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Deputy director of Asia Human Rights Watch, Phelim Kine addresses a press conference on women and 'moral crimes', in Kabul on May 21, 2013. The number of Afghan women and girls in jail for 'moral crimes' including for running away, rape and extra marital affairs has dramatically increased, the Human Rights Watch said. Statistics obtained from Afghanistan's Interior Ministry by the group reveal the number of women and girls convicted of 'moral crimes' has increased by 50 percent in eighteen months from 400 to 600.
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Rights group criticizes Sri Lanka's rights record
has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated separatist Tamil rebels to end a civil war. Human Rights Watch said the Sri Lankan government has yet to follow through on its assurances to the United Nations to investigate allegations Read more »
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a partner of the KyivPride 2013 series of sexual minority events. Leading international human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Freedom House support the events. Several hundred police were present at the march, which 2:32 PM from Voice of Russia Read more »
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Myanmar slaps child limit on Rohingyas
on a religious group. They also warn that the new move will serve to fan the flames of sectarian violence in Myanmar. Human Rights Watch has accused Rakhine authorities of fomenting an organized campaign of "ethnic cleansing" against the Rohingya Muslims. 11:40 AM from Press TV Read more »
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South Sudan: Full and Impartial Investigations Needed for Wau Deaths
use of firearms is only permissible when strictly unavoidable in order to protect life. Based on accounts provided to Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, the security forces made no efforts to control or disperse the crowds with nonviolent or less 5/24/13 from Mike Hitchen Online Read more »
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Obama's drone rules leave unanswered questions
would be more limits on targeted killings, a step in the right direction," said Kenneth Roth, executive director at Human Rights Watch. "But a mere promise that the US will work within established guidelines that remain secret provides little confidence that from Miami Herald Read more »
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Burma: Investors Need Robust Rights Safeguards
with the very serious human rights risks they face,” said Lisa Misol, senior researcher on business and human rights at Human Rights Watch. “But the real test will be how companies on the ground actually address the abuses that have frequently accompanied from Human Rights Watch Read more »
