Tag: Human Rights Watch
World
PM Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh wins contentious poll
Sheikh Hasina, the leader of Bangladesh, won the election for the fourth time in a row, even though some people had concerns about how...
World
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using starvation as “weapon of war
The Israeli military is accused by Human Rights Watch of employing starvation as a "weapon of war" in the ongoing conflict.The group alleges...
World
How is Israel arranging for evacuation of Gazans?
Israeli soldiers are moving into more areas of the Gaza Strip and telling people to leave, especially in the middle and south. One way...
Independent Africa
Germany court found Gambian guilty of serving in a death squad
A man from Gambia who lives in Germany has been given a life sentence for being part of a group that killed people for...
World
Rights group charges Rwanda with murdering detractors
Human Rights Watch (HRW), a group that defends people's rights, has accused Rwanda of using oppressive methods to go after its critics outside of...
World
Tanzania detains politician and a lawyer during port protest
A lawyer and an opposition politician were detained by Tanzanian police on charges of inciting and plotting to organise massive rallies intended to topple...
World
Court approves the UAE deal to operate Tanzanian ports
On Thursday, the Tanzanian High Court rejected a request to stop a corporation from the United Arab Emirates from managing Tanzania's ports.Four Tanzanians who...
News
Armed groups increase rapes and deaths in Mali – HRW
Human Rights Watch, a New York-based organization, claims that there have been numerous homicides, rapes, and acts of looting in northeast Mali this year,...
World
The Taliban pledges to give Afghans security
Late in March, Qasim received a call informing him that his brother, a Taliban government employee in Afghanistan, had suffered critical injuries in a...
World
The law in Uganda makes it illegal to identify as LGBTQ+
In Uganda, a law was approved that will subject those who just identify as LGBTQ+ to up to 10 years in prison.Once the new...