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.

Human Rights Watch leads a conversation with California advocates about Senate Bill 43, the latest effort to expand involuntary treatment in California.