Human Rights Watch
Cops in Rio keep killing people ahead of Brazil's Olympics, report says
The Human Rights Watch report claims police are killing nearly two people a day, many of them extrajudicially. Interviews with police detail how they cover up the killings.
Human Rights Watch Slams Canada for Water Crisis on Indigenous Reserves
Researchers of a new the report said the situation on First Nations reserves in Canada paralleled similar crises in Kenya and part of Latin America
Chad's Former Dictator Hissene Habre Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
The verdict caps a 16-year battle by victims and rights campaigners to bring the former strongman to justice in Senegal, marking the first time that the former head of one African nation has been tried by a court in another country.
US Lifts Arms Embargo on Vietnam Despite 'Dire' Human Rights Record
Relations with Vietnam have become critical amid China's growing military might — so a historic embargo with a former foe still described as a "police state" is being lifted.
Aleppo Hospital Is Bombed, as UN Urges US and Russia to Save Syria Peace Talks
Syrian government airstrikes and shelling by armed groups have killed dozens of civilians in Aleppo over the past few days, and left the cessation of hostilities agreement in tatters.
Scores of Civilians Killed In Aleppo as Syria Violence Intensifies
Government airstrikes and shelling by armed groups have left dozens dead in the war-ravaged city over the past few days, rescue workers and monitoring groups say.
In Photos: Bangladesh's Arsenic Crisis — 'The Largest Mass Poisoning of a Population in History'
A Human Rights Watch report shows how access to clean water remains a severe problem for millions of Bangladeshis two decades after gaining international attention.
Gambians Push for Change With Unprecedented Protests Ahead of Presidential Elections
The demonstrations kicked off this month in an effort to push for electoral reforms as the small West African country prepares to head to the polls this year, with President Yahya Jammeh up for reelection after more than 21 years in power.
Tens of Thousands Displaced As Rebels Battle Islamic State In Northern Syria
Tens of thousands are now trapped by the closed border with Turkey, with some reporting being fired on by Turkish border guards while attempting to flee into the neighboring country.
Some Indonesians Are Shackling and Imprisoning the Mentally Ill in Sheds
Because mental illness is often thought to be a result of spirit possession in Indonesia, an estimated 18,000 individuals are detained in sheds and backyards for years by their own families.
Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen Used 2,000-Pound American Bombs to Kill 97 Civilians
Saudi Arabia has purchased more than $100 billion in arms from the US since 2010, and Washington has approved orders to replenish Saudi stockpiles during the course of its air campaign in Yemen.
Rights Group Urges Iraqi Forces to Allow Aid Into 'Starving' Fallujah
Human Rights Watch on Thursday called on Iraqi forces to allow aid to enter the Islamic State-held city of Fallujah where it said tens of thousands of residents face acute shortages of food and medicine.