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Exposing human rights abuses around the world.
LGBT rights are on the chopping block around the world. But the landscape for these rights has also shifted tremendously towards progress in recent decades.
Listen to a new episode of HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️
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Listen to a new episode of HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4pmItBK
Apple: https://apple.co/4a0mR9w
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
LGBT rights are on the chopping block around the world. But the landscape for these rights has also shifted tremendously towards progress in recent decades.
Listen to a new episode of HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4pmItBK
Apple: https://apple.co/4a0mR9w
Listen to a new episode of HRW's Rights & Wrongs podcast ⤵️
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4pmItBK
Apple: https://apple.co/4a0mR9w
US President Donald Trump was just awarded the newly created “FIFA Peace Prize.”
But his administration’s appalling human rights record certainly does not display “exceptional actions for peace and unity.”
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qbQiu7
But his administration’s appalling human rights record certainly does not display “exceptional actions for peace and unity.”
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qbQiu7
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
US President Donald Trump was just awarded the newly created “FIFA Peace Prize.”
But his administration’s appalling human rights record certainly does not display “exceptional actions for peace and unity.”
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qbQiu7
But his administration’s appalling human rights record certainly does not display “exceptional actions for peace and unity.”
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qbQiu7
The Trump administration recently suspended immigration processing for nationals from 19 countries on its existing travel ban list.
This sweeping change is not about safety. It is about scapegoating entire nationalities to justify discriminatory policies.
This sweeping change is not about safety. It is about scapegoating entire nationalities to justify discriminatory policies.
US: Processing Freeze Scapegoats Immigrants, Asylum Seekers
The Trump administration’s latest actions on immigration policy appear to be based on punitive hostility toward people of particular nationalities and to carry an unmistakable current of racism as wel...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The Trump administration recently suspended immigration processing for nationals from 19 countries on its existing travel ban list.
This sweeping change is not about safety. It is about scapegoating entire nationalities to justify discriminatory policies.
This sweeping change is not about safety. It is about scapegoating entire nationalities to justify discriminatory policies.
Georgian authorities have adopted a series of laws that unjustifiably interfere with the right to peaceful assembly and are being used to suppress dissent.
People are being detained or slapped with ruinous fines for exercising their fundamental rights.
People are being detained or slapped with ruinous fines for exercising their fundamental rights.
Georgia: Repressive Laws Effectively Criminalize Peaceful Protests
(Berlin, December 4, 2025) – Georgian authorities have adopted a series of laws that unjustifiably interfere with the right to peaceful assembly and are being used to suppress dissent, Human Rights Wa...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Georgian authorities have adopted a series of laws that unjustifiably interfere with the right to peaceful assembly and are being used to suppress dissent.
People are being detained or slapped with ruinous fines for exercising their fundamental rights.
People are being detained or slapped with ruinous fines for exercising their fundamental rights.
An accord signed today by Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda President Paul Kagame promises opportunities.
But unless governments in the region finally choose justice over expediency, it'll be more empty promises on paper.
But unless governments in the region finally choose justice over expediency, it'll be more empty promises on paper.
DR Congo Accord Offers Promises, but Little More
The Regional Economic Integration Framework to be signed today by Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda President Paul Kagame at the White House in Washington, DC, is bein...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
An accord signed today by Democratic Republic of Congo President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwanda President Paul Kagame promises opportunities.
But unless governments in the region finally choose justice over expediency, it'll be more empty promises on paper.
But unless governments in the region finally choose justice over expediency, it'll be more empty promises on paper.
Two dozen humanitarian workers face trial on the Greek island of Lesbos this week on baseless felony charges.
This case sends a dangerous message that helping people on the move is a legal offense.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Mj4FOr
This case sends a dangerous message that helping people on the move is a legal offense.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Mj4FOr
December 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Two dozen humanitarian workers face trial on the Greek island of Lesbos this week on baseless felony charges.
This case sends a dangerous message that helping people on the move is a legal offense.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Mj4FOr
This case sends a dangerous message that helping people on the move is a legal offense.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Mj4FOr
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🚨 Happening Now! Solidarity on trial in #Greece.
Today, 24 humanitarian workers appear before a court in Lesbos on baseless felony charges carrying up to 20 years in prison—all for saving lives at sea. This prosecution is an outrage.
For more info see @hrw.org dispatch: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Today, 24 humanitarian workers appear before a court in Lesbos on baseless felony charges carrying up to 20 years in prison—all for saving lives at sea. This prosecution is an outrage.
