Azerbaijani authorities have intensified their long-running crackdown on the opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front Party, ...

This report was written by Bronwen Manby, senior researcher in the Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, and the sections on discrimination against women and sexual violence by Rumbi Mabuwa, ...

We, the undersigned, strongly condemn the violent attacks on December 18, 2025 on the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily ...

United States federal immigration enforcement agents now commonly operate masked and without visible identification, ...

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Discussions are advancing at the United Nations on a new global treaty to guarantee every child’s right to a free education.

Kazakhstan’s Senate adopted two rights-violating laws on December 18, both of them threatening freedom of expression.

Gyula Balog had a twinkle in his eye to match his wide smile, as he declared, “I’m an alcoholic, a homeless person, an ...

A new executive order seeking to designate “illicit fentanyl” a “weapon of mass destruction” could open the door to a ...

The European Parliament’s approval on December 16, 2025, of final amendments watering down the EU’s flagship corporate accountability law severely undermines the EU’s ability to hold businesses’ ...

Throughout the year, HRW covered many human rights topics and crises around the world. From major developments in ...

The death in custody of opposition figure Alfredo Díaz a few days ago is a stark reminder of the government’s brutality. He spent over a year in incommunicado detention and was denied adequate medical ...