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May 13, 2026 Feature

Algorithms of Exploitation

Rights Abuses in the Gig Economy and the Global Fight For Change

Delivery workers of an Indian food-delivery startup hold placards during a demonstration demanding a hike in their remuneration, in Kolkata, on November 22, 2022.

May 12, 2026 Letter

Eritrea: Extend the Special Rapporteur’s Mandate, Move the Accountability Agenda Forward

Civil society joint letter ahead of the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council

May 12, 2026 News Release

DR Congo: Increasing Repression of Critical Expression

Protect Rights of Journalists, Activists, Opposition Party Members

President Tshisekedi at a conference in Kinshasa.

May 12, 2026 News Release

European Union: Surveillance Technology Sold to Rights Violators

EU Commission Needs to Strengthen Due Diligence, Transparency Rules

May 12, 2026 Statement

Singapore: Drop Charges Against Rights Activist ahead of UN Review

Joint Public Statement

Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 16, 2025.

May 12, 2026 Dispatches

Tunisia Suspends Rights Groups That Shaped Its Democracy

String of Suspensions Targets Civil Society Organizations

Demonstrators display a banner in Arabic reading, ''Our history will not be halted, and our message does not freeze,'' during a rally after Tunisian authorities suspended the Tunisian League for Human Rights, outside the court of First Instance in Tunis, May 6, 2026.

May 11, 2026 News Release

Angola: Flood Survivors Living in Precarious Conditions

Ensure Urgent Assistance; Investigate Alleged Lack of Maintenance

A railway bridge damaged by heavy floods

May 11, 2026 Dispatches

UN Official Would Reject US Funds with Discriminatory Conditions

Humanitarian Affairs Chief Pledges to Respect Rights of Women, Trans People

Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, during a press conference in Geneva, August 22, 2025.

May 11, 2026 News Release

Tunisia: End Abusive Prosecution of Refugee Aid Workers

End Criminalization of Civil Society for Refugee and Asylum Support

May 8, 2026 News Release

Australia: 3 Alleged ISIS-Linked Women Face Serious Charges

Returnees From Northeast Syria Include Children Needing Extra Support

A police van with one of the Australian women allegedly linked to the Islamic State at the Mascot Police Station in Sydney on May 7, 2026.

May 8, 2026 Dispatches

Brazil Needs Independent Investigations into Police Abuse

Prosecutors Postpone Implementation of Key Resolution

Demonstration against police raid in Rio de Janeiro

May 8, 2026 Submission

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Intergovernmental Working Group on Older Persons

General Framework, Architecture, and Guiding Principles of a Legally Binding Instrument on the Human Rights of Older Persons

May 8, 2026 Letter

Joint Letter to Maldives President

Police Raid on Adhadhu News, Travel Bans on Editors, and the Use of Criminal Process Against Journalists

May 8, 2026 News Release

Rwanda: Critic Dies in Prison on Release Day

Investigate Authorities’ Claims of Overdose

May 7, 2026 Dispatches

UN Guidance on Dismantling Gender Stereotypes

Women’s Rights Committee Presses Governments on Equality

People rally on International Women's Day in Jakarta demanding the Indonesian government pass an anti-discrimination law and ratify the International Labor Organization (ILO) convention concerning the elimination of sexual violence and harassment at work, March 8, 2024.

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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Free Education for all Children
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German Election
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Iraq War 20 Years Later
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Mexico: Lessons from a Human Rights Catastrophe
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Right to Social Security
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The Trump Administration and Human Rights
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Uganda Elections 2016
US: Trump Presidential Transition
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World Cup 2018
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Yahya Jammeh

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