Bruno Stagno Ugarte, the chief advocacy officer at HRW, said the security forces of Bangladesh — “in particular, the Rapid Action Battalion”— have long been involved in serious human rights violations.

Source: http://bangladeshchronicle.net/un-peacekeeping-chief-urged-to-raise-rights-concerns-in-bangladesh-visit/

But the organisation still retains the influence to persuade others to take its claims at face value, and many others, including news organisations, have picked up where HRW left off.

Source: https://newafricanmagazine.com/29101/

Geneina, the local capital in west Darfur, also suffered widespread and apparently deliberate fire damage, HRW said.

Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-41181331.html

HRW is an avid supporter of the antisemitic BDS movement and “lawfare” efforts aimed at manipulating international law to make Israel a pariah.

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/01/13/harvard-didnt-cancel-kenneth-roth-it-decided-not-to-honor-an-antisemite/

HRW noted there was unequal access to vaccines worldwide, which threatened people's lives, health, and livelihood.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/public-investments-responsible-mrna-vaccine-advancement-says-pvas-policy-co-lead-1713632

HRW said a survey of over 100 children worldwide repatriated to their home countries had reintegrated into their societies well.

Source: https://www.newsamericasnow.com/pm-meets-former-speaker-on-plight-of-trini-refugees/

HRW, which holds permanent observer status with the IPU, also pointed to the “extensive record of serious human rights abuses in Bahrain”, including the continued detention of Al-Khawaja and restrictions on freedom of expression and association.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominicdudley/2023/03/17/bahrain-battles-critics-as-it-hosts-the-worlds-mps/

“Right-wing groups started a baseless crusade against NGOs as a category for something one unregistered group allegedly did,” Claudio Francavilla, senior EU advocate at Human Rights Watch (HRW) wrote in an email.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/29/the-eu-is-turning-against-ngos-too/

“The RSF have responded to the allegations by HRW saying that the sources to the report was inaccurate – the sources of course being refugees who fled Geneina and Misterei to neighbouring Chad,” Morgan said.

Source: https://www.vocfm.co.za/sudan-army-returns-for-talks-in-jeddah-as-war-enters-fourth-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sudan-army-returns-for-talks-in-jeddah-as-war-enters-fourth-month

The Rwandan government had a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the organisation, where HRW had a direct line to the Minister of Justice to voice any concerns on human rights.

Source: https://newafricanmagazine.com/29101/