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July 19, 2017 Report

Greece: Lone Migrant Children Left Unprotected

Flawed Procedures Leave Those on Lesbos at Risk of Abuse

Entrance into the Moria hotspot in Lesbos, Greece, where children registered as adults are accommodated with unrelated adult single men, exposed to very poor living conditions, including overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, and frequent incidents of viole
July 19, 2017 Commentary

The Philippines Affirmed Equal Rights in Schools – Now It Should Protect Them

A poster for an anti-bullying campaign hangs on a wall at a secondary school outside Cebu, November 2016.
July 18, 2017 Dispatches

An Indonesian Childhood in Chains

Shackling Persists Despite Government Eradication Efforts

Fifteen-year-old Subekti spent his childhood shackled to the floor of his family’s house in Serang, Indonesia.
July 18, 2017 Commentary

Zika Emergency May Have Passed, But Risks to Families Remain

Mother holding her child in Brazil.
July 13, 2017 Dispatches

Time to Get Serious about Child Marriage in Latin America

Honduras Leads the Way, Passes Law Making Practice Illegal

Honduras map
July 13, 2017 Commentary

How Zika Impacts Teens in Brazil

What It's Like for Teens Who Give Birth to Babies With Zika Syndrome.

Wastewater and garbage are dumped directly into the river in a slum in the Coelhos neighborhood of Recife, Pernambuco state.
July 13, 2017 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Guinea

76th plenary session, September 2017

July 13, 2017 Dispatches

UN Reviews Nigeria’s Record Protecting Girls in War

Committee Should Address Access to Education, Troops in Schools

A picture of a teacher writing on a black board while students pay attention.
July 12, 2017 News Release

Brazil: Zika Epidemic Exposes Rights Problems

Government Announced Emergency Over, But Major Risks Remain

Raquel, 25, holds her daughter Heloisa in Areia, Paraíba state, Brazil. Raquel gave birth to twin daughters with Zika syndrome in April 2016. “I want to give my best to my daughters,” she said in an interview with Human Rights Watch.
July 12, 2017 Interview

Interview: Zika’s Toll on Brazil’s Families

Raquel bathes her daughter Heloisa, a girl with Zika syndrome born in April 2016. Raquel says she cannot afford the medicines her twin daughters need for convulsions.
July 12, 2017 Dispatches

African Union Troops Vacate Base in Somali University

Time for AU to End Military Use of Schools and Universities

Screenshot from a video showing the ceremony as Burundian soldiers from AMISOM leave their military base on the Somalia National University campus in Dharkenley district, west of Mogadishu.
July 12, 2017 Report

Syria: Airstrike on School Kills Civilians

10 Dead, Including Displaced Family

The impact crater in the Martyr Kiwan school courtyard from a Syrian-Russian airstrike on June 14, 2017. Seven of the eight casualties, including a child, were from a displaced family and had been sheltering in the school.
July 11, 2017 News Release

Senegal: Effort to Stem Child Begging Falls Short

Rampant Exploitation, Abuse of Talibé Children

Talibés begging in downtown Dakar, Senegal, May 11, 2017.
July 7, 2017 Statement

Proposal: Improving Implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance Through Reporting and Assessment

July 6, 2017 News Release

Tanzania: Stop Threatening Rights Groups

International Organizations Urge Respect for Free Expression, Association

Jacinta, 15, was excluded from school after authorities found out that she was pregnant.

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