Afghanistan: ISIS Group Targets Religious Minorities
HRW’s Fereshta Abbasi and John Sifton discuss the ISIS group targeting religious minorities in Afghanistan.

The UK Parliament is debating the Nationality and Borders Bill, which could pave the way for the offshore detention of asylum seekers – borrowing from the Australian government’s regime. Human Rights Watch spoke to former detainees and personnel with experience of the Australian regime and asked them to share their story.
HRW’s Fereshta Abbasi and John Sifton discuss the ISIS group targeting religious minorities in Afghanistan.
Each year tens of thousands of adolescent girls across Africa drop out of school or experience discrimination because they are pregnant, married, or are mothers. In this Twitter Space, we discuss HRW's latest report on education access and barriers across Africa.
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Today marks six months since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The hostilities that followed have been characterized by widespread war crimes, potential crimes against humanity, and immense human suffering.
In advance of a floor vote in California, HRW speaks with advocates on why they are fighting SB1338 and want #CareNotCourt in California.
One year after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, HRW discusses the Taliban’s catastrophic year of rule.
Exactly 100 days before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar, HRW is joined by Lise Klaveness, President of the Norwegian Football Federation, and Tim Sparv, former professional footballer, to discuss the human rights implications.
Viktor Orbán’s values — fixing elections, crushing dissent, pursuing a nationalism rooted in racism – were on display in Dallas at CPAC. We discuss escalating threats to rights in both Texas and Hungary.