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Protesters at a rally in Minneapolis call for justice for George Floyd

August 8, 2022

US: Dismantle Structures of Racism Now

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination should recommend the United States government to take immediate, tangible measures to dismantle structural racism in the US.

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Asia

August 8, 2022
News Release
Japan: Press Cambodia to End Trade Union Crackdown
Asia

August 4, 2022
News Release
Afghanistan: Economic Crisis Underlies Mass Hunger
Asia

August 5, 2022
Dispatches
Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis and the IMF

Sarah Saadoun

Senior Researcher and Advocate, Poverty and Inequality

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August 8, 2022 Dispatches

ICC Issues Warrant for Central African Republic Rebel Leader
August 8, 2022 News Release

Rwanda: Human Rights Should Be Priority on Blinken Trip
August 8, 2022 News Release

DR Congo: Blinken Visit Tests US Support for Democracy, Rights
August 5, 2022 Commentary

Top Human Rights Tweets of the Week
August 5, 2022 Dispatches

Burundi Leader Lashes Out at Rights Groups
August 4, 2022 Commentary

Africa: Countries Should Remove Barriers That Keep Young Mothers Out of School

Published In allAfrica
August 4, 2022 Commentary

Hungary’s authoritarian leader is no gift to US conservatives

Published In The Hill
August 4, 2022 Q & A

Economic Causes of Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
August 3, 2022 Dispatches

Beijing Eats Bitter Fruit of its Own Propaganda
August 3, 2022 Dispatches

Dutch Decision Helps Protect EU’s Syrian Asylum Seekers
August 3, 2022 News Release

UN: Set Fact Finding Mission on Beirut Explosion
August 2, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: Heightened Crackdown on Dissent
August 2, 2022 Commentary

Pride Month in Turkey Showcased Homophobia, Resistance

Published In Al Araby

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August 8, 2022 Report

Racial Discrimination in the United States

Human Rights Watch / ACLU Joint Submission Regarding the United States’ Record Under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
August 1, 2022 Report

Kenya: Police Impunity Raises Election Risk

Authorities Yet to Investigate Killings by Security Forces Linked to 2017 Voting
July 28, 2022 Report

“They’ll Get You No Matter What”

Morocco’s Playbook to Crush Dissent
July 28, 2022 Report

Ecuador: Gang Control of Prisons Enabled Massacres

Overcrowding, Weak Oversight Fuel Violence

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November 12, 2018 News Release

Pakistan: Girls Deprived of Education
August 29, 2016 Commentary

Indonesia Religious Discrimination Harms Education Rights
August 8, 2022 News Release

US: Dismantle Structures of Racism Now
August 8, 2022 News Release

DR Congo: Blinken Visit Tests US Support for Democracy, Rights
July 22, 2022 Report

Ukraine: Torture, Disappearances in Occupied South

Africa

Africa

August 8, 2022
Dispatches
ICC Issues Warrant for Central African Republic Rebel Leader

Lewis Mudge

Director, Central Africa

August 4, 2022 Commentary

Africa: Countries Should Remove Barriers That Keep Young Mothers Out of School

Published In allAfrica

August 1, 2022 Report

Kenya: Police Impunity Raises Election Risk
Americas

Americas

July 28, 2022
Report
Ecuador: Gang Control of Prisons Enabled Massacres

July 22, 2022 Dispatches

In Mexico, Mother of Child with Autism Killed after Seeking Help from Authorities

July 22, 2022 News Release

Brazil: Deadly Police Operation in Complexo do Alemão
Asia

Asia

August 8, 2022
News Release
Japan: Press Cambodia to End Trade Union Crackdown

August 5, 2022 Dispatches

Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis and the IMF

August 4, 2022 Q & A

Economic Causes of Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
Europe/Central Asia

Europe/Central Asia

August 4, 2022
Commentary
Hungary’s authoritarian leader is no gift to US conservatives

Lydia Gall

Senior Researcher, Eastern Europe and Western Balkans

Published in: The Hill

August 2, 2022 Commentary

Pride Month in Turkey Showcased Homophobia, Resistance

Published In Al Araby

August 2, 2022 Commentary

The UN must act now to stop Russia’s growing crackdown on activism and free speech

Published In OpenDemocracy
Middle East/North Africa

Middle East/North Africa

August 3, 2022
News Release
UN: Set Fact Finding Mission on Beirut Explosion

August 1, 2022 Dispatches

EU’s Drone Is Another Threat to Migrants and Refugees

July 29, 2022 Dispatches

Morocco’s Hidden Repression
United States

United States

August 8, 2022
News Release
US: Dismantle Structures of Racism Now

August 4, 2022 Letter

Advocates Oppose California CARE Court Legislation

August 4, 2022 Commentary

Hungary’s authoritarian leader is no gift to US conservatives

Published In The Hill

Arms

Americas

July 22, 2022
News Release
Haiti: Wave of Violence Deepens Crisis

July 15, 2022 Dispatches

France’s Energy Plans Should Not Include Ignoring UAE Abuses

June 30, 2022 News Release

Ukraine: Russian Missile Kills Civilians in Shopping Center
Children's Rights

Africa

August 4, 2022
Commentary
Africa: Countries Should Remove Barriers That Keep Young Mothers Out of School

