Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued a scathing report on the "appalling" conditions that migrants and refugees face in northern Greece.

HRW said that thousands have been subject to appalling reception and detention conditions, with at-risk groups lacking necessary protection.

An Iraqi security agency has admitted holding hundreds of “terrorism” suspects for months, Human Rights Watch said on July 22 while calling on authorities to inform the families of those held.

Egypt's army has drastically stepped up its demolitions of homes, businesses and farms in the Sinai since launching a widespread campaign against militants in February, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday.

Saudi Arabia has detained thousands of people for up to a decade without trial, Human Rights Watch said on May 6, slamming the country's powerful crown prince for the "arbitrary detentions."

Human rights groups expressed concern on Wednesday at plans by Greece to continue containing asylum-seekers on its islands, calling the policy "abusive."

Greek authorities are trying to legislate curbs on migrants' movements to try to cancel out a court ruling on April 18 that individuals landing on Greek islands should no longer be held there.

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Greek government to end the "containment" of asylum seekers in island camps.

The number of civilian casualties in the 20-day offensive of the Syrian army in the rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta exceeded 1,000, said the Syrian Center for Human Rights Watch quoted by the Bulgarian National Radio.

Satellite imagery shows Myanmar authorities have bulldozed at least 55 Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine in recent months, Human Rights Watch said on Feb. 23, condemning the government for erasing evidence at sites where troops are accused of atrocities.

More than 400 peaceful civilians, including nearly a hundred children, have been killed in the Eastern Ghouta riot near Damascus in recent days, and Russia has delayed the adoption of a United Nations humanitarian resolution that could be voted on today.

In its annual review for 2018, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the failure of Greek authorities to properly identify vulnerable asylum seekers for transfer to the mainland has "impeded their access to proper care and services."