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HRW slams police violence, prison abuse in Brazil
Jan 12, 2017 17:06Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the Brazilian police for its excessive use of force against people while criticizing overcrowded prisons across the country which the rights group said have exposed inmates to violent gangs.
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Bahrain intensified crackdown on activists, critics in 2016: HRW
Jan 12, 2017 17:06Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Bahrain stepped up its suppression of activists and those critical of the Manama regime’s conduct in 2016, in a move further deteriorating rights situation in the tiny Persian Gulf country.
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Saudi Arabia detains 2 rights activists for online activities
Jan 10, 2017 11:51An independent human rights organization says Saudi Arabia has arrested two rights campaigners for their online activities amid unrelenting crackdown on free speech in the kingdom.
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HRW expresses concern about forcibly disappeared Bahraini activist
Dec 24, 2016 14:28Human Rights Watch has condemned the Bahraini regime for detaining activist Sayed Alawi, who has been held incommunicado for five weeks with no criminal charges brought against him and without any access to a lawyer or his family.
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Police killed 34 protesters during recent protests in DR Congo: HRW
Dec 22, 2016 09:48Security forces shot dead at least 34 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during protest rallies this week against President Joseph Kabila, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
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UN human rights resolution politically-motivated: Iran
Dec 21, 2016 01:56Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has rejected as politically-motivated and spiteful a recent UN General Assembly resolution on the situation of human rights in Iran.
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Iran, EU to hold high-level talks in Brussels next week
Nov 05, 2016 12:53Iran and the European Union will hold the second phase of high-level talks on a string of issues in the Belgian capital of Brussels next week.
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Saudi re-elected to UN body despite rights violations
Oct 29, 2016 11:12Saudi Arabia's membership on the United Nations Human Rights Council has been renewed notwithstanding the Saudi regime’s dire rights record inside and outside the kingdom.
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Spokesman welcomes EU opening to Iran, but says defense remains non-negotiable domain
Oct 25, 2016 14:21The Iranian Foreign Ministry welcomed the European Parliament's recent resolution to enhance diplomatic ties with Tehran as part of an ongoing strategy following the Iran Nuclear Agreement of 2015.
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Iran says UN chief's report on human rights lack credibility
Oct 05, 2016 17:43Iran has rejected as flawed a recent report by the UN secretary general on the human rights situation in the country.