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Mexico’s government has proposed regulations on “rights of audiences” that pose a threat to freedom of expression.

A new Turkish law that imposes heavy prison sentences on children found guilty of committing crimes is likely to cause harm and moves Turkish policy further away from international norms.

The Japan Sports Agency (JSA) is currently preparing the Fourth Sport Basic Plan, the government's five-year blueprint for sports policy from 2027.

Human Rights Watch is a non-governmental organization that monitors and reports on human rights in over 100 countries around the world, including Japan.

Liberia has a rare opportunity to finally establish a war crimes court to address, at last, serious international crimes committed during Liberia’s two civil wars and social upheaval between 1979 and 2003. But turning political momentum into reality will require swift legislative action, sustained international support, and meaningful engagement with victims and civil society.

In the past year, Russian authorities have continued their harsh, retaliatory and arbitrary authoritarian practices. The government doubled down on its efforts to dismantle all forms of independent civic activity and sought to further suppress critical voices of Russian exiles. The government branded many more individuals and organizations “undesirable” or “foreign agents”—labels it uses as code for “enemies of the people”—to include many leading international human rights groups and expanded its use of “extremist” organization designations against Russian groups.

Child recruitment by armed groups has increased in Colombia as the government has failed to respond effectively.

Bangladeshi authorities should immediately take steps to end the prolonged pretrial detention of politicians and others linked to the deposed Awami League government.