Human Rights Watch Briefing Note for the Twenty-Fourth Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties

November 2025

US Preterm Birth Worsening, Including in Petrochemical Polluted Louisiana

Harmful Policies Exacerbate Trend

EU Should Focus on Civilian Safety in Sahel Region

Letter to Thailand Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul

Re: A Human Rights Agenda for Thailand

Thailand: Rights Priorities for New Government

Anutin Should End Political Persecution, Torture, Forcible Refugee Returns

Brazil: Don’t Strip Protection of Environment, Defenders

Congress Should Support COP30 Negotiations

What Escalating Conflict Means for Women and Girls

New UN Guidance Highlights Broad Gendered Impacts, and Solutions

Bahrain: Immediately Release Prominent Activist

Ebrahim Sharif Detained for Free Expression

UN Security Council Should Resist South Sudan Attempt to Undermine Peacekeepers

High Stakes as Civilians Need Urgent Protection

A Family Erased in Mali

Apparent Military Drone Strike Kills Civilians

France: Overseas Territory’s Education Barriers

Address Longstanding Inequalities in Mayotte

Mali: Army, Militias Massacre Villagers in Central Region

African Union Should Urgently Take Action to Promote Accountability for Abuses

Bangladesh: Hasina Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

Fair Trial Concerns Over Proceedings in Absentia, Death Penalty

Letter to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Re: Human Rights Foreign Policy Agenda for Japan’s New Government