• US: Aging Behind Bars
    Jan 26, 2012
    Aging men and women are the most rapidly growing group in US prisons, and prison officials are hard-pressed to provide them appropriate housing and medical care. Human Rights Watch has found that the number of state and federal prisoners age 65 or older grew at 15 times the rate of the overall prison population between 2007 and 2010. Among the reasons for the increase are long (including life) sentences that reflect “tough-on-crime” policies. Many older prisoners remain incarcerated even though they are too old and infirm to threaten public safety if released. Unless sentencing and release policies change, US prisons will increasingly resemble old age homes behind bars.
  • Guantanamo Ten Years On
    Jan 10, 2012

    Find out why Guantanamo remains open and how US counter-terrorism policy is threatening rights at home and abroad. With HRW's Andrea Prasow and Baher Azmy of the Center for Constitutional Rights.

  • Alabama: Immigrant Law Fuels Abuses
    Dec 19, 2011

    Residents of Alabama speak out on the state's new punitive immigrant law. With HRW's Grace Meng.

  • Rights Groups Urge Rejection of Indefinite Detention Legislation
    Oct 21, 2011
    The US Congress should reject provisions in a defense spending bill that would permit long-term indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects. Human Rights Watch, along with the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First, released this video today showing that such legislation would repeat broadly recognized mistakes of the past.
  • Time for the US to Investigate Torture
    Jul 11, 2011

    There's overwhelming evidence of torture by the Bush administration. The Obama administration has a legal obligation to investigate. Jessie Graham reports.

  • Gay Marriage Victory in New York
    Jun 27, 2011

    New York's gay marriage bill passed, but there are still legal hurdles for same-sex couples in the United States and around the world. Amy Costello speaks with HRW's Boris Dittrich and Tom Plummer of Immigration Equality.

  • A Costly Move - Most frequently used interstate transfer segments
    Jun 8, 2011
  • A Costly Move - Dashboard
    Jun 8, 2011
  • A Costly Move
    Jun 7, 2011
  • Film Festival Preview: Conflict and Terrorism
    May 20, 2011

    Amy Costello speaks with HRW's Andrea Holley about two documentaries that take on controversial issues of terrorism in times of conflict. They're playing at the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film festival, which opens in New York on June 16.