TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- An Iranian convicted of a fatal 2005 fight when he was 17, was executed by hanging with the victim's mother pulling the stool from under him, his lawyer says.

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch called on the Yemeni government to open humanitarian aid corridors in order to reach the thousands of families displaced by conflict.

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The Yemeni government should conduct an immediate investigation into the circumstances surrounding an airstrike on civilians, Human Rights Watch said.

SANA'A, Yemen, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Yemeni military airstrikes against Houthi rebels Thursday killed at least 85 civilians at a refugee camp in the country's Adi area, witnesses said.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Egypt should halt its practice of alleged unlawful killings of migrants and asylum seekers near the Egyptian border with Israel, said Human Rights Watch.

TEHRAN, July 16 (UPI) -- Changes to Iranian law on the legal profession would give the government control over who can practice law, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

GAZA, April 20 (UPI) -- At least 32 Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel were killed and others tortured by Hamas militants in recent months, Human Rights Watch says.

MANAMA, Bahrain, March 23 (UPI) -- Using televised, coerced testimony and other flaws in the trial of a Bahraini opposition leader shows contempt for the right to a fair trial, advocates say.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Iran violated the rights of four bloggers by coercing them into confessing, and then trying and convicting them, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.