Interview: Why, after Independence, Do We Still Hold onto Laws That Were Designed to Oppress Us?

International Day of Africa, May 25, 2026

Investigating the M23’s Occupation of Uvira in Eastern DR Congo

An Account by Human Rights Watch Researchers

Interview: Investigating the Downfall of El Fasher, Sudan

The State of Women’s Rights

Interview: A Snapshot of Rights under the Trump Administration

Interview: “I Didn’t Hear My Other Children Screaming”

A Family’s Horrific Losses in Gaza

“I Kept Saying, ‘I Don't Want To.’"

How HRW Investigated Labor Abuses, Sexual Exploitation in Colombia's Webcam Studios

Interview: Trump Poses More Threats to Rights of LGBT People

Bracing for Increased Attacks on Trans People’s Rights, Healthcare Access

Interview: Women’s Rights Under Trump

Expect Further Rollbacks in the US and Globally

Interview: Children with Disabilities Struggling in Gaza

Hostilities, Lack of Access to Health Care Take Toll on Thousands

Interview: How Michigan Law Blocks Youth’s Abortion Access

The “Judicial Bypass” Process Assumes Parents Are the Only Adults to Support, Guide Youth

Interview: Tanzania Has New President, Same Old Problems

“If the president chooses to go rough, she still has the tools at her disposal."

Interview: The Car Industry’s Blind Spot in Xinjiang

Uncovering Forced Labor in Aluminum Supply Chains

Interview: Building the Evidence for Crimes Committed in Israel on October 7