Two men on a motorbike threw acid in the face of an Indonesian rights activist, leaving him badly hurt and prompting calls on Friday for a thorough investigation amid concerns of democratic backsliding in the country. Andrie Yunus, deputy coordinator of the KontraS rights group, sustained serious injuries to his face, an eye, hands and … Read more
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HRW’s deputy Middle East director Michael Page. Photo: X/@MichaelARPage Human Rights Watch on Sunday (May 25, 2025) accused Qatar of discriminating against the Baha’i religious minority, citing arbitrary detentions and warning of a threat to the community’s survival in the Gulf state. “The Baha’i community of Qatar has endured decades of government discrimination and intimidation, … Read more
It started with a hunch. When Philippe Sands was researching his 2020 bestseller The Ratline he came across a letter held in the dusty family archive of a crumbling schloss in Austria. It was addressed to Otto von Wächter, the SS officer who was the subject of his book, written to him by a former … Read more
Two young Israeli soldiers who arrived in Amsterdam last week were forced to hide out in their hotel and return to Israel after a pro-Palestinian group accused them of war crimes in Gaza and threatened to sue them through the Dutch courts. The two soldiers posted pictures on social media on Sunday showing themselves enjoying … Read more
Human Rights Watch said on Thursday that Israel has killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza by denying them clean water which it says legally amounts to acts of genocide and extermination. “This policy, inflicted as part of a mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, means Israeli authorities have committed the crime against humanity … Read more