Such things - trivialities in much of the world - can lead to arrest, detention, and torture in Tibet under Chinese rule.

Last week, the authorities in Tanzania arrested opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu on fabricated charges, then used his party’s calls for electoral reform to disqualify it from ...

The European Union should press Bhutanese authorities to release dozens of political prisoners held for decades in dire conditions.

As the UK convenes an international gathering on Sudan today, the stakes couldn’t be higher for civilians there. It is essential for the conference to deliver concrete actions designed to stop ...

Meanwhile, civilians are still under attack. This grim anniversary takes place as horrific attacks unfold in El Fasher and the Zamzam displacement camp, where around half a million people have been ...

Lebanese journalists, media organizations, and civil society groups are facing the repeated use of criminal defamation ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council’s first resolution on landmines strongly endorses the long-standing international ...

Frontex, the European Union’s Border and Coast Guard agency, should ensure that its aerial surveillance capacity is used to save lives at sea, Human Rights Watch said today. The organization met with ...

Mozambican authorities have failed to conduct credible investigations into the wave of political killings following the ...

The California state government in the United States should better regulate plastics, says the south Los Angeles-based reproductive justice organization Black Women for Wellness.

Global leaders need to respond to reports of fresh attacks by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Zamzam displaced camp ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) welcomes the opportunity to provide information to the Special Rapporteur to inform her upcoming ...