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October 24, 2020 News

Bangladesh: Stop Intimidating Activists, Victims’ Families

Human Rights Organizations Condemn Crackdown on Free Speech Rights

(New York) – The Bangladesh authorities should end the ongoing harassment and threats against activists, human rights defenders, and their families by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, four human rights groups said today. Amnesty…

September 25, 2020 News

Key Rights at Stake in US Supreme Court Pick

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020 leaves a vacancy on the United States Supreme Court and enormous uncertainty over the court’s future role in the protection of fundamental human rights. A nominee for Justice Ginsburg’s…

September 23, 2019 News

Human Rights Watch Comment on Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal

September 23, 2019 Via Federal e-Rulemaking Portal Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20229 RE: Request for Comment on Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal,…

August 15, 2019 News

Human Rights Watch Submits Comment in Opposition to the Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications Interim Final Rule

Lauren Alder Reid Assistant Director Office of Policy Executive Office for Immigration Review 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2616 Falls Church, VA 22041 August 15, 2019 RE: EOIR Docket No. 19-0504 …

Immigrants attempt to enter the US between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso

November 7, 2017 News

Ten Principles for Protecting Refugees and Internally Displaced People Arising from Burma’s Rohingya Crisis

1. Members of the Rohingya ethnic group who have fled from Burma to Bangladesh are refugees and should be recognized as such. They are entitled to all rights that attach to refugee status. More than 600,000 Rohingya…

Rohingya refugees walk on a muddy path as others travel on a boat after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, in Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 6, 2017.

May 23, 2017 News

Statement to US Congress on Trump administration's border policies

Written Statement of Human Rights Watch to The United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration “Building America’s Trust Through Border Security: Progress on the…

March 1, 2017 News

Fact Sheet: Impact of Warrantless Section 702 Surveillance on People in the United States

What is Section 702? Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (50 U.S.C. § 1881a) grew out of a secret George W. Bush-era warrantless surveillance program that monitored the international communications of people in the US. It currently…

May 19, 2015 News

Strengthen the USA Freedom Act

As the Senate considers the USA Freedom Act this week, policymakers should strengthen it by limiting large-scale collection of records and reinforcing transparency and carrying court reforms further. The Senate should also take care not to weaken the bill…

October 20, 2014 News

Submission to the United Nations Committee against Torture

During its Consideration of the Third to Fifth Periodic Reports of the United States of America CAT 53rd Session

I. Summary Human Rights Watch would like to express its appreciation to the United Nations Committee against Torture (the “Committee”) for this opportunity to provide information on the compliance of the…

March 19, 2014 News

Comments of Human Rights Watch to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Hearing

“The Surveillance Program Operated Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act”

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to participate in the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) evaluation of US surveillance practices under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA). Human Rights Watch is an independent global…

February 14, 2014 News

Human Rights Watch and the Electronic Frontier Foundation Supplemental Submission to the Human Rights Committee During its Consideration of the Fourth Periodic Report of the United States

Introduction Human Rights Watch and the Electronic Frontier Foundation submit this addendum in advance of the Human Rights Committee’s (“the Committee”) upcoming review of the United States. This statement supplements Human Rights Watch’s December…

January 17, 2014 News

Statement on US President Obama’s surveillance speech

On January 17, 2014, US President Barack Obama delivered a speech at the US Department of Justice about US electronic surveillance practices. Below is the reaction from Human Rights Watch: President Obama today announced a number…

November 12, 2013 News

Why Congress Should Approve Guantanamo Provisions in the Current Draft of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

The US Congress is now considering a new bill that could facilitate the closure of Guantanamo—something crucially important to US national security interests. The key provisions are in Section 1031-1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)…

October 11, 2013 News

Human Rights Watch Comments for the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies

Human Rights Watch submits the following comments to the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies (Review Group) in response to its request regarding surveillance programs operated by the United States government. Human Rights Watch is…

September 20, 2013 News

UN Human Rights Council: Adoption of the Outcome of the UPR of Bangladesh

HRC 24th Session: Statement Delivered Under Item 6

Human Rights Watch welcomes the adoption of some important recommendations in the UPR of Bangladesh, but regrets that key recommendations made by member states were not adopted. Positive developments include the government’s pledge to criminalize all acts…

August 1, 2013 News

Comments of Human Rights Watch to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)

Human Rights Watch submits the following comments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) in response to its request regarding surveillance programs operated by the United States government pursuant to Section 215 of the Patriot Act and…

June 5, 2013 News

UN Human Rights Council: US Should Stop Detaining Individuals Without Charge or Trial at Guantanamo and Bagram

HRC 23 - Statement Delivered Under Item 4, on Behalf of 9 NGOs, with Support of 26 NGOs

The United States continues to detain individuals for indefinite periods without charge or trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan in violation of its obligations under international human rights law. Of the 779…

May 16, 2013 News

US: Statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the AUMF, Targeted Killing, & Guantanamo

Testimony of Executive Director Kenneth Roth

On May 16, 2013, the US Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing entitled “The Law of Armed Conflict, the Use of Military Force, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force”. Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, gave the…

April 18, 2013 News

Universal Periodic Review: HRW Submission on Bangladesh

16th UPR session, April - May 2013

Introduction Bangladesh’s human rights situation has seen little improvement since its first UPR review in 2009. A key undertaking in the 2009 UPRwas to take a “zero tolerance” stand against abuses by security forces, and bring an end to impunity. Yet…

January 4, 2013 News

US: Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee

During its Consideration of the Fourth Periodic Report of the United States

Human Rights Watch submitted this statement in advance of the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s upcoming pre-sessional review of the United States. We hope that the points raised in this submission will inform the Committee’s understanding of the US…

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