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 Israel/Palestine  The Trump Administration and Human Rights  Russia-Ukraine War  Sudan  COP30 - Climate Change Conference 
Would you like to read this page in another language?
Yes
May 2, 2024 News Release

Resounding Support for a ‘Killer Robots’ Treaty

Governments Should Raise Autonomous Weapons Concerns with UN

Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg welcomes participants to the international “Humanity at the Crossroads” conference on autonomous weapons systems, in Vienna on April 29-30, 2024
April 23, 2024 Statement

Statement on Assisting Conflict-Affected Communities to the First International Follow-Up Conference to the Adoption of the Political Declaration on the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas

Delivered by Bonnie Docherty, Senior Arms Adviser

Civil society gather for a photo at the conclusion of the first international follow-up conference to the adoption of the Political Declaration on Strengthening the Protection of Civilians from the Use of Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas in Oslo on April 23rd, 2024. 
April 18, 2024 News Release

Explosive Weapons’ Dire Impact on Cultural Heritage

Compliance with 2022 Political Declaration Would Reduce Harm in Armed Conflict

A statue stands amidst the ruins of a museum
April 4, 2024 Commentary

US Cluster Munition Transfers Raise Humanitarian Concerns

Unexploded DPICM submunition found by Human Rights Watch researchers in a field north of Baghdad, Iraq, in May 2003.
April 4, 2024 Report

Gaza: Israeli Strike Killing 106 Civilians an Apparent War Crime

Governments Should Suspend Arms to Israel, Support ICC Probe

In the rubble of the Engineers’ Building, Karam al-Sharif, an UNRWA employee, holds one of his 18-month-old twin boys killed in the October 31 Israeli airstrike on the building that killed at least 106 civilians, including 5 of his children and 5 other relatives.
March 21, 2024 Dispatches

Drone Attack Collapses Odesa Residential Building

Explosive Weapon Kills 12, Including 5 Children in Ukrainian City

An apartment building heavily damaged during a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine March 2, 2024.
March 17, 2024 News Release

Jordan: Ensure Accountability, Compensation for Syria Strikes

Cross-Border Counter-Smuggling Operations Kill Syrians

A Jordanian airstrike on January 18 on the town of Orman in the southern governorate of Sweida killed Dima, 5 (left) and Farah, 3, their parents Turki al-Halabi and Faten Abu Shahin, and three other relatives.
March 12, 2024 Dispatches

Confronting the Rising Civilian Toll from Explosive Weapons

Youth Workshop Explores How Countries Can Reduce and Remedy Harm

The aftermath of an explosion of an intercepted Russian missile on a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 13, 2023.
February 28, 2024 Statement

UK Government's Public Position on Weapons Licences to Israel Inconsistent, Explanation Requested

February 12, 2024 Background Briefing

Human Rights Watch Briefing for United Kingdom Debate on Current Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

February 2024

February 8, 2024 News Release

Ukraine: New Findings on Russia’s Devastation of Mariupol

War Crimes Inquiry Needed into Massive Loss of Civilian Life, Infrastructure

A cyclist walks down a damaged road with destroyed buildings on either side
February 7, 2024 Letter

Open Letter: Civil Society Coalition Urges Canada to Stop Arms Transfers to Israel

January 25, 2024 Report

Burkina Faso: Drone Strikes on Civilians Apparent War Crimes

Impartially Investigate Military’s Air Attacks; Compensate Victims, Families

Photograph taken by a witness after the attack on a market near Boulkessi, Mopti Region, Mali on November 18, 2023.
January 15, 2024 Commentary

France Should Commit to an International Treaty on Autonomous Weapons

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots robot at the United Nations in New York in October 2019. 
January 3, 2024 News Release

Killer Robots: UN Vote Should Spur Action on Treaty

Guterres Should Seek to Tackle Autonomous Weapons Systems

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots robot at the United Nations in New York in October 2019. 

Pagination

  • First page « First
  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Current page 7
  • Page 8
  • Page 9
  • Page 10
  • Page 11
  • …
  • 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
© 2025 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