Articles by Human Rights Watch
An account of alleged torture in Egyptian secret detention
Egyptian authorities forcibly disappeared Egyptian-American limousine driver Khaled Hassan, who said authorities also tortured him and held him secretly for four months.
Interpol president Meng Hongwei vanishes in China
Meng Hongwei, Interpol president and China’s vice-minister for public security, has been detained in China and is reportedly being investigated for corruption.
Lebanese security forces try to close LGBT conference
“General Security’s latest efforts to shut down an LGBT conference in Lebanon is an attack on freedom of assembly rights and an attempt to silence the voices of courageous activists,” said HRW.
Egypt: Enforced disappearance of prominent rights defender Ezzat Ghoneim
Egyptian police have forcibly disappeared prominent human rights defender and lawyer Ezzat Ghoneim. He has been in custody since March 2018, and his release was ordered by a court on September 4.
Iran continues targeting of dual citizens and foreigners
Iran’s security apparatus has escalated its targeting of Iranian dual citizens and foreign nationals whom they perceive to have links with Western academic, economic, and cultural institutions.
Cambodia: Quash convictions of ‘Adhoc 5’ rights defenders
Five activists were found guilty of bribery in a ‘fabricated’ case
against an opposition leader
UN rights body should take action on reprisals
HRW is deeply concerned about cases of reprisals committed by three countries that have appeared in every single report by the Assistant UN Secretary-General.
Kyrgyzstan convicts hundreds for possession of ‘extremist’ material
People owning videos, pamphlets or books that have been banned using an over-broad definition of extremism face lengthy jail sentences – regardless of how the outlawed material was used.