In a historic decision, the US Supreme Court overturned the constitutional guarantee of abortion access. Macarena Saez, Regina Tamés, and Amanda Klasing discuss the impact of the decision and what it means going forward for the abortion movement in the United States.
As leaders meet in LA, HRW releases a new report on how US policies like Title 42 are driving abuses against asylum seekers in Mexico. Experts will discuss the report and what they expect to come out of the summit.
US President Joe Biden will reportedly meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
There are big human rights risks to this meeting. Human Rights Watch and DAWN discuss them here.
On May 20th, 2021, 21 participants were arrested at a paralegal training on LGBTI rights in Ho, Volta region under the charge of "unlawful assembly". One year later, HRW speaks with 3 of those activists about how the arrest impacted their lives, the state of LGBTI activism in Ghana and the recently proposed anti-LGBTI bill.
HRW discusses what the presidential election victory of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, heir to a family whose name became synonymous with plunder, cronyism, and 20 years of autocratic rule and ruthless oppression means for human rights and justice in the Philippines.
