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Sectarian violence, divides on display in Lebanon as Beirut moves on General Amnesty Law

The drafted law, which aims to tackle Lebanon’s overwhelmed judicial systems and severely overcrowded prisons, would see sentences reduced and potentially thousands of prisoners released.

Members of the Lebanese police gather outside Baabda prison, Lebanon, November 21, 2020.
An Iranian missile with cluster munitions flies towards Israel, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in central Israel, March 5, 2026.

Iran's use of cluster munitions against Israel may be a war crime - Human Rights Watch

Önder Sığırcıkoğlu, in the custody of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization.

Turkey’s rearrest of fugitive revives mystery of Syrian defector’s disappearance

Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a  protest to mark Al-Quds Day, in London, Britain, March 15, 2026

The Jewish passion for freedom and human rights was hijacked by the West - opinion


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.

Tirana Hassan, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, addresses the audience on the impact of Latin America’s migration policies, in Bogota, Colombia September 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.

 Smoke rises from a fire following an Israeli air strike in Hodeidah, Yemen in this handout photo released on July 20, 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.

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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.

 Palestinian militants of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades move towards the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

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.

A gavel and a block is pictured on the judge's bench in this illustration picture taken in the Sussex County Court of Chancery in Georgetown, Delaware, U.S., June 9, 2021.

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.

 Airport signage showing passengers the route to the Schengen transfer area can be seen installed at Henri Coanda International Airport in Otopeni near Bucharest, Romania, March 31, 2024.

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.

 Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, May 5, 2024.

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.

 Baháʼí Institute for Higher Education students secretly pursue education in a living room on April 21, 2009. Iran bans formal higher education for members of the Bahá'í faith.

EU deal with Egypt to stem migration is morally ambiguous - opinion

"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.”

 EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo last week.

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.

Jose Miguel Vivanco, director of Human Rights Watch Americas, holds up a report while addressing the media in Bogota