Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch

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Human Rights Watch was founded in 1978 as “Helsinki Watch,” investigating rights abuses in countries that signed the Helsinki Accords. Currently, HRW investigates massacres, genocides, government take-overs of media and the arrests of activists and political opposition figures, as well as abuses and discrimination against women, LGBT people, and people with disabilities.

Member since Nov 19, 2023

Azerbaijan’s Imprisoned Women Journalists

Nine women journalists in Azerbaijan are marking International Women’s Day behin...

US Registration Directive Further Criminalizes Undocume...

The Trump administration announced that it will ramp up enforcement of a relativ...

South Africa: Protect Civilians from Use of Explosive W...

South Africa and other countries that have not yet done so should endorse a wide...

Kyrgyzstan: Address Death Threats Against Imprisoned Jo...

Makhabat Tazhibek Kyzy. © Private ...

South Korea: President Impeached for Abuse of Power

The South Korean National Assembly’s 204 to 85 vote to impeach President Yoon Su...

Planned UK-Gulf Trade Agreement Risks Implicating the U...

A trade agreement with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states risks contributing ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban Ban Medical Training for Women

This week the Taliban in Afghanistan closed one of the last remaining loopholes ...

Gaza: Israel’s Northern Offensive Endangering Hundreds ...

Israel’s renewed northern Gaza offensive is displacing and endangering hundreds ...

African Rights Commission: Press Burkina Faso on Rights

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights should focus on the most cri...

UN: World Leaders Should Act to End Rights Crises

World leaders gathering for the United Nations General Assembly’s annual General...

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