Welcome to Santa Catalina Island, California, a slice of paradise just 22 miles off the coast of Los Angeles that feels worlds away from the hustle and bustle of the mainland. This enchanting island, ...

We have worked on human rights in Poland for more than a decade. This work includes documenting violations of the rights of ...

GENEVA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Displacing Palestinians would be a moral abomination, Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director said on Wednesday in response to a proposal from President Donald ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council today agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of ...

Lebanon’s new government should prioritize protecting and promoting human rights, accountability, transparency, and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to new prime ...

Freedom of speech is a bellwether: how any society tolerates those with minority, disfavored, or even obnoxious views will often speak to its performance on human rights more generally.

said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “This campaign urges all actors to make the immediate release of civilian detainees, and the timely exchange and ...

Human Rights Watch was one of 40 organizations that urged the Commission to ensure a risk benchmarking system that reflects realities on the ground. In a recent joint letter, we and our partners ...

Human Rights Watch, together with our research partner, the University of Chicago Law School Global Human Rights Clinic, spoke with three yo’åmte—all grandmothers in their 70s and 80s—about ...

This submission details Human Rights Watch’s key concerns regarding Kazakhstan’s compliance with international human rights standards since its last Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in November ...

Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Review of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland 77th Session, February 2025 ...