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July 25, 2025
The African Union’s appointment of Burundi’s president as its special envoy for the Sahel region strengthens the AU’s capacity to address the most pressing human rights challenges facing Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
Burundi's president Evariste Ndayishimiye at the European Union-Africa Union Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Feb. 17, 2022.
July 25, 2025
Your appointment comes amidst increased instability and violence against civilians caught in conflict in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, a resurgence of authoritarian rule following a series of military coups, the steady rejection by the military juntas to create meaningful transitions to civilian democratic rule, and the growing marginalization of independent institutions, including the AU, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and civil society organizations.
July 24, 2025
This week, Russia’s State Duma, the lower chamber of parliament, adopted a draft law that imposes fines on ordinary citizens for “intentionally” searching for “extremist” content on the internet, including via censorship circumvention tools like Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
Police detain an activist in front of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, in Moscow, Russia, July 22, 2025, before lawmakers approved a bill that punishes online searches for information that is deemed "extremist."
July 24, 2025
On July 18, Ukraine formally informed the United Nations that it has suspended its operation of the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty, the landmark international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines. The action puts civilians at risk, undermines fundamental humanitarian and legal norms, and is contrary to public international law.
A humanitarian deminer at work in Mykolaiv region,Ukraine, April 16, 2025.
July 24, 2025
On July 11, Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) conducted searches targeting Vitaliy Shabunin, a prominent anti-corruption activist who has played a key role in exposing allegations of government corruption.
Vitaliy Shabunin during a hearing in his case at the Pecherskyi District Court in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 15, 2025.
July 24, 2025
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva should veto a bill that dismantles environmental licensing and poses serious threats to environment-related human rights across the country, Human Rights Watch said today.
Deforested area within the Governador Indigenous Land,