Afghanistan: Hidden Justice

Are the U.S. Detainee Review Boards for suspected Afghan insurgents fair? Ask Mullah Tractor.

Kyrgyzstan's Unjust Courtrooms

Early trials stemming from June's ethnic violence exacerbate tensions.

A Corrupt Dictator Tries to Buy UNESCO's Brand Name

Canada No Longer Leads on Human Rights

A Plan B for President Obama: Get Tough on Human Rights

Tanya Lokshina speaks at the Moscow event, commemorating Anna Politkovskaya

October 7, 2010: four years since the murder of Anna Politkovskaya

China's Nobel Threats Backfire

Liu Xiaobo's Peace Prize Shines a Spotlight on China's Human Rights Record

Israel Should Respect Rights of Migrant Workers

With foreign workers, Israel has its cake and eats it too

The Prize China Doesn't Want to Win

Giving Liu Xiaobo the Nobel Peace Prize would be a defeat for the government in Beijing -- and a victory for human rights everywhere.

Gaza Victims Trumped by Talks

Kenya Does It Again, but Kidnapping Suspects Won't Make the Region Safer

Philippines: Repeating a Quarter-Century-Old Mistake

Free Campaigning Needed in Sudan Referendum

Key January vote will decide if Southern Sudan will be independent from Khartoum

Similar Paths, Different Missions: International Journalists and Human Rights Observers

As some journalists migrate to Human Rights Watch, one reason might be that they are ‘tired of treating all stories with the same pretense of aloofness—especially the ones who have covered mass atrocities.’