Human Rights Watch

Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso forces killed more than 130 civilians, HRW says

The massacre by government forces and pro-government militias led to reprisal killings by Islamist fighters, according to the NGO.

12/05/2025

Gaza

HRW accuses Israel of forced displacement, amounting to war crimes

Israeli authorities have caused massive, deliberate forced displacement of Palestinian civilians in Gaza since October 2023 and are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.

14/11/2024

Ukraine

Russian forces executed surrendering Ukrainian soldiers: HRW report

In its analysis of footage from five incidents since December 2023, HRW said Ukrainian soldiers were "gunned down in cold blood", constituting a clear breach of the Geneva Conventions.

05/05/2024

World News

Ukraine's Mariupol 'barely recognisable' two years into war: Report

Mariupol has suffered some of the worst physical destruction of any other place in Ukraine during the full-scale invasion. But the number of fatalities in the now Moscow-controlled territory is still unknown.

08/02/2024

Europe News

Troubling gap between EU promises and actions on human rights - report

The European Union "persistently failed" to act on its human rights commitments in 2023, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

11/01/2024

Israel

Starvation used as a weapon by Israel in Gaza occupation, report says

Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of war crimes, alleging the use of starvation as a method of warfare in Gaza, obstructing essential resources, and urging international intervention to address the deepening humanitarian crisis.

18/12/2023

Greece

Greece accused of failing to investigate migrant boat sinking

Greek authorities are under scrutiny from international human rights groups as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch accuse them of inadequately investigating the circumstances surrounding a migrant boat sinking that claimed the lives of hundreds six months ago.

14/12/2023

Europe News

‘Double standards’ undermine EU legitimacy in Global South: HRW chief

The European Union’s "double standards" on human rights could erode the bloc’s legitimacy in the Global South, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Tirana Hassan, told Euronews.

26/10/2023

Saudi Arabia

Saudi border guards guilty of mass killings of migrants, says HRW

Hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the border were killed by Saudi guards between March 2022 and June 2023.

21/08/2023

Europe News

'Impartial probe needed' to explain Greek shipwreck's discrepancies

An independent and impartial investigation is urgently needed to clarify the stark disparities between the accounts of the survivors of the deadly Pylos shipwreck and those of the Greek authorities, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.

03/08/2023

Earth News

Activists will be allowed to protest ‘peacefully’ at COP28, says UAE

Campaigners vow they will resist any attempts to curtail civil society participation at the UN climate summit in Dubai this year.

02/08/2023

Ukraine

Ukraine accused of using indiscriminate landmines

Eleven civilian casualties, including one death and multiple leg amputations, were recorded from mines by the rights group.

30/06/2023

Afghanistan

Taliban detaining and torturing civilians in Afghanistan, says HRW

The New York-based watchdog says that the Taliban security forces in northern Afghanistan have unlawfully detained and tortured residents accused of association with an opposition armed group.

10/06/2022

Ukraine

Human rights group warns Poland about safety of Ukrainian refugees

Human Rights Watch says women and children are particularly at risk from trafficking.

29/04/2022

Kazakhstan

Kazakh protesters were tortured after unrest, says Human Rights Watch

Around 10,000 people were detained after widespread anti-government protests last month.

02/02/2022

Myanmar

Myanmar opposition holds 'silent strike' to mark one year since coup

The new U.N. special envoy for Myanmar says violence has intensified since the military took power a year ago and sparked a resistance movement in the country.

01/02/2022