New York, July 24 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, called on the Chinese authorities to stop suppressing public discussion of animal abuse, release protesters who remain in detention, and investigate allegations of police violence in China’s Chongqing.According to HRW, two widely circulated videos showing abuse of stray animals in China this summer triggered widespread public outrage. As the videos spread rapidly online, the right body alleged that Chinese authoritie…
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Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Leading human rights organisation Amnesty International on Wednesday said that the Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan’s Omid Rehabilitation and Treatment Centre earlier this year should be investigated as a possible “war crime” as no evidence has been found to support Islamabad’s claim that the facility was being used to store weapons, ammunition, or for any other military purpose. The organisation said that the March 16 Pakistani airstrike on the 2000-bed Omid medical…
Kabul, July 18 (IANS) The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening as aid agencies are scaling back food assistance due to severe international funding shortfalls, local media reported citing the United Nations and Human Rights Watch (HRW).”The United Nations estimates that more than 17 million people in Afghanistan will face acute food insecurity this year, while about 22 million people require humanitarian assistance, including food, healthcare and protection services. Women, children, …
New York, July 16 (IANS) US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for an impartial investigation into possible war crimes following Pakistan’s recent strikes in Afghanistan, expressing grave concern over civilian casualties.The rights body noted that although civilian casualties alone are not conclusive evidence of “laws-of-war violations”, such reports of civilian deaths heightened the urgent need for independent probes of “possible war crimes by either attacking or defending…
New Delhi, July 7: China, on July 1, 2026, did not merely bring a new statute into force – it gave legal language to a long-running project of cultural control. The Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress is presented by Beijing as a framework for harmony among China’s 56 officially recognised ethnic groups. But for Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongols, Hui, Kazakhs and others, its real danger lies in how it turns identity into a matter of state discipline. Across the world, Tibetan organisations and…
Kabul, June 27 (IANS) The continued persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistan represents a persistent violation of fundamental human rights and international legal commitments. It undermines religious freedom, personal security, political participation, equality before the law, and the right to live with dignity, a report has stated.The report argued that addressing these concerns requires repealing discriminatory laws, ensuring accountability for violence, safeguarding places of worship and burial sit…
New York, June 26 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, expressed grave concern over Chinese authorities’ censorship of prominent social media accounts, foreign films, and events with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) themes around Pride month, saying such measures reflect the deteriorating rights situation for LGBT people in China.According to the HRW, several of these events were organised by foreign embassies and cultural institutes.“Under Xi Jinping, the …
Washington/Beijing, June 25 (IANS) The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping has drawn attention after official statements from both Washington and Beijing following the talks made no mention of human rights concerns, including allegations of abuse against Uyghurs by Chinese authorities.The omission comes amid Trump’s increasingly warm rhetoric towards Xi, whom he recently described as a “friend” and a “good man”, a report has stated.According to…
Beijing, June 7 (IANS) China’s state policy uses Tibet surveillance as a blueprint for ethnic control through a comprehensive system using advanced technology, legal frameworks, educational assimilation, and religious restriction. The transformation of Tibet into an authoritarian laboratory under Chinese President Xi Jinping showcases a systematic approach to ethnic control that has consequences for human rights, cultural preservation, and global governance, a report has stated. Xi has increased…
New York, June 3 (IANS) US-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Chinese government of intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre while tightening social control across the country. Wednesday marks the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.The events leading to the Tiananmen Massacre began in April 1989 when students, workers, and others gathered peacefully in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, calling for free expression, democratic re…