(Beirut, October 26, 2023) – Drone strikes by Turkish Armed Forces on Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria between October 5 and 10, 2023, damaged critical infrastructure and resulted in water and electricity disruptions for millions of people, Human Rights Watch said today.

All Hostages Should be Immediately Released Safely and Unconditionally

ICC Has Mandate to Probe Attacks as War Crimes

But what is international humanitarian law, and how does it apply to these hostilities?

Rockets fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023.

Violent Attacks, Misuse of Law Enforcement, Surveillance, Harassment, Relatives Targeted

The young people decided to take action after an unusually hot summer that saw deadly wildfires grip Portugal.

EU Should Revise Law to Promote Safe, Sustainable Ship Recycling

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador promised when he was elected in 2018 to determine the truth about one of the country’s most infamous unresolved atrocities: the 2014 kidnapping and enforced disappearance of 43 student teachers. Instead, he has allowed his allies in the military to obstruct the investigation by hiding key evidence that experts believe could contain clues about what happened to the students. President López Obrador should use his authority to make the army release the evidence it has from the night the students disappeared. And Mexico's friends and allies should urge the president to keep his word and ensure there is a credible investigation into the students' disappearance.