Government Forces Carry Out Ethnic Cleansing Against Fulani People

Maung Sawyeddollah grew up in a small town in Myanmar where, for years, life felt ordinary. That was before the rumors began. Social media fueled sectarian division, communities turned against each other. Then the soldiers arrived. It was a balmy night in August 2017 when Maung first heard the sound of gunfire. His family

Welcome to The Great Unrooting, a five-episode narrative podcast special season of Rights & Wrongs that explores what it means to lose home — and what it takes to start again. Anchored in the story of Maung, a Rohingya refugee now living in New York, the series traces his journey of flight, survival, and rebuilding and

HRW Oral Statement - ID with Independent Expert on Albinism - HRC61

Rights-Respecting Democracies Should Unite to Preserve Fundamental Freedoms

Watch Human Rights Watch's press conference for the release of World Report 2026, held February 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

For several days now, the authorities in Iran have tried to block the internet, to suppress the news. But despite this internet blackout, we are receiving very concerning reports of large scale killings by the security forces of protesters.

Iranian authorities have unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters across the country since December 28, 2025, marked by security forces’ unlawful use of force and firearms and mass arbitrary arrests.