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 The Trump Administration and Human Rights  Iran  Israel/Palestine  Russia-Ukraine War  Venezuela 
Would you like to read this page in another language?
Yes
April 26, 2023 Report

Ethiopia: Companies Long Ignored Gold Mine Pollution

Provide Effective Remedy to Oromia Residents who Suffered Harm

A 16-year-old boy collects water from a spring near Lega Dembi gold mine in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. @2020 Tom Gardner
April 25, 2023 Report

Iran: Security Forces Kill, Torture, Abuse Children

Young Protesters Unlawfully Detained

042023crd_iran_children
April 24, 2023 Report

Cambodia: Renewed Attacks on Political Opposition

Hun Sen’s Campaign Rhetoric Prompts Assaults, Wrongful Arrests

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gives a speech in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Thursday, January 30, 2020.
April 17, 2023 Report

UK: “Hostile” Compensation Scheme Fails ‘Windrush’ Victims

Independence, Legal Aid, Appeals Rights Needed to Provide Effective Remedy

Thomas Tobierre, 69, who applied to the Home Office’s Windrush Compensation Scheme as a primary applicant, says he realized that the scheme was set up to deny claimants their right to an effective remedy.
April 13, 2023 Report

Ukraine: Russian Torture Center in Kherson

Unlawful Detention, Torture of Civilians During 8-Month Occupation

Exterior of a building
April 11, 2023 Report

Pakistan: Farmers Forcibly Evicted for Urban Project

Reform Colonial-Era Laws to Protect Land Rights, Environment

A farmer herds sheep through farmland in the vicinity of the Ravi River project, in Lahore, Pakistan.
April 5, 2023 Report

Turkey: Police and Gendarmerie Abuses in Earthquake Zone

Torture and Other Ill-Treatment, Indifference to Violent Assaults

Two police officers watch removal of rubble from buildings that collapsed in the February 6 earthquakes, Hatay, Turkey, March 23, 2023.
April 4, 2023 Report

Central African Republic: Closing Civic Space

Journalists, Civil Society, Opposition Parties Face Harassment, Restrictions

Selection of Central African Republic newspapers, Bangui, January 2023
April 3, 2023 Report

Brazil: Online Learning Tools Harvest Children’s Data

One State Government Removes Ad Tracking, But Others Continue

EdTech report cover
March 30, 2023 Report

DR Congo: Rampant Intercommunal Violence in West

Customary Land Tax Dispute in 2022 Sparks Hundreds of Killings

Exterior of a market turned into a camp for displaced persons
March 15, 2023 Report

UAE: Arbitrarily Detained Afghans Stuck in Limbo

Deprived of Freedom with Little Prospect of a New Life

Afghans rally in an Afghan refugee camp in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, to protest their non-transfer to the United States, February 13, 2022.
March 13, 2023 Report

Bhutan: Free Long-Term Political Prisoners

Held for Decades After Torture, Unfair Trials

230314asia_Bhutan_political_prisoners
March 13, 2023 Report

Egypt: Dissidents Abroad Denied Identity Documents

Undermines Victims’ Access to Basic Rights

Protesters hold banners and chant slogans during Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s official visit to Germany on July 18, 2022, in Berlin.
March 8, 2023 Report

Saudi Arabia: Law Enshrines Male Guardianship

Personal Status Law Discriminates Against Women in Marriage, Divorce, Custody

People walk past a Vision 2030 banner showing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
February 28, 2023 Report

Trinidad and Tobago: Bring Home Nationals from Northeast Syria

Unlawfully Detained Trinidadians at Risk, Including 56 Children

202302crd_syria_trinidad_boy

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Page 10
  • Page 11
  • Current page 12
  • Page 13
  • Page 14
  • Page 15
  • Page 16
  • …
  • 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
© 2026 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