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

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

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

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

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

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

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

China’s government has long sought to silence dissent abroad, but recently there’s been a disturbing escalation: harassment ...

Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that proposes to challenge and dismantle a range of “cumbersome” ...

Egyptian authorities should quash the conviction of prominent economist Abd al-Khaliq Farouk, who on October 2, 2025, was ...

We, the undersigned organizations, write to respectfully urge the Yemeni authorities in Aden—represented by the ...

The death in custody of opposition figure Alfredo Díaz a few days ago is a stark reminder of the government’s brutality. He ...