Israel has inflicted “serious and sometimes life-threatening danger” on pregnant and postpartum women and girls in Gaza over ...

As you would expect, it makes for some grim reading. In much of the world, government repression has expanded and deepened, ...

Almost immediately after being sworn in as US president on Monday, Donald Trump rapidly issued one executive order after ...

Human Rights Watch has published its annual report, warning that Donald Trump's return to power will compound pressure on the ...

Arbitrary arrests and reprisal violence in Bangladesh underscore the urgent need for systemic reforms following the ousting ...

The Georgian government drove the country toward a human rights crisis in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing ...

The rise of a new leader in Vietnam following a power shake-up in mid-2024 brought no reprieve from the government’s ...

Several governments across Southern Africa grew increasingly authoritarian and intolerant of dissent throughout 2024.

Civilians in East Africa and the Horn bore the brunt of armed conflicts between government forces and opposition armed groups ...

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took office in May 2024, has maintained the city-state’s harsh death penalty ...

Assad’s government in December 2024 created new possibilities to ensure accountability for years of atrocity crimes and the ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government, which took office in February 2024, is perpetuating a longstanding ...