NAIROBI, Kenya, June 29 (UPI) -- Kenyan security forces beat and tortured residents in its Mandera districts, underscoring the pressing need for police reform, Human Rights Watch said Monday.

WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch called President Barack Obama's plan to use military commissions to try some U.S. detainees a step back from his campaign promises.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Alison Des Forges, an expert on the Rwandan genocide who worked for Human Rights Watch, was killed in a plane crash near Buffalo, N.Y.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- NBC News is using its successful "To Catch a Predator" formula to search out war criminals, a practice several media observers say is questionable.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch called on the incoming Obama administration Wednesday to put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign and security policy.

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Seven people, including slain Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, were honored for their human rights efforts Wednesday by the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- An increase in Turkish police violence against civilians can be traced to the government's failure to punish abusive officers, Human Rights Watch said Friday.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush tried to make the right call by attending the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, but he failed by trying to satisfy two conflicting forces at the same time.

MOSCOW, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The head of the international rights group Human Rights Watch has been denied a Russian visa, silencing his critical report.