(Tokyo) – The Vietnamese authorities should give priority to releasing political prisoners with urgent health problems, Human Rights Watch said today. “The Vietnamese authorities have compounded the ...

Residents living near Lega Dembi mine, located in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, have complained of serious health impacts for ...

Russian authorities have escalated their internet censorship efforts over the past month, Human Rights Watch said today, a day marked by free speech defenders as World Day Against Cyber Censorship.

A prominent Iraqi women’s rights activist was gunned down outside her Baghdad home by two men on motorcycles on March 2, 2026 ...

The Thai authorities should immediately release Le Chi Thanh, a prominent Vietnamese anti-corruption activist, and ensure ...

This week, the Australian government introduced a new bill, that if passed, will prevent people from conflict and crisis-affected countries from visiting Australia.

Imagine living in North Korea. Then imagine your mother selling herself into a forced marriage in China to pay for your ...

As the US and Israel carry out thousands of strikes on Iran and Iran carries out attacks on Gulf countries and on Israel, detainees in the region face even greater risks than usual. In Bahrain, an ...

(The Hague) – Libyan authorities should urgently surrender Osama Elmasry Njeem to the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he is wanted for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...

On February 26, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway announced the formation of a coalition to prevent atrocities and promote justice in Sudan.

Since the European Union signed trade agreements with Mercosur, the South American trade bloc, and with India – both in January – it has been eyeing the swift conclusion of free trade agreements with ...