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March 16, 2022 News

Russia, Ukraine, and Social Media and Messaging Apps

Questions and Answers on Platform Accountability and Human Rights Responsibilities

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, companies providing social media and messaging services have taken a wide array of steps to counter harmful disinformation, to label or block state-sponsored or state-affiliated media, and to…

Two women from Kharkiv, Ukraine, watch news on a mobile phone, just after having crossed the border into Moldova, on March 10, 2022.

November 10, 2021 News

How the EU’s Flawed Artificial Intelligence Regulation Endangers the Social Safety Net: Questions and Answers

Summary In April 2021, the European Commission released its 108-page proposal to regulate artificial intelligence (“AI”), describing it as an attempt to ensure a “well-functioning internal market for artificial intelligence systems” that is based on “…

Overhead shot of people walking in lines over binary code

April 29, 2021 News

Why the US PRO Act Matters for the Right to Unionize: Questions and Answers

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the difficult economic and social realities for many working people in the United States and has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities. Low-wage workers, who are disproportionately women, migrants, and Black, Indigenous,…

Frontline healthcare workers in Minnesota picket for fair wages.

February 11, 2021 News

Universal and Equitable Access to Covid-19 Vaccines, Testing, Treatments: Companies’ Human Rights Responsibilities

Questions and Answers

Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated profound inequality in people’s access to health care and the resources needed to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious disease. An October 2020 report by the United Nations Conference on…

A medical staff member administers a dose of the Pfizer-Biotech vaccine to a person over eighty years old, in the Santa Maria della Pieta hospital in Rome, Italy.

January 26, 2021 News

Q&A: Eviction Moratoriums for Tenants in the United States

The economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected tenants and has led to widespread housing insecurity in the United States. Almost all US states acted quickly to protect renters, and by May 2020, 43 states had active eviction…

Tenants’ rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Edward W. Brook Courthouse in Boston

November 9, 2020 News

Q & A on the Proposal for an EU Legislation on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence

In June 2020, Human Rights Watch outlined key elements that should be incorporated in EU legislation governing mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence, including climate change.[1] Here, Human Rights Watch responds to a few ‘frequently…

October 27, 2020 News

Q&A: US Federal Elections & Human Rights

This Q & A from Human Rights Watch explains what human rights law says about how federal elections are administered in the United States including whether or not the process for certifying election results is aligned with international standards. It…

A man in a beanie and face mask stands in front of a sign that says "Vote Here"

June 29, 2020 News

Protecting Economic and Social Rights During and Post-Covid-19

Questions and Answers on Economic and Social Assistance

The Covid-19 pandemic is likely to have long-lasting consequences on economic and social rights stemming from the direct and indirect effects of the illness, people’s cooperation with prevention efforts, and government transmission control policies.…

May 13, 2020 News

Mobile Location Data and Covid-19: Q&A

Introduction Governments and the private sector are increasingly relying on data-driven technologies to help contain the novel coronavirus, Covid-19. While some see technological solutions as a critical tool for contact tracing, quarantine…

April 24, 2020 News

Tanzania: Q & A on Ban on Pregnant Girls and World Bank Education Loan

Introduction On March 31, 2020, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a controversial US$500 million loan to the government of Tanzania for its secondary education program. At the heart of this controversy is Tanzania’s…

November 1, 2018 News

A Letter to the Egyptian Government Regarding Its Response to Khaled Hassan’s Torture Allegations

On November 1, Human Rights Watch emailed the following letter to the Egyptian government. Diaa Rashwan Chairman of State Information Service Mr. Diaa Rashwan, On October 11, Human Rights Watch…

June 27, 2018 News

Q&A: Guantanamo Bay, US Detentions, and the Trump Administration

UPDATE: This Q&A was originally published on May 4, 2017 and last updated on June 27, 2018. On January 11, 2002, the United States brought 20 prisoners to the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the beginning of the…

A detainee paces around a cell block while being held in Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Camp VI at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 22, 2016.

June 6, 2018 News

The EU General Data Protection Regulation

Questions and Answers

Comprehensive data protection laws are essential for protecting human rights – most obviously, the right to privacy, but also many related freedoms that depend on our ability to make choices about how and with whom we share information about ourselves.…

March 19, 2018 News

Why Greece Should #OpenTheIslands

Thousands of asylum seekers are trapped in crowded and filthy processing centers on the Greek islands, with many spending the winter in lightweight tents or even sleeping outside on the ground. Greece contends it has to keep the…

January 19, 2016 News

Occupation, Inc.: How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights

More than half a million Israeli settlers live in 237 settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem. Successive Israeli governments have facilitated this process, even though settlements are unlawful under international…

June 3, 2013 News

Q&A: The Senate Immigration Bill

On April 17, 2013, a group of eight US senators introduced a bill to reform the United States immigration system. The proposed Senate Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744) would make significant changes to the…

October 15, 2010 News

Omar Khadr: Military Commission Trial of Ex-Child Soldier

Questions and Answers

Omar Khadr, a Canadian national, was 15-years old when he was captured and seriously injured in a firefight in Afghanistan on July 27, 2002. The US has accused Khadr of throwing the grenade that killed US Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Speer and injured…

September 5, 2008 News

Training Eyes on the Junta

Question: What is Human Rights Watch's assessment of the State Peace and Development Council's [SPDC's] response to Cyclone Nargis? Answer: The initial response was disgraceful; it is still shocking to me that the military government obstructed the…

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Russia, Ukraine, and Social Media and Messaging Apps

How the EU’s Flawed Artificial Intelligence Regulation Endangers the Social Safety Net: Questions and Answers

Why the US PRO Act Matters for the Right to Unionize: Questions and Answers

Universal and Equitable Access to Covid-19 Vaccines, Testing, Treatments: Companies’ Human Rights Responsibilities

Q&A: Eviction Moratoriums for Tenants in the United States

Q & A on the Proposal for an EU Legislation on Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence

Q&A: US Federal Elections & Human Rights

Protecting Economic and Social Rights During and Post-Covid-19

Mobile Location Data and Covid-19: Q&A

Tanzania: Q & A on Ban on Pregnant Girls and World Bank Education Loan

A Letter to the Egyptian Government Regarding Its Response to Khaled Hassan’s Torture Allegations

Q&A: Guantanamo Bay, US Detentions, and the Trump Administration

The EU General Data Protection Regulation

Why Greece Should #OpenTheIslands

Occupation, Inc.: How Settlement Businesses Contribute to Israel’s Violations of Palestinian Rights

Q&A: The Senate Immigration Bill

Omar Khadr: Military Commission Trial of Ex-Child Soldier

Training Eyes on the Junta

Q&A: UK Considers Legality of Indefinite Detention

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