Afghanistan remains the only country where girls are banned from attending school. Just over 500 days after the Taliban imposed the ban on girls attending secondary school, Sahar Fetrat, Nayera Kohistani, and Birgit Schwarz discuss what it means for the future of Afghanistan.

Lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ+) women and non-binary people around the world face violence from security forces, family members, and others, along with widespread discrimination that prevents them from building relationships, homes, and families. This video shows six lesbian women who tell their experiences of violence and discrimination around the world.

With Italy’s support, the Libyan coastguard has intercepted over 108,000 people crossing the Mediterranean Sea. In this Twitter Space, we discuss the criminalization of rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean, with Sean Binder, ​​Nicola Canestrini, Katherine Schmidt, Eva Cossé, and Birgit Schwarz.

Antipersonnel landmines are indiscriminate weapons that kill and injure people long after conflicts end. 

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has acknowledged violations in the country’s past, but stopped short of admitting the government’s specific role in the atrocities. How can the country heal from its turbulent past? Birgit Schwarz leads this conversation with Muhamad Isnur, Andy Yentriyani, and Andreas Harsono.

In our weekly Twitter Space, Birgit Schwarz is joined by experts to discuss Frontex, collusion in forcible returns of migrants, and European Union complicity.

The acts of violence and vandalism that took place in Brazil on January 8, 2023, constitute an abhorrent attack on Brazil’s democratic institutions. HRW’s César Muñoz leads a conversation with Maria Laura Canineu and Brian Winter to discuss the human rights implications.

Chagossians should have the right to return to their homes and live free from stigma and discrimination.