The Russian Supreme Court on April 9, 2026 designated “International Public Movement Memorial” as an “extremist” organization ...

Koo Sze-yiu was a fixture of Hong Kong’s protest scene. Standing out with his close-cropped hair and long gray beard, the ...

Human Rights Watch has released a report, “None Can Run Away,” about serious human rights abuses against civilians across ...

Belarus’s parliament adopted a new law on April 2 banning “propaganda” of same-sex relationships, of “gender reassignment,” ...

World Cup city host committees and FIFA have fallen short on the steps needed to protect players and fans, with the ...

A senior cabinet minister in Thailand has brought criminal defamation lawsuits against two prominent journalists who reported ...

Georgian authorities forcibly returned an exiled Azerbaijani journalist, Afgan Sadigov, to Azerbaijan, exposing him to a ...

Thai authorities should urgently, thoroughly, and impartially investigate the assassination attempt on Kamonsak Leewamoh, a ...

This submission highlights Human Rights Watch’s key concerns regarding the Tajik government’s compliance with its international obligations since its last Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2021.

The Trump administration is using a US federal funding provision to make abortion care less accessible, threatening states ...

We the undersigned human rights, humanitarian, civil liberties, faith-based and environmental organizations, think tanks and ...

Bangladesh police have arrested three former army officers linked to the military-backed government that ruled the country ...