Human Rights Watch is increasingly alarmed at severe restrictions on and repression of protests around the world, often under ...

The Thai authorities should immediately release Le Chi Thanh, a prominent Vietnamese anti-corruption activist, and ensure ...

Earlier this week the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR) announced that Maturin Kombo, who was in the court’s custody charged with crimes committed in 2014, died in hospital ...

A prominent Iraqi women’s rights activist was gunned down outside her Baghdad home by two men on motorcycles on March 2, 2026 ...

England’s National Health Service (NHS) has announced it will block new referrals for gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender youth under 18, restricting access to evidence-based care and ...

Reported findings that the United States is responsible for the recent deadly school attack in Iran, and that it was based on outdated targeting data, highlight the need for reform and accountability ...

Violence against women and girls in Africa demands urgent action. As of 2023, it is estimated that one in three women and girls between ages 15 and 49, have experienced physical and/or sexual intimate ...

Russian authorities have escalated their internet censorship efforts over the past month, Human Rights Watch said today, a ...

The Vietnamese authorities should give priority to releasing political prisoners with urgent health problems, Human Rights Watch said today. “The Vietnamese authorities have compounded the wrongful ...

FIFA is planning the biggest World Cup ever: 48 teams, games in 16 cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, billions watching from home. FIFA promised a safe, welcoming and “inclusive” tournament ...

Residents living near Lega Dembi mine, located in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, have complained of serious health impacts for ...

Imagine living in North Korea. Then imagine your mother selling herself into a forced marriage in China to pay for your ...