I turned 60—a life filled with wonderful experiences and important challenges. At four months, I had polio and spent a month ...

The UK government has recently unveiled a new immigration white paper, and the prime minister has signalled a tougher stance ...

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 ...

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 ...

I submit this declaration to inform the court about the likely impacts of the US government’s efforts to deport Mahmoud Khalil on the right to free expression throughout the United States, especially ...

Joe Figueira Martin lleva más de un año detenido en Bangui, capital de la República Centroafricana, sin que se le haya ...