For more info see @hrw.org dispatch: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Solidarity on Trial in Greece
Two dozen humanitarian workers face trial on the Greek island of Lesbos this week on baseless felony charges that carry 20 years in prison.
www.hrw.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
🚨 Happening Now! Solidarity on trial in #Greece.
Today, 24 humanitarian workers appear before a court in Lesbos on baseless felony charges carrying up to 20 years in prison—all for saving lives at sea. This prosecution is an outrage.
For more info see @hrw.org dispatch: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Today, 24 humanitarian workers appear before a court in Lesbos on baseless felony charges carrying up to 20 years in prison—all for saving lives at sea. This prosecution is an outrage.
For more info see @hrw.org dispatch: www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Disability rights are human rights.
Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are thrilled to announce Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, as the recipient of the HRW Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights.
Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are thrilled to announce Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, as the recipient of the HRW Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights.
December 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Disability rights are human rights.
Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are thrilled to announce Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, as the recipient of the HRW Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights.
Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are thrilled to announce Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, as the recipient of the HRW Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights.
X has rolled out a new feature called “About this account,” which displays the country where an account was created, is based, the date it joined X, and username changes.
The feature raises serious concerns about user privacy and safety. Learn more:
The feature raises serious concerns about user privacy and safety. Learn more:
X’s Location Disclosure Undermines User Safety
Since November 21, social media company X has been rolling out a new feature called “About this account,” which displays information about users that was previously not publicly disclosed.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
X has rolled out a new feature called “About this account,” which displays the country where an account was created, is based, the date it joined X, and username changes.
The feature raises serious concerns about user privacy and safety. Learn more:
The feature raises serious concerns about user privacy and safety. Learn more:
New from HRW: The arrest of an asylum seeker at the Club World Cup final in July 2025 raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the #WorldCup2026 in the United States next year.
US: ICE Arrest at FIFA Event Spotlights Dangers for World Cup
The arrest and return of an asylum seeker who took his children to the Club World Cup soccer tournament final on July 13, 2025, raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the 20...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
New from HRW: The arrest of an asylum seeker at the Club World Cup final in July 2025 raises serious concerns about the safety of noncitizens attending the #WorldCup2026 in the United States next year.
Argentina is experiencing increasing gender-based violence.
But newly elected legislators taking office on December 10 have an opportunity to strengthen protections and violence prevention measures.
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But newly elected legislators taking office on December 10 have an opportunity to strengthen protections and violence prevention measures.
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Women in Argentina Face Rising Violence
Argentina is experiencing increasing gender-based violence. But newly elected legislators taking office on December 10 have an opportunity to strengthen protections and violence prevention measures.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Argentina is experiencing increasing gender-based violence.
But newly elected legislators taking office on December 10 have an opportunity to strengthen protections and violence prevention measures.
Learn more:
But newly elected legislators taking office on December 10 have an opportunity to strengthen protections and violence prevention measures.
Learn more:
The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics undercutting protection for undocumented crime survivors weakens law enforcement’s ability to investigate and prosecute crimes.
New report from HRW ⤵️
New report from HRW ⤵️
US: Immigration Policy Undermines Public Safety
The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics undercutting protection for undocumented crime survivors weakens law enforcement’s ability to investigate and prosecute crimes.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics undercutting protection for undocumented crime survivors weakens law enforcement’s ability to investigate and prosecute crimes.
New report from HRW ⤵️
New report from HRW ⤵️
As new details come out about follow-up strikes on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, a reminder that each of these attacks sets a dangerous precedent for a United States government that is trying to use a non-existent armed conflict to justify dozens of patently unlawful killings.
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As new details come out about follow-up strikes on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, a reminder that each of these attacks sets a dangerous precedent for a United States government that is trying to use a non-existent armed conflict to justify dozens of patently unlawful killings.
On November 26, a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a housing complex in Hong Kong, killing at least 151 people and injuring 79.
The Hong Kong government should ensure a transparent investigation and accountability for wrongful acts linked to the fire.
The Hong Kong government should ensure a transparent investigation and accountability for wrongful acts linked to the fire.
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
On November 26, a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a housing complex in Hong Kong, killing at least 151 people and injuring 79.
The Hong Kong government should ensure a transparent investigation and accountability for wrongful acts linked to the fire.
The Hong Kong government should ensure a transparent investigation and accountability for wrongful acts linked to the fire.
The global ban on antipersonnel landmines saves civilian lives. But the landmark treaty faces serious threats from countries leaving the treaty and new landmine use.
