United States forces intercepted and destroyed eight Ecuadorian fishing vessels between August 28 and September 16, 2026, detaining over 140 of 160 crew members and abusing some.

Desde que puso fin al Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) para Haití a finales de julio de 2026, el gobierno de Estados Unidos ha deportado a cientos de haitianos a su país,...

Depuis la fin du statut de protection temporaire (Temporary Protected Status, TPS) accordé aux citoyens de Haïti et annulé fin juillet 2026, les autorités des États-Unis ont expulsé des centaines d’Ha...

🇭🇹The US is deporting Haitians to escalating violence and hunger, separating families and leaving people with little support. Our new @hrw report calls for an immediate halt to these removals and the restoration of TPS protections. Read more: https://t.co/WyrNTmDgtL

Haitians deported from the United States face the threat of widespread gang violence, poverty, and instability.

The United States and Ecuador are deepening their security cooperation against a backdrop of serious human rights violations by Ecuadorian forces, unexplained drone attacks on fishing boats, and the d...

La décision de l’administration Trump de mettre fin au statut de protection temporaire (Temporary Protected Status, TPS) pour les Haïtiens a suscité une vive inquiétude au sein des communautés haïtien...

The Trump administration’s move to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians has triggered widespread fear among Haitian communities in Florida of family separation, job loss, and deport...

China is pressing the United Nations budget committee to defund numerous human rights posts in negotiations on the 2026-2027 UN peacekeeping budget, including essential personnel for the newly establi...

There are 15,000 Haitians living under temporary protected status in Pennsylvania. Cheering on their team in the World Cup represents a powerful symbol of hope and unity at a precarious time.

Un rapport des Nations Unies a révélé que des membres d'une force autorisée par l'ONU opérant en Haïti, la Mission multinationale d’appui à la sécurité (MMAS) dirigée par le Kenya, étaient responsable...

A United Nations report has found that members of a UN-authorized force operating in Haiti, the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, were responsible for four cases of sexual violen...

Little is known about the status or whereabouts of the Salvadorans deported by President Donald Trump to CECOT, an infamous megaprison.

El Salvador is forcibly disappearing and arbitrarily detaining Salvadorans deported from the United States.

Les forces de sécurité haïtiennes luttant contre des gangs criminels ont utilisé des drones de manière parfois illégale, tuant ou blessant des habitants de quartiers densement peuplés.

Haitian security forces and private contractors working with them have conducted extensive and apparently unlawful lethal drone strikes.

Haitian security forces and private contractors working with them have conducted extensive and apparently unlawful lethal drone strikes.

Les forces de sécurité haïtiennes luttant contre des gangs criminels ont utilisé des drones de manière parfois illégale, tuant ou blessant des habitants de quartiers densement peuplés.

United Nations member countries will select a new UN secretary-general this year to succeed António Guterres in January 2027.

Sexual violence by criminal groups is not new in Haiti. However, the intensity and brutality of these attacks are worsening.

Each year, Human Rights Watch reflects on progress in children’s rights worldwide. From better access to education to stronger protections in wartime, these are some highlights from 2025.

The Venezuelan nationals the US government sent to El Salvador in March and April were tortured and subjected to other abuses, including sexual violence.

La flambée de choléra en Haïti met en évidence l’urgence de mesures visant à restaurer les systèmes d’approvisionnement en eau et d’assainissement de base dans ce pays.

A resurgence of cholera in Haiti’s West department underscores the urgent need for coordinated, long-term action to restore basic water and sanitation systems.

Rio de Janeiro police have failed to take crucial investigative steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people, including four police officers, during a raid in low-income,...

The Trump administration is poised to mount a two-pronged attack on refugee resettlement.

Geneva/Port-au-Prince, 15 October 2025 – The number of people displaced by violence and instability in Haiti has reached an unprecedented level, with more than 1.4 million people forced from their hom...

We have had to close our Turgeau emergency centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, because of increasing violence in the centre of the city.

La situation de santé en Haïti est extrêmement préoccupante, selon Mumuza Muhindo Musubuho, responsable de l'équipe de Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

UNICEF report warns of unprecedented displacement crisis as violence and collapsing services push children to the brink

World leaders gathering at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23-29 should commit to protecting the UN from powerful governments seeking to defund and undermine the organization’s capaci...

Estados Unidos debe detener de inmediato cualquier traslado de inmigrantes detenidos a la base naval de la bahía de Guantánamo, en Cuba, donde se enfrentan a condiciones de detención abusivas e inhuma...

The Trump administration has cited flawed and contradictory assessments of conditions in that country — which, make no mistake, remains unsafe.

Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful July 2021 protests in Cuba have been subject to serious abuses in prison.

Haiti’s most powerful gang coalition and another criminal armed group operating in the country’s breadbasket have been added to a United Nations global sanctions list.