In a country with little left-wing politics, Panama’s nearly two-month-long strike movement has shown the power of organized ...

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report arguing that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday issued a 59-page report stating that the US should repeal the Alien Enemies Act. HRW emphasized that US obligations under international law have drastically ...

Venezuelan authorities and armed groups are accused of killings, torture, and disappearances after Maduro’s contested reelection. Human Rights Watch urges global action. Venezuelan security forces and ...

Israeli forces used at least one U.S.-provided weapon in a series of strikes that killed dozens of civilians in northeastern Lebanon last year, in attacks that were likely in violation of ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday to address ongoing human rights issues in discussions with Cambodian officials as she begins her two-day official ...

International human rights law lays down the obligations of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental ...

Human Rights Watch is one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. By focusing international attention where human rights are violated, we ...

Human Rights Watch, an international NGO, urged Costa Rica to “not be complicit in flagrant US abuses,” regarding migrants. “Costa Rican authorities should expeditiously identify potential refugee ...

“It is a matter of playing hardball.” As the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth spent 30 years on the frontlines in the fight for human rights. During that time, he exposed ...

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