Adi Radhakrishnan

Leonard H. Sandler Fellow, Children's Rights Division

Published in: allAfrica

July 21, 2022 Dispatches

46 Congressmembers Urge US to Protect Child Farmworkers

July 13, 2022 Dispatches

France Repatriates 51 Women and Children from Camps in Syria
Crisis and Conflict

Asia

August 2, 2022
News Release
Sri Lanka: Heightened Crackdown on Dissent

July 22, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: Security Forces Assault Peaceful Protesters

July 22, 2022 Commentary

Sri Lanka’s former president must be investigated for war crimes

Published In The Washington Post
Disability Rights

Americas

July 22, 2022
Dispatches
In Mexico, Mother of Child with Autism Killed after Seeking Help from Authorities

Carlos Ríos Espinosa

Senior Researcher and Advocate, Disability Rights Division

July 22, 2022 Letter

Human Rights Watch’s Opposition to CARE Court (CA SB 1338)

July 22, 2022 Dispatches

Observing Disability Pride Month this July
Economic Justice and Rights

Asia

August 5, 2022
Dispatches
Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis and the IMF

Sarah Saadoun

Senior Researcher and Advocate, Poverty and Inequality

August 4, 2022 News Release

Afghanistan: Economic Crisis Underlies Mass Hunger

August 4, 2022 Q & A

Economic Causes of Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
Environment

Americas

July 21, 2022
Commentary
If Brazil Wants to Join OECD, Protect Environmental Defenders

Anna Livia Arida

Associate Director, Brazil

Maria Laura Canineu

Brazil Director, Americas Division

Published in: Valor Econômico

July 21, 2022 News Release

Protecting People from Extreme Heat

July 18, 2022 News Release

Yemen: Act to Avert Humanitarian Catastrophe
Free Speech

Europe/Central Asia

August 2, 2022
Commentary
The UN must act now to stop Russia’s growing crackdown on activism and free speech

Damelya Aitkhozhina

Researcher, Kazakhstan

Published in: OpenDemocracy

July 29, 2022 Dispatches

Morocco’s Hidden Repression

July 22, 2022 News Release

Sri Lanka: Security Forces Assault Peaceful Protesters
Health

United States

July 22, 2022
Letter
Human Rights Watch’s Opposition to CARE Court (CA SB 1338)

July 21, 2022 Dispatches

46 Congressmembers Urge US to Protect Child Farmworkers

July 7, 2022 Dispatches

Reproductive Justice on the Frontlines of US Climate Action
LGBT Rights

Europe/Central Asia

August 2, 2022
Commentary
Pride Month in Turkey Showcased Homophobia, Resistance

Yasemin Smallens

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

Published in: Al Araby

July 18, 2022 News Release

El Salvador: Transgender People Denied Equal Rights

July 13, 2022 Dispatches

Zambian Woman Footballer Sex Tested Because FIFA Allows It
Refugees and Migrants

Denmark

August 3, 2022
Dispatches
Dutch Decision Helps Protect EU’s Syrian Asylum Seekers

Nadia Hardman

Researcher, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division

August 2, 2022 Dispatches

What Lay Behind the Brutal Killing of a Nigerian in Italy?

August 1, 2022 Dispatches

EU’s Drone Is Another Threat to Migrants and Refugees
Rights of Older People

Americas

May 27, 2022
Dispatches
One Year Since Deadly Heatwave in Canada, Protections Still Needed

Rachel LaFortune

Researcher, Environment and Human Rights

July 19, 2022 Letter

Joint Letter to Key US Government Leadership

May 10, 2022 Dispatches

Ensure People with Disabilities Can Vote in Lebanon Elections
International Justice

Asia

July 22, 2022
News Release
World Court Rejects Myanmar Objections to Genocide Case

July 17, 2022 Dispatches

A Day to Reflect on International Criminal Justice

July 15, 2022 News Release

Support Justice for Serious Crimes Globally
Technology and Rights

Europe/Central Asia

July 23, 2022
Dispatches
The Russian Government’s Advance on Biometric Data

Anastasiia Kruope

Assistant Researcher, Europe and Central Asia

July 21, 2022 Commentary

Meta and Hate Speech in India

Published In Thomson Reuters Foundation News

July 15, 2022 Dispatches

NSO Fails to Explain Targeting of Human Rights Watch Employee
Terrorism / Counterterrorism

Africa

May 24, 2022
News Release
AU: Focus on Root Causes of Conflict, Political Instability

June 15, 2022 Letter

Joint NGO letter ahead of the EU-Egypt Association Council meeting

May 20, 2022 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau
Torture

Europe/Central Asia

July 23, 2022
News Release
Kyrgyzstan: 2 Years On, No Justice for Azimjon Askarov

July 22, 2022 Commentary

Sri Lanka’s former president must be investigated for war crimes

Published In The Washington Post

July 22, 2022 Commentary

France/Cameroon: Macron to meet Biya amid human rights violations and increased repression

Published In Le Monde
United Nations

Asia

July 20, 2022
Dispatches
UN Reports on Taliban Repression, Abuse in Afghanistan

Patricia Gossman

Associate Asia Director

July 14, 2022 News Release

Brazil: Candidates Should Address Human Rights

July 14, 2022 Dispatches

UN Member States Should Accredit Blocked Human Rights Groups
Women's Rights

Europe/Central Asia

July 22, 2022
News Release
UK: Tackling Violence against Some Women, But Not All

July 21, 2022 Report

Indonesian Women Speak Out on Dress Codes

July 14, 2022 News Release

Brazil: Candidates Should Address Human Rights