Torture in Izium, #Ukraine

HRW crisis and conflict researcher Belkis Wille joins Andrew Stroehlein to discuss torture by Russian occupying forces in recently liberated Izium, Ukraine.

Targeted attacks on the Hazara community in Afghanistan

On September 30, an attack on an educational center in Kabul, Afghanistan, left more than 100 students dead or injured. Most of them were girls. Join HRW’s Fereshta Abbasi and Sahar Fetrat in conversation with Birgit Schwarz.

Status of the Right to Vote in Brazil and Georgia

As Brazilians head to the polls, HRW discusses tactics of fear, intimidation, or misinformation targeting voters in Brazil, as well as in the US state of Georgia ahead of the 2022 United States midterms. HRW's Amanda Klasing moderates this conversation with Aklima Khondoker, Chief Legal Officer of the New Georgia Project

Protests sweep Iran after death in custody of Mahsa Amini

The death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in a hospital in Tehran after being arrested by the “morality police” for wearing an “improper hijab” has sparked protests in several cities and universities in Iran. What is the significance of these protests? Join us to discuss the growing popular discontent with compulsory hijab laws

South Asia States should Support Remedy Call for Migrant Workers who made Qatar World Cup Possible

US States Are Failing on Child Rights

We gave every US state a grade on their child rights laws. The results are alarming. Join HRW and partners to discuss the scorecards and what they mean for child rights in the United States.

Rights Under Pressure #ExitInterviews

In the final episode of Ken Roth’s Exit Interviews, Ken is joined by former German Ambassador to the United Nations Christoph Heusgen to discuss the state of human rights in 2022.

Turkey: Plastic Recycling’s Impact on Health

(Istanbul, September 22, 2022) – Plastic recycling in Turkey is harming the health of many people and degrading the environment for everyone, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.   

The Hidden Toll of Syria’s War on Children with Disabilities

Will Truss end the UK’s assault on rights?

Join HRW for a conversation on new United Kingdom Prime Minister Liz Truss as we discuss what this transition means for the assault on human rights.