A lack of oversight has resulted in an increase in cases of abuse and death of pregnant women in the South African healthcare system.
Serious human rights abuses have risen in the last six months in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region, Human Rights Watch has said.
Rumours are mounting that, as the known death toll in Syria rises, SA’s representative is among those blocking a UN Security Council resolution.
The murder of a lesbian activist who was stoned and stabbed to death is part of an "epidemic" of hate crimes against gays, Human Rights Watch says.
Zimbabwe is not ready for elections, and will not be ready until it has dealt with present and past human rights violations, says Human Rights Watch.
A "day of anger" against Libyan leader Moammar Gadaffi turned into a bloodbath when security forces gunned down at least 24 people, HRW says.
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/ 19 December 2010
Human Rights Watch has requested the US penalise Israel by withholding aid equal to the amount Israel gives in subsidies to West Bank settlements.
An international lobby group has urged the Angolan government to release four activists serving what they call "politically motivated" jail sentences.
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/ 8 December 2010
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has accused Kenya of endangering the lives of thousands of Somali refugees who are being deported.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday warned against attacks by supporters of President Robert Mugabe as Zimbabwe maps out a new constitution.
Human Rights Watch claims Zimbabwe has broken its promise to halt physical abuse of diamond miners and should have its certification frozen.
Somali asylum-seekers fleeing their country are routinely raped and beaten by Kenyan police when crossing the border, a report says.
Somalia’s al-Shabaab has subjected people in the south of the country to killings and repressive social control, a rights group said on Monday.
Global watchdog group Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on Angola’s government to do more to fight corruption.
The DRC on Tuesday dismissed Human Rights Watch charges that Ugandan rebels had killed about 300 people in December.
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/ 29 January 2010
The EU should maintain its travel ban and asset freeze on Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s inner circle, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Friday.
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/ 17 December 2009
The European Union on Wednesday urged the Democratic Republic of Congo’s rulers to end violence against civilians in the country.
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/ 16 December 2009
A Human Rights Watch report accusing the DRC soldiers of attacking civilians is ”an attempt to distort the truth”, a minister said on Tuesday.
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/ 14 December 2009
A UN-backed military operation to oust rebels from eastern Congo has caused more civilian casualties than damage to rebels, rights groups said.
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/ 7 December 2009
South Africa’s large immigrant population is routinely and illegally denied healthcare by clinics and hospitals, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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/ 27 November 2009
Equatorial Guinea goes to the polls on Sunday in what observers say is a sham election designed to rubber stamp the rule of Teodoro Obiang Nguema.
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/ 25 November 2009
Dozens were killed in Central African Republic when Ugandan rebels attacked villagers but were then ambushed by Ugandan soldiers, a witness said.
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/ 25 November 2009
Human Rights Watch has criticised preparations for Sunday’s poll in Equatorial Guinea, saying there was ”serious doubt” about its credibility.
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/ 4 November 2009
A top human rights group is accusing the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) military of killing more than 500 civilians in eastern DRC.
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/ 4 November 2009
Southern African leaders must pressure Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe’s party to end human rights abuses, HRW said on Wednesday.
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/ 2 November 2009
Pressure was mounting on Monday on the watchdog set up to combat so-called ”conflict diamonds” to suspend Zimbabwe from the global diamond trade.
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/ 29 October 2009
A US-based rights group on Thursday urged Pakistan to ensure that sufficient supplies reach civilians trapped by a massive anti-Taliban offensive.
A leading international rights watchdog on Tuesday urged Sudan to rein in its forces in Darfur.
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/ 21 September 2009
The EU should demand that Italy stop forcing African migrant boats back to Libya, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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/ 1 September 2009
Southern African leaders must pressure Zimbabwe’s unity government to make greater political reforms, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton must press African leaders to address human rights violations, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
Missile-firing Israeli drones unlawfully killed at least 29 Palestinian civilians during the Gaza Strip War, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.