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October 8, 2026 Dispatches

Airstrike Damages Hospital in Central Ukraine

Repeated Attacks Harm Ukrainian’s Right to Health

October 1, 2026 Report

US: Nebraskans Losing Coverage as Medicaid Changes

State’s Chaotic Rollout Foreshadows Risks as Nationwide Deadline Draws Near

Protesters hold a placard that reads "Care Not Cuts"

August 18, 2026 News Release

Iraq: Man Dies in Police Drug Unit Custody

Protect Access to Medical Care

Iraqi police patrol a street in Baghdad, June 28, 2026.

July 16, 2026 Dispatches

US Communities Face Broken Promises on Air Pollution Monitoring

Trump Administration Undermines Important Right to Information Victories

July 7, 2026 Feature

Buscando Vida: Searching for Life in Havana

A child crosses the street in Old Havana, Cuba, 2026. © 2026 Human Rights Watch

July 6, 2026 Dispatches

Egypt Prosecutes a Doctor for Alleging Obstetric Violence

Suspended Prison Sentence for Doctor Whose Post Stirred Flood of Accounts

A doctor examines a pregnant woman at a hospital in the province of Fayoum, southwest of Cairo, Egypt February 19, 2019.

June 23, 2026 News Release

US: Millions Lost Health Insurance When Subsidies Expired

Congress Should Act to Ensure Equal Access to Health Care

A room in the emergency department at UCI Health hospital in Irvine, California, US, November 6, 2025.

June 16, 2026 Dispatches

US Agriculture Bill Cuts Vital Nutrition Aid

Reduced Access Disproportionately Harms Pregnant Women, Children, and Infants

A woman and her daughter in Revere, Massachusetts, US, December 11, 2020.

June 13, 2026 Dispatches

New Law Requires Parental Consent for Sex Ed in Italy

Restricting Access to Health Information Undermines Adolescents’ Rights

OSA students perform a flash mob in front of the Ministry of Education and Merit to request sexual and affective education in schools in Rome, Italy, on October 31, 2024.

June 11, 2026 Report

DR Congo: Engage Communities in Ebola Response

Effective Health Response Needs Transparency, Limited Role for Security Forces

Health workers wearing protective equipment walk outside the General Referral Hospital during the Ebola outbreak response in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 21, 2026.

June 9, 2026 Commentary

Why Pesticides Should be on the COP30 Agenda

A man sprays pesticides at a maize farm in Nakuru, Kenya, April 28, 2020. © 2020 Sipa via AP Images

June 8, 2026 News Release

US: Global Health Aid Tied to Harmful Conditions

Pacts Require Abortion Surveillance, Rights to Specimen Sharing, Data Access

A client waits to be seen by a doctor during an HIV clinic day at TASO Mulago service center in Kampala, Uganda, February 17, 2025.

June 8, 2026 Background Briefing

Human Rights Assessment of the 2025-2026 US Bilateral Health Agreements

May 29, 2026 News Release

Global Failure to Protect Right to Health in Conflict

Report Shows Increasing Attacks Ten Years After Landmark Security Council Resolution

A man stands on the debris at the site of a drug rehabilitation hospital destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani airstrike on Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026.