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Hezbollah’s use of cluster munitions against Israel may be war crime, HRW says in rare condemnation

“Not only are [cluster munitions] inherently indiscriminate, but unexploded submunitions can kill and injure civilians long after hostilities conclude.”

Iranian ballistic cluster munitions are fired towards Tel Aviv on March 27, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
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New Turkish law allows children to be sentenced to life in prison outrages human rights groups

Clergymen lead Christmas celebrations at the St. George's Syriac Orthodox Church in the old city of Damascus.

Christians arbitrarily detained in Syria denied Bible access, forced to observe Ramadan, CSI report

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‘Behind closed doors’: 70+ NGO staffers allege antisemitism, lack of accountability in new report


Human Rights Watch demonizes Israel via propaganda of apartheid - opinion

HRW allegations, also mirroring the other NGOs, exploit the inherent flexibility and political essence of international law, with claims based on far-fetched interpretation of the Rome Statute.

Omar Shakir, a US citizen representing New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) in Israel and the Palestinian territories, speaks to Reuters TV in Amman, Jordan.

Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship

Qatar's human rights record has been in the spotlight as it prepares to host the 2022 World Cup, especially over migrant workers' conditions for which Doha has launched labour reforms.

US SECRETARY of State Mike Pompeo welcomes Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani to the third annual US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue in Washington on September 14.

Rabbis across denominational spectrum urge congressional action on Uighurs

“Your support for this legislation is absolutely crucial to ensure that our fight to prevent further atrocities against this long-persecuted group will be successful.”

A woman wearing a mask with a Uyghur flag takes part in a rally during China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit in Berlin, Germany September 1, 2020.

Iraqi gov't called upon to take action against enforced disappearance

Iraq has one of the highest disappearance rates in the world.

Iraqi security forces gather in a street, during a curfew imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq

Trump administration to declare Amnesty, NGOs antisemitic - report

‘Amnesty International is deeply committed to fighting antisemitism and all forms of hate worldwide,’ NGO responds.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump signs an executive order against antisemitism at the White House last year.

HRW alleges gov’t land policy discriminates against Israeli-Arabs

The state says the problem is improving

Construction near Efrat in the West Bank

US expert: HRW report against Iran sanctions not ‘credible’

HRW tells Post it stands by report cited by sympathizers of Iran's regime

ranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2020.

HRW accepts Saudi funds to not criticize repression of gays

‘Human Rights Watch accepted a sizable donation from a Saudi billionaire shortly after its researchers documented labor abuses at one of the man’s companies’

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Despite 'Year of Tolerance,' human rights violations abound in Middle East

The latest World Report from Human Rights Watch makes for gloomy reading.

An Afghan woman weeps at the site of a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan July 23, 2016

Human Rights Watch chief slams China over being barred entry to Hong Kong

Beijing has previously criticized HRW over its investigations on surveillance technology and re-education camps in Xinjiang

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