Human Rights Watch

Organization

International non-governmental organization conducting research on human rights

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Iran Accused of Using War to Accelerate Executions of Political Opponents

Nigerian Christians on Alert for Easter Amid Fears of Further Violence After Palm Sunday Massacre

Israel Widens Lebanon Strikes to Areas Outside Hezbollah-Controlled Territory

Ghana's President Says Administration Will Focus on Basic Needs Rather Than Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill

Trump Threatens to Destroy Iran's Desalination Plants, Raising Humanitarian Concerns

UN and Charities Report Sexual Violence as Pervasive Feature of Sudan Conflict

Former Congo President Joseph Kabila Becomes Fugitive After 18 Years in Power

Iran Imposes Internet Blackout Amid Claims It Is Concealing War Damage and Suppressing Dissent

Houthis Claim Attack on Israel as Zelenskyy Conducts UAE Diplomacy

Over 400 Hezbollah Fighters Killed in Renewed Israel Conflict

Israel Kills Iranian Navy Chief Behind Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Zimbabwe Opposition Splits Over Presidential Term Extension Proposal

Iran Clarifies Only 'Hostile' Ships Blocked from Strait of Hormuz

Iranian Cluster Munitions Strike Central Israel, Injuring 15

ByteDance Sells Gaming Unit Moonton for $6 Billion to Saudi Investors

Zimbabwe Proposes Constitutional Changes to Presidential Election System

UK Campaigners Challenge Expanded Police Powers Over Repeat Protests

Did Colonialism Import Homophobia to Africa? Examining Competing Historical Narratives

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Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Parents and Two Children in West Bank Raid

Nigerians Question Tinubu's Economic Progress Amid Widening Inequality