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March 15, 2022

Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men

Saudi authorities’ execution of 81 men on March 12, 2022 was its largest mass execution in years despite recent promises to curtail its use of the death penalty.

Middle East/North Africa

March 15, 2022
Dispatches
Some Hope in the Struggle for Justice in Syria

Whitney-Martina Nosakhare

Assistant Counsel, International Justice Program
Europe/Central Asia

March 14, 2022
News Release
Russia: With Tech Firms Pulling Out, Internet Spiraling into Isolation
Africa

March 15, 2022
Report
Mali: New Wave of Executions of Civilians

Latest News

March 15, 2022 Commentary

“Life and Family” Bill is a Smokescreen for Corruption in Guatemala

Published In ElPeriódico
March 14, 2022 Dispatches

Syrians Watch Ukraine with Fear and Hope
March 14, 2022 Commentary

Indiana Lawmakers are Making Life Worse for LGBTQ Youth

Published In The Herald-Times
March 14, 2022 Commentary

When the Religious Affairs Minister is Accused of Insulting Islam

Published In The Jakarta Post
March 14, 2022 Dispatches

A Year On, No Justice for Myanmar Massacre
March 14, 2022 News Release

Tunisia: Military Court Jails Prominent Lawyer
March 11, 2022 News Release

Mexico: Shelve Regressive Bill to Curb Civil Society Groups
March 11, 2022 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
March 11, 2022 Dispatches

Uzbekistan Ends Systemic Forced Labor, Civil Society Says
March 11, 2022 Dispatches

Important Step Toward Justice in DR Congo?
March 11, 2022 Commentary

World Must Send a Clear Message After Brutal Use of Cluster Bombs

Published In The Express
March 11, 2022 News Release

Tunisia: Looming Curbs on Civil Society Must Be Stopped
March 11, 2022 News Release

China: US Should Fully Apply New Forced Labor Law

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March 15, 2022 Report

Mali: New Wave of Executions of Civilians

Army, Armed Islamists Should End Atrocities; Independent Inquiries Urgently Needed
March 9, 2022 Report

Chad: Killings by Security Forces in East

Ensure Independent Investigation, Hold Those Responsible Accountable
March 7, 2022 Report

Afghanistan: Taliban Threatening Provincial Media

Journalists Detained, Beaten; Media Outlets Closed
March 7, 2022 Report

Russia Criminalizes Independent War Reporting, Anti-War Protests

‘Discrediting’ Armed Forces, Calling to End the War, Backing Sanctions Become Crimes

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March 15, 2022 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men
March 15, 2022 Report

Mali: New Wave of Executions of Civilians
September 17, 2020 Report

“They Have Robbed Me of My Life”
May 17, 2021 News Release

Pandemic’s Dire Global Impact on Education
February 17, 2022 Dispatches

Florida Advances 'Don’t Say Gay' Bill

Africa

Africa

March 15, 2022
Report
Mali: New Wave of Executions of Civilians

March 11, 2022 Dispatches

Important Step Toward Justice in DR Congo?

March 11, 2022 Commentary

Two Years On, What Has Covid-19 Taught Us?
Americas

Americas

March 15, 2022
Commentary
“Life and Family” Bill is a Smokescreen for Corruption in Guatemala

Cristian González Cabrera

Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Juan Pappier

Senior Researcher, Americas

Published in: ElPeriódico

March 11, 2022 News Release

Mexico: Shelve Regressive Bill to Curb Civil Society Groups

March 11, 2022 Commentary

Two Years On, What Has Covid-19 Taught Us?
Asia

Asia

March 14, 2022
Commentary
When the Religious Affairs Minister is Accused of Insulting Islam

Andreas Harsono

Indonesia Researcher

Published in: The Jakarta Post

March 14, 2022 Dispatches

A Year On, No Justice for Myanmar Massacre

March 11, 2022 Commentary

Two Years On, What Has Covid-19 Taught Us?
Europe/Central Asia

Europe/Central Asia

March 14, 2022
News Release
Russia: With Tech Firms Pulling Out, Internet Spiraling into Isolation

March 11, 2022 Dispatches

Uzbekistan Ends Systemic Forced Labor, Civil Society Says

March 11, 2022 Commentary

Two Years On, What Has Covid-19 Taught Us?
Middle East/North Africa

Middle East/North Africa

March 15, 2022
Dispatches
Some Hope in the Struggle for Justice in Syria

Whitney-Martina Nosakhare

Assistant Counsel, International Justice Program

March 15, 2022 News Release

Saudi Arabia: Mass Execution of 81 Men

March 14, 2022 Dispatches

Syrians Watch Ukraine with Fear and Hope
United States

United States

March 14, 2022
Commentary
Indiana Lawmakers are Making Life Worse for LGBTQ Youth

Ryan Thoreson

Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Published in: The Herald-Times

March 11, 2022 News Release

China: US Should Fully Apply New Forced Labor Law

March 8, 2022 Letter

HRW Comments on Proposed Changes to the PA Rules of Criminal Procedure

Arms

Russia

March 10, 2022
News Release
Ukraine: Russian Air-Dropped Bombs Hit Residential Area

March 8, 2022 News Release

Ukraine: Russian Assault Kills Fleeing Civilians

March 4, 2022 News Release

Ukraine: Cluster Munitions Launched Into Kharkiv Neighborhoods
Business

Europe/Central Asia

March 11, 2022
Dispatches
Uzbekistan Ends Systemic Forced Labor, Civil Society Says

