights Watch said it is concerned about human rights in Brazil, where it believes President Jair Bolsonaro is straining against the country's democratic guardrails with his rhetoric and policies.