Japan’s proposal to ‘speedily draft’ anti-spy laws raises human rights concerns
The Japanese government’s plans to tighten espionage and secrecy legislation have been welcomed as a necessary bulwark at…
Israel accused of war crimes over expulsion of 32,000 refugees from West Bank camps
Israel’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps earlier this year amounts to war…
Denial of return by Israel to Palestinians in West Bank a war crime, HRW says
Tens of thousands of Palestinians continue to be denied return to their homes in the occupied West Bank…
Opposition says Tanzanian forces are secretly dumping bodies after election violence
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Authorities in Tanzania faced mounting concern Tuesday over killings during crackdowns on protests surrounding…
ABC spent more than $2.5m defending legal action from Antoinette Lattouf
The ABC has already spent more than $2.5 million on external costs defending legal action from journalist and…
HRW slams Israel over strike on Iran’s Evin Prison
Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of conducting an “unlawfully indiscriminate” strike on the Evin prison complex in…
Human Rights Watch says Israeli airstrike on Iranian prison an ‘apparent war crime’
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Human Rights Watch alleged Thursday that an Israeli airstrike on…
Why China-Pakistan religious diplomacy should ring alarm for India
India witnessed a deep Pakistan-China collusion during the 100-hour-long military conflict post-Operation Sindoor in May. While Pakistan was…
Israel committing war crimes at US-backed Gaza aid sites
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites have been labelled as death traps due to the high number of Palestinians…
War-battered Gaza is running out of baby formula needed for infants
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Seham Fawzy Khodeir watches as her son lies inside a dilapidated incubator…
How landmines are continuing to claim lives in post-Assad Syria
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Suleiman Khalil was harvesting olives in a Syrian orchard with two friends four months…
Human Rights Watch urges Hungary to arrest Netanyahu if he enters country
ISTANBUL The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Hungary to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he…