Rwanda tries to silence critics abroad by targeting relatives back home, at times arresting and torturing them, say former ...

House Natural Resources Committee ranking member Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) led a letter ...

KFF Health News staff made the rounds on national and local media in the last two weeks to discuss topical stories. Here’s a ...

It has been 15 years since the European Court for Human Rights found in the Sejdic-Finci case blatant racial and ethnic ...

Rıfat Roni has spent more than a decade as an official court interpreter facilitating communication for Kurdish speakers in ...

So how can we tell them apart from the human voice? These days it's quite easy to strike up a conversation with AI. Ask a question of some chatbots, and they'll even provide an engaging response ...

“The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government offers Syrians an unprecedented opportunity to chart a new future built on justice, accountability, and respect for human rights. For Syrians ...

Human Rights Watch has documented both deportations and coerced “voluntary returns” of Syrian refugees. Human Rights Watch has warned repeatedly that Syria is not safe for returns. Our 2019 ...

Four years after the Independent Expert Review (IER) report was published, thanks to the steady stewardship of the Review Mechanism, much has been accomplished. But efforts to strengthen the ...

Scientists have discovered a potential new member of the human family tree. This mysterious species, named Homo juluensis, includes the enigmatic Denisovans — our ancient human relatives whose stories ...

is the 2024 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch announced today on the International Day of Persons with ...