Jordan’s Child Rights Record in the Spotlight
Click to expand Image A Jordanian woman married to a foreign national carrying her daughter, one of her four children without Jordanian citizenship, on February 9, 2018 in Amman, Jordan. © 2018 Amanda...
View ArticleGovernment Fails to Bring Australians from Syrian Camps Home
Click to expand Image Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State group fighters, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh governorate, August 2, 2021. © 2021 Delil...
View ArticleVietnam: Free Democracy Campaigner Tran Van Bang
Click to expand Image Tran Van Bang holds a sign that says “Freedom for Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience” to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, December 10,...
View ArticleTunisia: Move to Dismantle Country’s Largest Opposition Party
Click to expand Image Police members walk outside the building of the Ennahda party headquarters, after police raided the headquarters and evacuated all present, Tunis, Tunisia, April 18, 2023. © 2023...
View ArticlePakistan: Excessive Force against Violent Khan Protests
Click to expand Image Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan throw stones after police fire tear gas to disperse them protesting against the arrest of Khan in Lahore, Pakistan, May...
View ArticleBiden’s Asylum Policy Will Harm People Seeking Safety
Click to expand Image Ruben Garcia, director of the Annunciation House, speaks with migrant parents, El Paso, Texas, June 26, 2018. © 2018 Matt York/AP Photo The end of the Title 42 policy on May 11...
View ArticleUS: Biden ‘Asylum Ban’ Endangers Lives at the Border
Click to expand Image US Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC on May 11, 2023. © 2023 Sipa via AP Images...
View ArticleIran: Alarming Surge in Executions
Click to expand Image Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj, Iran. © 2004 Private (Beirut) – The Iranian authorities’ dramatic escalation of executions in recent weeks is a serious violation of the right to life...
View ArticleDisastrous Clamp Down on Migrants Rights in Italy
Click to expand Image Migranti sbarcano da una nave di soccorso al porto di Catania, 12 aprile 2023. © 2023 Salvatore Cavalli/AP Photo After impeding the ability of search and rescue organizations to...
View ArticleFrance: Court Ruling Win for Syrian Victims
Click to expand Image The entrance of the Cour de Cassation, France's highest judicial court housed in the Palais de Justice in Paris. © 2014 AP Photo/Martin Bureau, Pool (Paris, May 12, 2023) – Two...
View ArticleBrazil Should Join Regional Environmental Pact
Click to expand Image Caru Indigenous Territory, Maranhão state, Brazil, 2019. © 2019 César Muñoz Acebe/Human Rights Watch President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took an important step to strengthen...
View ArticleJordan: Emirati/Turkish Man Facing Forced Return
Click to expand Image Khalaf al-Romaithi. © 2023 Private (Beirut) – Jordanian authorities have detained a dual Emirati-Turkish citizen and may extradite him to the United Arab Emirates, where he is at...
View ArticleHow Social Media Became Key in Turkey’s Elections
Click to expand Image Banners from different political parties competing in Turkey's May 14 elections, Kadıköy, Istanbul, May 11, 2023. © 2023 Human Rights Watch As voters in Turkey prepare to head...
View ArticlePlastics Treaty: Phase Out Fossil Fuels to End Pollution
Click to expand Image A burning flare seen at an oil extraction area located in Lakie, Lubusz Voivodeship. © 2021 Sipa via AP Images (Paris) – Governments negotiating a Global Plastics Treaty should...
View Article75 years later, Israel Blocking Palestinian Refugees’ Return
Click to expand Image Palestinian children return from school to their homes in the Jabalia Refugee Camp on the 74th Anniversary of Nakba Day in the northern Gaza Strip, May 15, 2022. © 2022 Mahmoud...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Wins Two Webby Awards
(New York) – Human Rights Watch has won two 2023 Webby Awards, the leading international prize honoring excellence on the internet.One award is for a series of social media videos that draw attention...
View ArticleChemical Weapons: Protect Integrity of Global Ban
Click to expand Image Government representatives convene for a meeting of the Chemical Weapons Convention in The Hague, Netherlands, November 2019. © 2019 Abdullah Asiran/Anadolu Agency via Getty...
View ArticleLatest de Lima Acquittal Exposes Philippine Justice System’s Politicization
Click to expand Image Duterte critic and former senator Leila de Lima reacts as she leaves the Hall of Justice where she was acquitted of a drug charge in Muntinlupa City, Philippines, May 12, 2023. ©...
View ArticleHard Choices in Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis
Click to expand Image A nongovernmental organization delivers food aid in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 3, 2023. © 2023 Wail Koshar/AP Photo Afghanistan has largely disappeared from the media, but it...
View ArticleAngola: No Letup in Crackdown on Cabinda Activists
Click to expand Image Members of the Independence Movement of Cabinda protesting against the arrest of activist in Cabinda in February 2019. © 2019 Private (Johannesburg) – The Angolan government...
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