Since early 2026, Salvadoran courts have begun convicting people in mass trials of hundreds of defendants at a time, relying on weak evidence and giving them no real chance to defend themselves.

Tunisian authorities failed to ensure an adequate supply of electricity and water during two months of extreme summer heat, undermining the right to health and endangering lives.

Russian authorities are doubling down on their efforts to quash freedom of expression, including access to information, by increasingly suppressing tools to circumvent draconian censorship laws, Human...

The Spanish government and local authorities in its North African enclave Ceuta should act urgently to provide adequate shelter to all migrants and asylum seekers living unsheltered since entering Ceu...

A nightmare for Indigenous people and other communities on the Abacaxis riverbanks in the Brazilian Amazon began on August 3, 2020. That day, three private boats arrived in the town of Nova Olinda do ...

UN experts have added their voice to allegations made by 46 rights groups last week, calling out a system of arbitrary detention, beatings and trafficking along Tunisia's border with Libya, urging Bru...

The arrival of an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 people in Ceuta, Spain’s enclave in North Africa, on July 30-31 was not only unprecedented but also tragic. At least 72 people died, including many who dro...

Afghanistan’s Taliban have entrenched one of the world’s worst human rights crises and systematically dismantled the rights of women and girls since taking power five years ago.

The United Nations General Assembly took a crucial step on June 30, 2026, towards easing the world body’s deepening liquidity crisis by amending a longstanding rule that would have required it to refu...

“My problems began when the [Tunisian] National Guard intercepted us on the water; that's when I was struck by the reality of the journey.”

Trois ans après la signature du Mémorandum d’entente entre l’UE et la Tunisie, les violations des droits dans ce pays se sont aggravées, soulignent 46 ONG dont Human Rights Watch dans une déclaration ...

The European Union (EU) and its member states should publicly denounce human rights violations in Tunisia and stop funding abusive migration control activities.

The European Union hosted a delegation of Taliban officials in Brussels on June 22 for the first time since the group returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

The German government should abandon its plans to gut Germany’s Freedom of Information Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposed amendments will threaten core human rights essential to transpar...

On June 4, 2026, Russian officials included a leading rights group, OVD-Info, along with 35 other Russian organizations, in its list of “extremists,” Human Rights Watch said today. A designation as “e...

El Salvador lawmakers’ July 31 approval of a constitutional amendment ending presidential term limits was the latest action in a years-long process to dismantle the rule of law.

The 81-page report, “‘You Have Arrived in Hell’: Torture and Other Abuses Against Venezuelans in El Salvador’s Mega Prison,” provides a comprehensive account of the treatment of these people in El Sal...

Interviews with police officers and internal police documents reveal abusive practices that have led to arbitrary detention and abuse of power in El Salvador.

The prominent anti-corruption lawyer Ruth López remains in pretrial detention in El Salvador, with her case under judicial seal, one year after her arrest. Salvadoran authorities should guarantee Lópe...

Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will stand trial on May 13, 2026, after appealing criminal sentences for their work assisting asylum seekers and refugees.

A looming U.N. deadline is testing whether governments will act on the systematic repression of women—or let it stand, write the directors of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch.

Mister President, Excellencies, It is an honour to address the UN Security Council again. I would like to thank Bahrain for convening this meeting. I wish you the best for your Presidency. Every year,...

Hungary’s incoming government should take immediate steps to restore fundamental rights, dismantle abusive laws and institutions, and strengthen democratic institutions, after years of backsliding, Hu...