In HRW’s weekly Twitter Space, experts discuss the environmental consequences of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Lorina Fedorova from EcoAction, Doug Weir with the Conflict and Environment Observatory, and HRW’s Birgit Schwarz.

On Student Press Freedom Day, Amanda Klasing leads a discussion on how students in Thailand and the United States are on the frontlines of defending democracy. Co-hosted with the Student Press Law Center, and featuring HRW’s Sunai Phasuk and SPLC’s Cate Charro.

It’s been one year since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Birgit Schwarz moderates this conversation on ensuring justice for war crimes in Ukraine, with Yulia Gorbunova, and Maryna Slobodianiuk from Truth Hounds.

Russia launched its full scale military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. 

Despite Denials, Research Confirms Russian Forces Had Weapons, Opportunity

Russian forces deployed the type of missile system used in the attack on Kramatorsk train station that killed at least 58 civilians fleeing fighting in eastern Ukraine in April 2022, an investigation by Human Rights Watch and SITU Research reveals. The attack is a serious violation of the laws of war and an apparent war crime.

The Chagossian story over the past 50 years is one of struggle and survival. In this Twitter Space, HRW and experts discuss how the building of a US base on Chagos led to heinous crimes.

Expulsion of Chagos Islands’ Indigenous People an Ongoing Colonial Crime

Arbitrary Arrests, Torture Follow Online Abuses, Illegal Phone Searches

Afghanistan remains the only country where girls are banned from attending school. Just over 500 days after the Taliban imposed the ban on girls attending secondary school, Sahar Fetrat, Nayera Kohistani, and Birgit Schwarz discuss what it means for the future of Afghanistan.