On Tuesday, the British government will be in the high court defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms ...

Countries have an opportunity to deliver a meaningful treaty that can effectively end plastic pollution. Rights-respecting ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to comment on the NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s proposed rule codifying New Jersey’s statutory “ABC test” for determining independent ...

Israeli forces at the sites of a new US-backed aid distribution system in Gaza have routinely opened fire on starving ...

This week, a Tanzanian court postponed the politically motivated treason trial of political opposition leader Tundu Lissu for ...

The interim Bangladesh government of Mohammed Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda a ...

Iranian authorities used a “guillotine machine” to amputate fingers of three detained men in the late hours of July 30, 2025.

In a landmark victory for human rights, Saint Lucia has decriminalized consensual same-sex conduct. The High Court’s decision ...

Thank you, President Stubb and Foreign Minister Valtonen, for the invitation to speak at this important event. It’s wonderful ...

Earlier in July 2025, Burkina Faso authorities released five journalists and a human rights activist who had been unlawfully ...

The United Kingdom’s announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum ...

After years of promises from successive governments and parliamentary ping-pong, the United Kingdom parliament has finally ...