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Over two-and-a-half years after Niger’s military coup, the country’s ousted president, Mohamed Bazoum, and his wife remain detained without legal basis.

A new report prepared under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) documents a significant deterioration in human rights and democratic standards in Georgia and calls for urgent reforms to protect fundamental freedoms.

A ruling this week by Ukraine’s Supreme Court recognizing a same-sex couple as a de facto family marks a significant victory for equality.

While many Israelis are taking shelter from missile and drone attacks, armed settlers in the West Bank are taking advantage of the fog of war to seize land and advance Israel’s ongoing dispossession and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Syria is at a critical juncture. The fall of the Assad government created a historic opportunity, but that opportunity will only lead to lasting positive change if accountability is built into the transition from the start. Meanwhile, ongoing grave rights abuses require continued attention.

Policymakers from around the world are at the United Nations through March 19 for an annual meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women. Given the global prevalence of violence against girls, struggling justice systems, and a harsh funding landscape, they should focus on ensuring that girls facing violence are able to access justice.

Formula One (F1) and its governing federation, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), should address the risk of governments using upcoming 2026 Grand Prix events to whitewash human rights abuses, Human Rights Watch said today The Formula 1 Grand Prix season in 2026 includes races in 24 countries, including in Bahrain, China, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.

The Australian government’s decision to grant asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s national football team and one official shows the importance of protecting courageous athletes who stand up for what they believe.

During a Jan. 14 news program by NHK, Shinnosuke Kawashima, the Japanese public broadcaster’s Tehran bureau chief, described the atmosphere in the Iranian capital following countrywide massacres of protesters on Jan. 8 and 9.