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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Human Rights Watch, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 195 stories have been published about Human Rights Watch which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Human Rights Watch, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 195 stories have been published about Human Rights Watch which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Law · El SalvadorLeaked database shows mass human rights violations in El Salvador, says Human Rights Watch. In March 2022, when the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed a state of emergency in response to a peak in gang violence, certain constitutional freedoms and fundamental rights became suspended. According to authorities, 61,000 have been detained since March 2022.See the Story
Leaked database shows mass human rights violations in El Salvador, says Human Rights Watch
Justin TrudeauHuman Rights Watch says more than two dozen First Nations remain under long-term drinking water advisories. The New York-based rights group also says Canada's border agency continues to operate without independent civilian oversight. Despite a new federal emissions reduction plan, the government continues to permit oil and gas pipeline expansions, including on First Nations land.See the Story
Rights group releases scathing report on Canada's violations of Indigenous rights
Coverage: 2 sources
Erdogan · AnkaraPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government is cracking down more aggressively on dissent and political opponents. Human Rights Watch says authorities are using online censorship and disinformation laws to muzzle independent media, the opposition and dissenting voices. The government denies their claims that courts cracked down on open dissent and silenced opponents in recent years.See the Story
Turkey using courts, laws to target dissent ahead of votes – Human Rights Watch
67% Right coverage: 6 sources
Human Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch says Canada is failing to protect the rights of Indigenous people. The group also says the government is not doing enough to address climate change. Canada is one of the world's top emitters of greenhouse gases. The government says it is working on a plan to reduce emissions.See the Story
Rights group releases scathing report on Canada's violations of Indigenous rights
39% Left coverage: 13 sources
US & Canada · BostonHarvard University rescinded a fellowship that it had offered to a leading human rights activist over what he said Monday was his group’s criticism of Israel. Kenneth Roth, who was the executive director of Human Rights Watch, or HRW, until last year, was recruited by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy to become a fellow and he accepted. Over the years, the group has issued a number of reports saying that Israel appears to have committed war crimes against the Palestinians.See the Story
Harvard rescinds fellowship offer to leading rights activist
44% Center coverage: 27 sources
Human Rights Watch · UkraineHuman Rights Watch on January 12, 2023 hailed the international response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. HRW urged governments to show the same concern for civilians caught up in other conflicts. Millions of Ukrainian civilians fled across the borders to take refuge in European countries after the war broke out in February last year.See the Story
Ukraine Response Should Be 'Replicated', HRW Urges Governments
Coverage: 5 sources
AMLOLeading rights group calls for Mexican lawmakers to vote against a proposal to overhaul the electoral system. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's proposal would cut the INE's budget and change how electoral authorities are elected. Critics see the reform as a power grab by the president due to his influence over those bodies.See the Story
Human Rights Watch warns against Mexico's 'regressive' electoral overhaul
Coverage: 5 sources
