On January 9, 2025, the People’s Court of Hanoi is scheduled to hear the case of high-profile lawyer Tran Dinh Trien, who was ...

Happy new year, everyone! Let’s all hope 2025 brings some positive news in human rights around the world. While the calendar ...

The undersigned organizations write to express grave concerns and to unequivocally oppose the use of the sanctions authority ...

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention against Cybercrime on December 24, despite widespread concerns ...

Human Rights Watch mourns the loss of Jimmy Carter, who made trailblazing contributions to the human rights movement during ...

Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in close to 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice ...

Police and other security forces have used brutal violence against largely peaceful protesters in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, ...

US President Joe Biden announced on December 23, 2024 that he is commuting the sentences of 37 people on federal death row.

What did you learn from Human Rights Watch’s videos this year? Whether you clicked on a feature about devastation in Ukraine or watched our reels on the United States election, we hope you learned ...

An overhaul in ASEAN’s approach to Myanmar is clearly needed, but tilting toward the junta is the exact wrong direction. On December 19-20, Thailand will host regional representatives in their ...

In our final edition of the year, we look back at some of the key issues of 2024 – in alphabetical order… Children: Much of what happened in 2024 was not encouraging, but we did find at least ...