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Human Rights Watch HRW)

Human Rights Watch HRW)
Human Rights Watch (HRW): A prominent international non-governmental organisation, HRW is headquartered in New York City, USA, with a global presence in over 90 countries. Founded in 1978 as Helsinki Watch, its primary mission is to investigate, document, and expose human rights abuses worldwide. HRW conducts fact-finding, publishes comprehensive reports like the "World Report," and advocates for policy changes to hold governments and other entities accountable. Notable for its independence, refusing government funding, HRW significantly contributed to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, sharing a Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.
US-China relations

Legendary China scholar, Jerome Cohen, dies at 95

US expert on the Chinese legal system was an early advocate of engagement with China, and one of the few who also dared to point out its shortfalls.

Calls in Indonesia to curb religious intolerance after Christian groups attacked

Philippines to ask ‘friendly countries’ for help freeing Houthi-held sailors

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Judges reject Palestinian rights groups’ claim UK illegally arming Israel

The judges stated the case concerned whether the court could mandate Britain’s withdrawal from a vital F-35 programme, not the UK’s supply of arms to Israel.

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