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.

Children in Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda Describe Grueling Hours, Low Pay

The climate crisis is a children’s rights crisis. All over the world, children face death, illness, hunger, and displacement due to the climate crisis. Children’s lives, and those of future generations, are at stake.

Overview of illegal mining areas and deforestation around the Tapajós River, Pará State, Brazil, accessed via https://mineria.amazoniasocioambiental.org/ on November 11, 2020.

Satellite image recorded on October 12, 2020 shows mining sites and deforested areas along along tributaries of the Tapajós River in the Tapajós Environmental Protection Area (APA Tapajós), Pará State, Brazil.

Covid-19 Pandemic Devastates Mining Communities, Increases Rights Risks

Jewelry and watch companies need to do more to ensure that their supply chains are free of human rights abuse.

The United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury, which went into effect on August 16, 2017, could benefit millions of people affected by toxic mercury.

The World Bank is funding half a billion dollars in agricultural projects linked to forced and child labor in Uzbekistan. Under the loan agreements, the Uzbek government is required to comply with laws prohibiting forced and child labor, and the World Bank can suspend the loans if there is credible evidence of violations.