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November 24, 2025 News Release

Honduras: Threats to Free, Fair Elections

Robust International Monitoring Needed

Honduran citizens vote during the primary elections in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on March 9, 2025.

November 24, 2025 News Release

Brazil: Ensure Justice for Children Killed in Flamengo Fire

Case Underscores Urgent Need for Safeguarding, Reforms at Training Centers

November 24, 2025 News Release

Philippe Bolopion to Lead Human Rights Watch

Veteran International Human Rights Expert Becomes Executive Director

November 24, 2025 News Release

Tunisia: Abusive Prosecutions of Refugee Group

Drop Charges, Release Those Detained

November 21, 2025 News Release

EU-AU: Make Rights a Priority at Europe-Africa Summit

Strengthen Partnership in Response to Abusive Armed Conflicts and for Shared Values

Flags of the African Union and the European Union

November 20, 2025 News Release

Dominican Republic: Court Ends Security Forces Gay Sex Ban

Historic Ruling Affirms Dignity, Equality, and Privacy

Officers of the Dominican Republic's armed forces take part in a parade to celebrate the country's independence in Santo Domingo on February 27, 2012.

November 20, 2025 News Release

West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity

Tens of Thousands of Palestinians Forcibly Displaced in Early 2025 Denied Return

Women carry children as Israeli forces forcibly displace them from Nur Shams refugee camp

November 20, 2025 News Release

Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights

Government and Commissioner’s Reports Exclude Key Violations

Session of the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia, during Egypt’s review in October 2025.

November 19, 2025 News Release

Nepal: Unlawful Use of Force During ‘Gen Z’ Protest

Credibly Investigate Role of Security Forces, Others in Two Days of Deadly Violence

Riot police fired tear gas during a protest outside parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2025.

November 19, 2025 News Release

Thailand: Rights Priorities for New Government

Anutin Should End Political Persecution, Torture, Forcible Refugee Returns

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul after a press conference at Parliament in Bangkok, September 3, 2025.

November 19, 2025 News Release

Brazil: Don’t Strip Protection of Environment, Defenders

Congress Should Support COP30 Negotiations

Activists carry a banner warning of efforts to dismantle environmental licensing requirements in Brazil.

November 19, 2025 News Release

Bahrain: Immediately Release Prominent Activist

Ebrahim Sharif Detained for Free Expression

November 18, 2025 News Release

France: Overseas Territory’s Education Barriers

Address Longstanding Inequalities in Mayotte

November 17, 2025 News Release

Mali: Army, Militias Massacre Villagers in Central Region

African Union Should Urgently Take Action to Promote Accountability for Abuses

November 17, 2025 News Release

Bangladesh: Hasina Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity

Fair Trial Concerns Over Proceedings in Absentia, Death Penalty

Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, November 9, 2021.

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