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Afghan policewomen face assault and sexual harassment: Human Rights Watch
An international rights group called Thursday for Afghan authorities to provide separate toilets and changing rooms at police stations for women officers, saying they face harassment and assault at work. Addressing the concerns of policewomen is necessary to address the “rampant violence” against women in wider Afghan society, said Human…
Myanmar accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’ by human rights watchdog
Myanmar has waged “a campaign of ethnic cleansing” against Rohingya Muslims, a top rights watchdog said Monday, citing evidence of mass graves and forced displacement affecting tens of thousands. The Rohingya, who are denied citizenship by the country also known as Burma, have faced crimes against humanity including murder, persecution,…
Report details ‘callous’ lack of sexual assault investigation by D.C. police
By Joanna Walters, The Guardian Human Rights Watch calls for investigation after report found victims endure ‘callous and traumatising’ treatment from police Victims of sexual assault in Washington DC too often endure “callous and traumatising” treatment from the police while attacks are dismissed on the spot and never investigated, according to…
Washington police accused of ‘disturbing’ failures to investigate rape
by Joanna Walters Human Rights Watch to publish report that shows some victims experience fresh trauma from police neglect in rape cases Police in Washington DC frequently fail to investigate reports of rape, and treat victims so dismissively at times, that they experience fresh trauma while the chances of the…
Human Rights Watch seeks release of ‘runaway’ Afghan women
A US-based human rights group on Wednesday demanded the immediate release of Afghan women imprisoned for running away from home, welcoming promises from government officials to stop the detentions. Up to 70 percent of the estimated 700 women and girls detained in Afghan prisons are being held for running away,…
Human Rights Watch slams Iraqi Internet bill for hefty penalties
An Iraqi draft law that would jail web users for life for a variety of ill-defined crimes has been condemned by rights groups and activists who have slammed its vague language and hefty penalties. Little more than a year after revolutions, in part sparked by Internet-based campaigns, rocked the Middle…
Afghan media freedom threatened: rights group
Hard-won media freedoms in Afghanistan are under serious threat from a draft law that is seen as a concession to Muslim conservatives ahead of NATO’s exit in 2014, a rights group warned Tuesday. Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Afghan government to withdraw the bill, which has been circulated…
Human rights group calls for Bush, top officials to be prosecuted for torture
A leading human rights group said Tuesday that former U.S. President George W. Bush and much of his cabinet should be thoroughly investigated for war crimes. The 107-page Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, “Getting Away with Torture: The Bush Administration and Mistreatment of Detainees,” presented evidence that top U.S. officials…
Syria bars medical access for protesters: HRW
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian security forces prevented wounded protesters reaching hospitals and stopped medical teams from treating them in two towns during last Friday’s demonstrations, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. Pro-democracy protests against President Bashar al-Assad’s 11-year rule have been shaking the country, known for its heavy-handed security apparatus, for more than three…
Update: Libya death toll tops 173, says Human Rights Watch
Update: Death toll now at least 173, rights group says Human Rights Watch said Sunday that the countrywide death toll in Libya had reached 173. Local residents told Al Jazeera that 200 people had died in Benghazi alone. Original report continues below… TRIPOLI (AFP) – The death toll has topped…
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