There has been almost no accountability for the deaths and grave injuries that occurred three years ago when security forces ...

Osman Kavala, the respected Turkish human rights defender, has been behind bars in Istanbul’s Silivri high security jail for ...

Bangladesh’s interim government has taken some positive steps to address the terrible legacy of enforced disappearances, but ...

Five Cambodian environmental activists who have completed one year of their six to eight-year prison terms on baseless ...

The numbers are revealing. Forty percent of Guatemalans do not have access to running water inside their home. And for ...

The budget reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate today would extend tax cuts that disproportionately benefit ...

This weekend in Hungary’s capital Budapest, Human Rights Watch staff witnessed the city transform—if only for one brilliant ...

On June 26, 2025, about a dozen weapon-wielding men in Malawi attacked demonstrators peacefully protesting the government’s ...

Prince, remains under the control of the Haitian government. And even this last stronghold is now on the verge of collapse, ...

The European Commission’s forthcoming 2026–2030 LGBTIQ Equality Strategy represents a crucial opportunity to reaffirm and expand the EU’s role as a global leader in human rights. While much of the ...

We, the undersigned civil society organizations, demand an end to Israel’s arbitrary detention of Palestinian health workers ...

Human Rights Watch is pleased to contribute to the report of the Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity regarding the human right to education and the protection against violence ...