Excessive, Lethal Force in Karakalpakstan
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has acknowledged violations in the country’s past, but stopped short of admitting the government’s specific role in the atrocities. How can the country heal from its turbulent past? Birgit Schwarz leads this conversation with Muhamad Isnur, Andy Yentriyani, and Andreas Harsono.
In our weekly Twitter Space, Birgit Schwarz is joined by experts to discuss Frontex, collusion in forcible returns of migrants, and European Union complicity.
The acts of violence and vandalism that took place in Brazil on January 8, 2023, constitute an abhorrent attack on Brazil’s democratic institutions. HRW’s César Muñoz leads a conversation with Maria Laura Canineu and Brian Winter to discuss the human rights implications.
Chagossians should have the right to return to their homes and live free from stigma and discrimination.
The High Court has given the UK government the green light to expel asylum seekers to Rwanda, a country that is not safe for them. Yasmine Ahmed moderates a conversation with Colin Yeo, Graeme McGregor from Detention Action, and HRW’s Lewis Mudge and Emilie McDonnell.
(Kyiv, December 20, 2022) –Russian military forces and civilians operating under their orders pillaged thousands of valuable artifacts and artworks from two museums, a cathedral, and a national archive in Kherson before withdrawing after an 8-month occupation of the city, Human Rights Watch said today.
As the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar comes to a close, HRW’s Rothna Begum and Minky Worden discuss the legacy of the games and the human rights implications with Equidem’s Dennis Dome.
HRW is joined by experts to discuss how African human rights defenders are leading the fight to advance rights and justice across the continent, and why the United States government should listen. With Nicole Widdersheim, Fred Bauma, Dr. Lina Zedriga Waru, and Samuel Gebru.
(New York, December 14, 2022) – More than 42,400 foreigners accused of Islamic State (ISIS) links remain abandoned by their countries in camps and prisons in northeast Syria despite increased repatriations of women and children in recent months, Human Rights Wa
(Brussels, December 12, 2022) – The use by the EU’s border agency, Frontex, of aerial surveillance to enable the Libyan Coast Guard to intercept migrant boats, knowing that migrants and asylum seekers will face systematic and widespread abuse when forcibly returned to Libya, makes Frontex complicit in the abuse, Human Ri