Hugh Williamson

Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

March 11, 2022 News Release

China: US Should Fully Apply New Forced Labor Law

March 10, 2022 Dispatches

Toxic Pollution Demands ‘Immediate, Ambitious Action’
Children's Rights

Global

March 10, 2022
Dispatches
Toxic Pollution Demands ‘Immediate, Ambitious Action’

Juliane Kippenberg

Associate Director, Children's Rights Division

March 10, 2022 Dispatches

Free the Data for Ukraine’s Children

March 9, 2022 Dispatches

A Generation of Children Impacted by Covid-19 School Closures
Climate Change

Asia

February 27, 2022
Commentary
If We Don’t Act on Climate, This Summer Could Be Our Kids’ Coolest

Sophie McNeill

Australia Researcher

Published in: Sunday Times

February 2, 2022 Dispatches

How the US Can Protect Pregnant Workers from High Temperatures

January 27, 2022 News Release

EU: To End Deforestation, Protect Land Rights
Crisis and Conflict

Russia

March 10, 2022
News Release
Ukraine: Russian Air-Dropped Bombs Hit Residential Area

March 9, 2022 Dispatches

Trying to Survive in a Besieged Ukrainian City

March 8, 2022 News Release

Ukraine: Russian Assault Kills Fleeing Civilians
Disability Rights

United Kingdom

March 9, 2022
Dispatches
UK Ministry of Justice Treats People with Disabilities as an Afterthought

Subhajit Saha

Senior Associate, Disability Rights Division

Kartik Raj

Researcher, Western Europe

March 7, 2022 Dispatches

Under Shelling in Kharkiv

March 2, 2022 Dispatches

Pending Execution Highlights Singapore’s Failures on Disability Rights
Free Speech

Europe/Central Asia

March 9, 2022
News Release
Russia: Brutal Arrests and Torture, Ill-Treatment of Anti-War Protesters

March 7, 2022 Report

Afghanistan: Taliban Threatening Provincial Media

March 7, 2022 Report

Russia Criminalizes Independent War Reporting, Anti-War Protests
Health

Global

March 11, 2022
News Release
Covid-19 Pandemic’s Human Rights Failures Persist

March 10, 2022 Dispatches

Covid-19 Vaccine Access is a Right, Not a Privilege

March 9, 2022 Dispatches

A Generation of Children Impacted by Covid-19 School Closures
LGBT Rights

Americas

March 15, 2022
Commentary
“Life and Family” Bill is a Smokescreen for Corruption in Guatemala

Cristian González Cabrera

Researcher, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Juan Pappier

Senior Researcher, Americas

Published in: ElPeriódico

March 14, 2022 Commentary

Indiana Lawmakers are Making Life Worse for LGBTQ Youth

Published In The Herald-Times

March 8, 2022 Commentary

Colombia’s Constitutional Court Advances Gender Diversity

Published In El Espectador
Refugees and Migrants

Europe/Central Asia

March 9, 2022
Dispatches
EU's Generous Response to Ukraine Refugees Shows Another Way is Possible

Judith Sunderland

Associate Director, Europe and Central Asia Division

March 8, 2022 Dispatches

Hungarians Helping Ukraine’s Refugees No Excuse for Limited Government Action

March 4, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Unequal Treatment for Foreigners Attempting to Flee
Rights of Older People

Global

March 8, 2022
Dispatches
After 2 Years of Covid, We’re Still Failing Older People

Bridget Sleap

Senior Researcher, Rights of Older People

February 23, 2022 News Release

Global: Older People at Heightened Risk in Conflict

January 30, 2022 Dispatches

Omicron Worsens Crisis in Australia’s Nursing Homes
International Justice

Middle East/North Africa

March 15, 2022
Dispatches
Some Hope in the Struggle for Justice in Syria

Whitney-Martina Nosakhare

Assistant Counsel, International Justice Program

March 11, 2022 Commentary

World Must Send a Clear Message After Brutal Use of Cluster Bombs

Published In The Express

March 8, 2022 Dispatches

Germany Indicts Alleged Gambia ‘Death Squad’ Driver
Technology and Rights

Europe/Central Asia

March 14, 2022
News Release
Russia: With Tech Firms Pulling Out, Internet Spiraling into Isolation

February 24, 2022 Dispatches

El Salvador’s Broad Computer Crime Laws Threaten Rights

February 21, 2022 Commentary

If Nick Clegg Wants to Fix Meta, He Needs to Tackle its Problem with Human Rights

Published In The Guardian
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

Africa

March 15, 2022
Report
Mali: New Wave of Executions of Civilians

February 22, 2022 News Release

Canada: Let Gravely Ill Canadians Leave Northeast Syria

February 17, 2022 Dispatches

Iraq Detains More than 1,000 Children as ISIS Suspects
Torture

Middle East/North Africa

March 4, 2022
News Release
Saudi Arabia: Alleged Child Offender Again Sentenced to Death

February 11, 2022 Commentary

Parliament to Consider New Anti-Torture Legislation

February 11, 2022 News Release

Uganda: Ensure Justice for Detained, Tortured Author
United Nations

Asia

March 3, 2022
News Release
Sri Lanka: UN Report Describes Alarming Rights Situation

March 8, 2022 Letter

Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: OHCHR report on grave human rights violations in Xinjiang can wait no longer

March 4, 2022 Letter

Joint Letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in Russia
Women's Rights

Europe/Central Asia

March 9, 2022
Dispatches
Kazakhstan Should Criminalize Domestic Violence as Part of Reforms

Svetlana Vorobyeva

Researcher

March 8, 2022 Dispatches

Nigeria Risks Falling Further Behind on Women’s Equality

March 8, 2022 Commentary

Homophobia is a Feminist Issue

Published In AFRICANFEMINISM