Illegale Viehzucht zerstört Gebiete kleiner Landbesitzer*innen und Indigener Völker im Amazonasgebiet, wo der diesjährige COP30-Klimagipfel stattfinden wird. Der weltweit größte Fleischkonzern JBS ...

GENEVA, Oct 10 (Reuters) - The choice of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for the Nobel Peace Prize reinforces the need for a democratic transition in Venezuela, Human Rights Watch ...

Human Rights Watch stands with civil society and signed this letter, alongside more than 3700 other organizations, condemning the Trump administration’s attacks. It is a testament to our community’s ...

(Beirut) – Comedians performing at the Riyadh Comedy Festival did not use their public platform to urge Saudi authorities to free unjustly detained Saudi dissidents, journalists, and human rights ...

(Beirut) – Egyptian authorities detained prominent independent journalist Ismail Iskandarani over Facebook posts, Human Rights Watch said today. They should immediately and unconditionally release ...

Human Rights Watch – October 6, 2025 – United States President Donald Trump’s “Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict,” announced on September 29, 2025, is no substitute for the urgent action ...

Update, 10/10/2025 at 3:37 p.m.: THR has now confirmed that Kirson has donated the (still undisclosed) entirety of her Riyadh Comedy Festival paycheck to the United Nations’ Human Rights Campaign. The ...

Chinese lawmakers are reviewing a new law that tells parents to teach their children to love the Communist Party and criminalises any activity deemed to be damaging "ethnic unity". Yuka Royer speaks ...

A comedy festival in Saudi Arabia featuring high-profile American performers is drawing intense criticism from human rights advocates who say the star-studded event helps gloss over the kingdom’s ...

Lichtblicke Österreichs: Kunstprojekt verwandelt Wiener Hofburg ab 1. Oktober in leuchtendes Symbol für 80 Jahre Freiheit und Demokratie. Die Hofburg als Leinwand der Demokratie: Mit dem Kunstprojekt ...

Ms. Callamard is the secretary general of Amnesty International. Mr. Borello is the acting executive director of Human Rights Watch. When the world emerged from the horrors of World War II and vowed ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday warned that recent legislation in China may lead to escalated repression of ethnic minorities and extend “ideological control” beyond the country’s borders. The new ...