Hungarian prosecutors announced on June 4 that they had dropped charges against a mayor and a civic activist for their roles ...

A Zimbabwe court on June 3, 2026, acquitted and released a prominent opposition activist after more than seven months in ...

On the eve of World Environment Day, I joined around 400 environmental defenders and policymakers from across Europe in ...

Mining pollution has been a fact of life for 15-year-old “Joyce” as long as she can remember. Joyce, whose real name is ...

The legislation is the latest in a string of steps that successive UK governments have taken to restrict the right to protest ...

A new report from Global Rights Compliance details the toll of state-imposed forced labor on North Korean workers, serving as ...

Human Rights Watch is deeply saddened by the death on June 3, 2026, of Carola Frediani at the age of 51 following a long ...

At the International Labour Organization, governments must find a way to codify protections for gig workers -- and regulate ...

Two journalists affiliated with the YouTube channel Imbarutso ya Demokarasi are facing charges for reporting on Kwa Kabuga or ...

The United States delivered US$2.3 million worth of military equipment to Niger’s armed forces, including uniforms, ...

On June 4, 2026, Russian officials included a leading rights group, OVD-Info, along with 35 other Russian organizations, in ...

A month has passed since the May 2 abduction of prominent Malian lawyer and government critic Mountaga Tall. His whereabouts ...