Three independent experts working for the U.N.’s top human rights body who focus on Israel and the occupied Palestinian ...

Letter to FIFA Re. Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup ...

The European Commission’s forthcoming 2026–2030 LGBTIQ Equality Strategy represents a crucial opportunity to reaffirm and expand the EU’s role as a global leader in human rights. While much ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes Angola’s engagement with the UPR process and its acceptance of a significant number of recommendations, especially those related to education, justice, and ...

Human Rights Watch notes with concern that Kazakhstan did not support more than a dozen recommendations on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.

And in the subsequent era, human rights exerted gravitation powerful enough that no presidents escaped it—including Donald Trump in his first term.

Human Rights Watch welcomes El Salvador’s acceptance of 152 recommendations received during its Universal Periodic Review (UPR). However, we regret El Salvador’s decision to reject key ...

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is set to establish a presence in Bangladesh for an initial period of three years, marking a significant step in enhancing ...

(Nairobi) – Kenyan authorities should be held accountable for all abuses during countrywide protests on June 25, 2025, including killings, gun injuries, and beatings, Human Rights Watch said ...

An Istanbul court’s decision on June 19, 2025, to allow the detention of a leading defense lawyer for the jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu appears to be in reprisal for his legal ...

Human Rights Watch remains concerned by widespread and grave human rights violations in China – including the escalating misuse of draconian national security legislation in Hong Kong ...

The future of U.S. foreign policy is brightest when we craft and implement policies that effectively advance both U.S. interests and human rights.