(Manila) – The Philippine government’s failure to investigate and prosecute extrajudicial killings fuels further military abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government should ensure that officials vigorously investigate ser…Continue Reading

(New Delhi) – India and the United States should make human rights a central focus of talks during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to India, Human Rights Watch said today. Clinton is leading a 25-member delegation for an India-US Strategi…Continue Reading

The Bahraini government should immediately end its campaign of arrests of medical professionals and attacks on injured patients linked to recent anti-government protests, Human Rights Watch said in a report releas…Continue Reading

Attacks against Medics, Injured Protesters, and Health Facilities

This report documents serious government abuses, starting in mid-February 2011. These include attacks on health care providers; d…Continue Reading

The rights of ethnic Georgian returnees to Abkhazia are hostage to nearly two decades of political conflict.

(New York) – The rights of ethnic Georgian returnees to Abkhazia are hostage to nearly…Continue Reading

Rights of Ethnic Georgians Returnees to the Gali District of Abkhazia

This 71-page report documents the arbitrary interference by Abkhazia’s de facto authorities with returnees’ rights to freedom…Continue Reading

(New York) – The Cambodian government should immediately release human rights defender Leang Sokchouen, Human Rights Watch said today. The Cambodian Appeals Court, on July 14, 2011, upheld his two-year prison sentence for peaceful political expression….Continue Reading