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

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

The International Automobile Federation (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, or FIA), the international body governing motor sports, including Formula1, held its annual General Assemblies last ...

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

What did you learn from Human Rights Watch’s videos this year? Whether you watched HRW advocates address the European ...

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

Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador; Eswatini, Rwanda, Ghana, South Sudan Since the start of his second term, United States president Donald Trump has cracked down on irregular migration, unlawfully ...

Since late 2016, Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in northwestern China have been victims of crimes against humanity ...

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” ...

In the latest crackdown on media freedom in Ethiopia, Deutsche Welle (DW) said that the Ethiopian Media Authority had ...

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