We, the undersigned human rights groups, are writing to request your urgent and robust intervention with the Bahraini ...

Iranian authorities have issued heavy prison sentences for at least two dozen activists from the Azeri minority since October ...

Ahead of the UN Human Rights Coun­cil’s (hereafter “HRC” or “Coun­­cil”) 58th regular session (Feb­­ruary 24 - April 4 2025), ...

The interim government in Bangladesh should ensure that security forces act with neutrality and respect the rule of law to ...

United Nations officials removed criticisms of the Saudi government from the official record of a UN-organized internet governance conference in Riyadh in December 2024, and retaliated against civil ...

A report published by Human Rights Watch (HRW) this week criticizes the federal government for obstructing international involvement in the transitional justice process, citing the recent suspension ...

While North Korea is widely acknowledged as one of the world's most constraining dictatorships, there is a country that has been dubbed "Africa's North Korea".

Human Rights Watch was one of 40 organizations that urged the Commission to ensure a risk benchmarking system that reflects realities on the ground. In a recent joint letter, we and our partners ...

Ethiopia is waging an “escalating crackdown” on civil society, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday (January 29, 2025), denouncing the suspension of two independent human rights groups in ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Ethiopian authorities for shutting down two prominent human rights organizations in recent weeks, deepening an ongoing crackdown against civil society, in a ...