A Russian airstrike damaged a hospital in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on October 6, according to reports from local officials and media outlets.

Ten years after United Nations Security Council Resolution 2286 was adopted to protect health care in armed conflict, attacks on hospitals and healthcare workers continue.

United Nations member states and civil society organizations met in New York City on Tuesday to renew their commitment to protecting health care in armed conflict.

Gig workers around the world experience long hours, unpredictable and declining pay, and serious safety risks.

The US government suspended funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the first time on November 1, amid what became the longest-ever US government shutdown.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last Friday that it will stop distributing payments for essential food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) startin...

As Europe emerges from a devastating heat wave, the European Parliament should reject efforts, including by industry groups in the United States, to weaken the European Union’s flagship corporate acco...

In Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief today, Andrew Stroehlein describes a struggle – and a victory – for #Eritrea’s victims at the UN Human Rights Council.

The budget reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate today would extend tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the country’s wealthiest families while reducing spending on health and ot...

New data from the World Health Organization reveals that many governments’ public funding of health care falls short of what is needed to meet their human rights obligations.

On April 3, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a resolution about “the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights”. This year’s text focuses on the ...