Skip to cookie privacy notice Skip to main content
  • العربية
  • 简中
  • 繁中
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • 日本語
  • Português
  • Русский
  • Español
  • More languages
Donate Now

Primary navigation

All Africa
African Union
Angola
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Liberia
Malawi
Mali
Mauritius
Mozambique
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
All Americas
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
All Asia
Afghanistan
Australia
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China and Tibet
Fiji
India
Indonesia
Japan
Laos
Malaysia
Maldives
Myanmar (Burma)
Nauru
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
All Europe/Central Asia
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
European Union
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Holy See
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia/Kosovo
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
All Middle East/North Africa
Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Israel/Palestine
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco/Western Sahara
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
All United States
Criminal Justice
Democracy
Economic Justice
Immigrants’ Rights and Border Policy
Racial Justice
US Foreign Policy
Arms
Children's Rights
Crisis and Conflict
Disability Rights
Economic Justice and Rights
Environment and Human Rights
Free Speech
Health
LGBT Rights
Refugees and Migrants
Rights of Older People
International Justice
Technology and Rights
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Torture
United Nations
Women's Rights
Reports
Video & Photos
Impact
Take Action
Our Committees
Film Festival
Legacies for Justice
Newsletters
Careers
About Us
People
Social Media
Human Rights Education
Partners
Financials and Fundraising Policy
Accessibility
Contact
Make a One-time Gift
Give Monthly
Gifts in Wills and Trusts
Partners for Justice
Stock or Wire Transfer
Give from Your IRA
Donate Now
English
Choose your language
العربية 简中 繁中 English Français Deutsch 日本語 Português Русский Español
More Languages
Donate Now
Trending Israel/Palestine  The Trump Administration and Human Rights  Russia-Ukraine War  Sudan  COP30 - Climate Change Conference 
Would you like to read this page in another language?
Yes
August 14, 2018 Dispatches

Yemen Bus Attack Should Be Point of No Return

Strengthen UN Investigation into Laws-of-War Violations

201808middleeast_yemen_saudi_airstrike_bus
August 14, 2018 Commentary

Will Russia Bring Home Children Who Lived Under ISIS/the Islamic State?

Zagidat Abakarova, 33, and her one-year-old daughter Mariam, returned to Dagestan, Russia, from northern Syria in October 2018
August 14, 2018 Dispatches

White Supremacists See a Friend in Trump

Trump’s Weak Response Speaks Volumes, Again.

201808unitedstates_unitetheright_rally
August 14, 2018 Letter

Human Rights Watch Opposes California Senate Bill 10, The California Bail Reform Act

August 14, 2018 Dispatches

Tajikistan Allows Another Family to Reunite

Government Had Effectively Held Exiled Activists’ Daughter Hostage

 Tajik authorities have placed 10-year-old Fatima Davlyatova, daughter of peaceful political activist, Shabnam Khudoydodova, on a watch list and prevented her from leaving to Europe to reunite with her mother.
August 13, 2018 News Release

Cambodia: Free Jailed Land Rights Activist

Second Anniversary of Tep Vanny’s Imprisonment

Activist Tep Vanny takes part in a land rights protest in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 7, 2012.
August 13, 2018 Commentary

Syria’s ‘Disappeared’ Deserve Truth and Justice

From top left: Mohamed Nour al-Shemali, Abdul Akram al-Sakka, Mohamad Meqdad, Bassel Khartabil, Khalil Maatouk, and Mohamed Atfah were among many political activists, journalists, humanitarian workers, and lawyers, disappeared by the Syrian government.
August 13, 2018 Dispatches

Freed at Last from Prison, but Not Free in Azerbaijan

Authorities Should Vacate Ilgar Mammadov’s Verdict, Lift Restrictions on His Freedoms

201808europe_azerbaijan_mammadov
August 13, 2018 Dispatches

Wave of Arrests Follow Crackdown in Bangladesh

Authorities Meet Peaceful Protests With Beatings, Tear Gas, and Arrests

201808asia_bangladesh_studentprotest
August 13, 2018 Commentary

Why Are Nursing Homes Drugging Dementia Patients Without Their Consent?

Lenora Cline, 88, has lived in a nursing home for years. She has Alzheimer’s disease.
August 13, 2018 News Release

US/EU: Press Tajikistan to Free Journalist

Government Should Respect Media Freedom

Khayrullo Mirsaidov, a well-respected independent journalist in Tajikistan, was arrested on December 5, 2017, after publicly appealing to Tajikistan’s president about alleged local authority corruption.
August 13, 2018 News Release

Egypt: No Justice for Rab’a Victims 5 Years on

Impunity for Officers; Unfair Mass Trials for Survivors

Rab'a square protest in Cairo, Egypt.
August 13, 2018 News Release

Georgia: Severe Toll of Abusive Drug Laws

Public Health Approaches Needed to Remedy Harmful Use of Drugs

A sign which reads “Care instead of Punishment” is held aloft at a protest rally calling for decriminalization of personal drug use.
August 10, 2018 News Release

Indonesia: Vice Presidential Candidate Has Anti-Rights Record

Amin’s Abusive Fatwas Put Burden on Jokowi to Defend Rights

Joko Widodo, Indonesia's president, left, stands for photographs with Ma'ruf Amin, top Islamic cleric and vice presidential candidate, after submitting their nomination papers to the General Election Commission in Jakarta, Indonesia.
August 10, 2018 Commentary

Agriculture Ministry Should Take Lead on Pesticide Poisoning

Bernardo, a man in his 30s, was born in a quilombo (Afro-Brazilian) community of around 60, men, women, and children in Minas Gerais State, southeast Brazil. Bernardo told Human Rights Watch that he feels powerless against aerial spraying of pesticides. “

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Page 960
  • Page 961
  • Page 962
  • Page 963
  • Current page 964
  • Page 965
  • Page 966
  • Page 967
  • Page 968
  • …
  • Next page ››
  • Last page Last »

Protecting Rights, Saving Lives

Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in close to 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice

Donate Now

Connect With Us

  • BlueSky
  • X
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • TikTok

Footer menu

  • Contact Us
  • Corrections
  • Privacy Policy
  • Permissions
  • Site Map
  • Child Safeguarding
  • Text Version
© 2025 Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch | 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor | New York, NY 10118-3299 USA | t 1.212.290.4700

Human Rights Watch is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit registered in the US under EIN: 13-2875808

Human Rights Watch