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HRW chief claims continuing to supply Israel weapons empowers 'belligerents elsewhere'

Tirana Hassan, HRW's Executive Director, said that countries like the United States, Germany and Britain could influence Israel's actions and should do so by ending arms sales.

By REUTERS
08/11/2024

Israel's July strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah port a 'possible war crime', HR Watch says

The attack targeted oil facilities and a power station and HRW said it killed at least six people and wounded at least 80.

By REUTERS
19/08/2024

NGO watchdog organization calls out double standard by Human Rights Watch Oct. 7 report

Their report comes nine months after Hamas ravaged Israeli communities, killing more than 1,200 and taking more than 250 people hostage.

Crimes against humanity: HRW report details Palestinian atrocities on Oct. 7

An NGO watchdog organization called out Human Rights Watch for using October 7 and the hostages as political manipulation tactics.

17/07/2024

Human rights groups push for UK to ban weapon sales to Israel

The legal groups claim that Israel is not complying with international law amid the war against Hamas.

British-Palestinian doctor denied entry to Schengen Area, rights group call for investigation

The man, a British-Palestinian national and surgeon, was invited to speak at several events highlighting the war in Gaza, including an event at The Hague.

HRW: US weaponry allowed Israel to kill aid workers in Lebanon

HRW described the attack as unlawful, claiming it was on civilians and that Israel failed to take all necessary precautions.

HRW report exposes Iran's ‘Boot on my neck’ policy against Bahai's

“More than 40 years of systematic persecution of Iran’s Baha’is is a crime against humanity and should be judged as such,” a Baha’i community representative tells The Media Line.

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
05/04/2024

EU deal with Egypt to stem migration is morally ambiguous

"The EU’s cash-for-migration-control approach strengthens authoritarian rulers while betraying human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, and activists whose work involves great personal risk.”

Jose Miguel Vivanco, director of Human Rights Watch Americas, holds up a report

Human Rights Watch is an Israel-hating organization at its very core - opinion

HRW has targeted Israel with repeated and false accusations of “deliberately killing civilians,” committing war crimes, collective punishment, and disproportionate responses.

By GERALD M. STEINBERG
25/11/2023
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