American Churches Launch Initiative to End Israel’s Apartheid
Click to expand Image Israeli and Palestine activists hold a banner during a protest to block the new Route 4370 Israeli highway near the Palestinian town of Anata, January 23, 2019. © 2019 Ilia...
View ArticleTop Russian Human Rights Defender on Trial
On June 8, Moscow’s Golovinsky district court will hold the first hearing in the criminal trial against Oleg Orlov, a top Russian rights defender and my dear friend, who is facing up to three years’...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Pro Golf Merger “Sportswashes” Abuses
Click to expand Image Golfers walk on the 16th hole during the LIV Golf Invitational at the Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia, October 16, 2022. © 2022...
View ArticleOlympics: Act on Sexual Abuse Complaints by Indian Athletes
Click to expand Image Indian wrestlers, from right, Bajrang Punia, Sangita Phogat and Vinesh Phogat, ahead of their protest march towards the newly inaugurated parliament, in New Delhi, India, May 28,...
View ArticleWildfire Smoke in North America Threatens Pregnancy Rights
Click to expand Image Wildfire smoke covers the New York City skyline, June 7, 2023. © 2023 STRMX/AP Images Canada’s wildfires have led to unpleasantly hazy skies and unhealthy air across large...
View ArticleEU: Press Vietnam to End Rights Abuses
Click to expand Image Twelve Vietnamese rights activists and bloggers currently detained for exercising their basic rights. Top row from left to right: Bui Tuan Lam, Le Manh Ha, Dinh Van Hai, Bui Van...
View ArticleMyanmar: Lawyers Face Harassment, Arrests
Click to expand Image Lawyers in Myanmar protesting the military coup in Mandalay, February 15, 2021. © 2021 Frontier Magazine Lawyers in Myanmar defending anti-coup protesters and critics have faced...
View ArticleJustice Denied for Rwanda Genocide Victims
Click to expand Image Félicien Kabuga during his Initial Appearance at The Hague on November 11, 2020. © 2020 Leslie Hondebrink-Hermer/UN-IRMCT A United Nations tribunal in the Hague this week...
View ArticleOutspoken Philippine Ex-Senator Denied Bail
Click to expand Image Supporters of former senator Leila de Lima outside the Hall of Justice in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, May 12, 2023. © 2023 Eloisa Lopez/Reuters On Wednesday, a Philippine court...
View ArticleSouth Sudan Ratifies Crucial African Women’s Rights Treaty
Click to expand Image Women in the village of Rubkuai, South Sudan, February 16, 2017. © 2017 Siegfried Modola/Reuters This week, South Sudan finalized ratification of the African Union’s Protocol to...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan: Draft Law Threatens Civic Space
(Bishkek, June 9, 2023) – The Kyrgyz parliament should reject a highly repressive draft law that would interfere with the activities of nongovernmental organizations, Human Rights Watch said today. The...
View ArticleHonduras: Strong Action Needed on Corruption
Click to expand Image A woman and her son at their home in the community of El Redondo, municipality of Trojes, Honduras, April 28, 2021. © 2021 Gustavo Amador/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (Tegucigalpa) –...
View ArticleGermany’s Rush for 'Critical' Minerals is a Human Rights Challenge
Click to expand Image Artisanal miners carry sacks of ore at a mine near Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 12, 2022. © 2022 Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images By 2030, Germany aims to...
View ArticleNew EU Migration Deal Will Increase Suffering at Borders
Click to expand Image The Closed Controlled Access Center for asylum seekers on Samos, Greece, October 21, 2021. The hotspot was created in 2021 with EU funds. © 2021 Nik Oiko/SOPA Images/Sipa USA...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court Rejects Alabama’s Discriminatory Voting Map
Click to expand Image Lead counsel for the plaintiffs Deuel Ross (2nd left) speaks to members of the press as President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund Janai Nelson (right),...
View ArticleUS Lawmakers Move to Protect Child Farmworkers
Click to expand Image Workers house harvested burley tobacco in a barn in Shelbyville, Kentucky, US, August 20, 2020. © 2020 Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images United States Congress members...
View ArticleUN Should Enhance Screening of Bangladesh Peacekeepers
Click to expand Image Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion soldiers stand on guard during the demonstration in Dhaka, December 10, 2022. © 2022 Sazzad Hossain/SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Images United...
View ArticleWorld Bank / Jordan: Poverty Targeting Algorithms Harm Rights
Click to expand Image © 2023 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch An automated cash transfer program in Jordan developed with significant financing from the World Bank is undermined by errors,...
View ArticleDR Congo: Killings, Rapes by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels
Click to expand Image After the rain, traders leave the market with their luggage in Kitchanga, 90 kilometers from the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, December 10, 2022. © 2022...
View ArticleGovernments at Bonn Climate Talks Should Press UAE on Rights
Click to expand Image In this Aug. 25, 2016 file photo, human rights activist Ahmed Mansoor speaks to Associated Press journalists in Ajman, United Arab Emirates. © 2016 AP Photo/Jon Gambrell Ahmed...
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