Human Rights Watch on Tuesday slammed a “well-funded” clampdown on Gulf Arab rights activists and urged the six monarchies to implement “much-needed reforms” instead of jailing peaceful critics. The New York-based watchdog made its latest call for reform in Gulf Cooperation Council states as it launched an interactive website with ...
ISIL fighters have killed more than 250 people and kidnapped nearly 8,000 families around Mosul in recent days as Iraqi troops advanced on the northern city, the United Nations said Friday. UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told reporters in Geneva that the ‘jihadists’ are forcing civilians living in districts ...
