Saudi Arabia should end the mistreatment of older prisoners and ensure their access to adequate medical care, SANAD Organization for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch said today.

No state is above international law, and the Council should address all situations – no matter how powerful the state concerned – in a non-selective, impartial and objective manner.

The Trump administration can still project a meaningful vision of human rights that is reconcilable with its focus on the security of American citizens.

Kenyan authorities should be held accountable for all abuses during countrywide protests on June 25, 2025, including killings, gun injuries, and beatings.

An Istanbul court’s decision on June 19, 2025, to allow the detention of a leading defense lawyer for the jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu appears to be in reprisal for his legal ...

Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an insult to victims and survivors of the world’s worst crimes.

Reforms passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa severely threaten children’s rights and fail to protect children who are recruited or used by organized crime ...

Human Rights Watch leverages our research on countries and issues addressed at the United Nations to inform UN officials and member states of key findings, influence policy on a wide range of ...

Respect for human rights is closely intertwined with addressing poverty and extreme inequality. Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more vulnerable to ...

Human Rights Watch and other organizations analyzed hundreds of Chinese government and company documents available online, and found links between Xinjiang’s aluminum producers and labor transfers.

Human Rights The Trump Visit and the Black Boxes of the Gulf The Trump visit to the Gulf showed no understanding of the invaluable asset that support for human rights represents for the United States.

Human Rights Watch asked me to look at human rights hotspots around the world through the eyes and ears of people on the front lines of history. This week, the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte.