For example, people have a right to express opinions the government doesn’t like and shouldn’t be locked up for it. People have a right to due process in courts and shouldn’t be imprisoned, deported, ...

Hello, my name is Kanae Doi, Japan Director at Human Rights Watch. When the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines opened for signature on December 3, 1997—the international day for ...

Pakistan’s blasphemy laws perpetuate religious discrimination and are used to target the poor and minorities in unlawful ...

World Report 2016 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff undertook in 2015, usually in ...

In a possible step towards justice, Eric Tataw, a Cameroonian national residing in the US state of Maryland, has been charged ...

While the new version of the travel ban is worded more carefully than the ham-fisted “Muslim ban” of the first Trump ...

Hello, my name is Kanae Doi, Japan Director at Human Rights Watch. When the international treaty banning antipersonnel landmines opened for signature on December 3, 1997—the international day for ...

US President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on June 4, 2025, banning nationals of 12 countries from entering the US.

A Thai civilian court’s conviction of two army instructors for the beating death of a conscript is the first successful ...

A March 16, 2025 drone attack by Türkiye or Türkiye-backed Syrian factions killed seven Kurdish children, their 18-year-old ...

South Africa: A recent spate of violent attacks highlights how children are often left unprotected. Despite legislation that ...