In 2025, five countries gave formal notification to withdraw from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. Learn more ⤵️
In 2025, five countries gave formal notification to withdraw from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. Learn more ⤵️
December 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The global ban on antipersonnel landmines saves civilian lives. But the landmark treaty faces serious threats from countries leaving the treaty and new landmine use.
In 2025, five countries gave formal notification to withdraw from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. Learn more ⤵️
In 2025, five countries gave formal notification to withdraw from the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. Learn more ⤵️
As demand for minerals increases, it is vital that governments work to protect the environment and ensure human rights safeguards in global mineral supply chains.
As states gather for the UN Environment Assembly, they should support a key proposal by the Colombian government.
Learn more:
As states gather for the UN Environment Assembly, they should support a key proposal by the Colombian government.
Learn more:
An Opportunity to Address Mining Abuses Globally
When 29-year-old Norbert Amoya went to fetch water from a river in northern Zambia earlier this year, he found large numbers of dead fish and the water had a strange smell. The cause was a major minin...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
As demand for minerals increases, it is vital that governments work to protect the environment and ensure human rights safeguards in global mineral supply chains.
As states gather for the UN Environment Assembly, they should support a key proposal by the Colombian government.
Learn more:
As states gather for the UN Environment Assembly, they should support a key proposal by the Colombian government.
Learn more:
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‼️#ASP24 starts today! #ICC Member countries should use their annual meeting:
➡️Defend the ICC and those cooperating with it, including within civil society
➡️Robustly enforce findings of non-cooperation
➡️Provide the court with the resources it needs
New from @hrw.org 👇
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
➡️Defend the ICC and those cooperating with it, including within civil society
➡️Robustly enforce findings of non-cooperation
➡️Provide the court with the resources it needs
New from @hrw.org 👇
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 AM
‼️#ASP24 starts today! #ICC Member countries should use their annual meeting:
➡️Defend the ICC and those cooperating with it, including within civil society
➡️Robustly enforce findings of non-cooperation
➡️Provide the court with the resources it needs
New from @hrw.org 👇
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
➡️Defend the ICC and those cooperating with it, including within civil society
➡️Robustly enforce findings of non-cooperation
➡️Provide the court with the resources it needs
New from @hrw.org 👇
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
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Starting today, States are meeting in Kenya to negotiate enviro policies ahead of #UNEA7, incl. a key proposal by the Colombian government on environmental protection in mining.
This could open up the path to a new global mining, and bring real change.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
This could open up the path to a new global mining, and bring real change.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
An Opportunity to Address Mining Abuses Globally
When 29-year-old Norbert Amoya went to fetch water from a river in northern Zambia earlier this year, he found large numbers of dead fish and the water had a strange smell. The cause was a major minin...
www.hrw.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Starting today, States are meeting in Kenya to negotiate enviro policies ahead of #UNEA7, incl. a key proposal by the Colombian government on environmental protection in mining.
This could open up the path to a new global mining, and bring real change.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
This could open up the path to a new global mining, and bring real change.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
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#Tunisia.ns protesting authoritarianism show more courage than EU Delg in Tunis.
Is EU's utter silence on #Tunisia's repressive turn its way to implement @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's deal? It's a blow to principles; it's also poor policy
www.france24.com/en/live-news... @anouarelanouni.bsky.social
Is EU's utter silence on #Tunisia's repressive turn its way to implement @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's deal? It's a blow to principles; it's also poor policy
www.france24.com/en/live-news... @anouarelanouni.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
#Tunisia.ns protesting authoritarianism show more courage than EU Delg in Tunis.
Is EU's utter silence on #Tunisia's repressive turn its way to implement @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's deal? It's a blow to principles; it's also poor policy
www.france24.com/en/live-news... @anouarelanouni.bsky.social
Is EU's utter silence on #Tunisia's repressive turn its way to implement @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu's deal? It's a blow to principles; it's also poor policy
www.france24.com/en/live-news... @anouarelanouni.bsky.social
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Shameful that Thai authorities have caved to pressure from Vietnam and sent back Montagnard activist Y Quynh Bdap who was recognized by UNHCR as a refugee. Bdap is now at grave risk of torture by Vietnamese authorities. www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thailan...
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Shameful that Thai authorities have caved to pressure from Vietnam and sent back Montagnard activist Y Quynh Bdap who was recognized by UNHCR as a refugee. Bdap is now at grave risk of torture by Vietnamese authorities. www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thailan...
#Tunisia: Harsh sentences were issued in the notorious "conspiracy case" following sessions marred by serious violations. While some defendants were acquitted, other sentences included 45 years in prison.
👉 Tunisian authorities should revert these unjust sentences & release all political detainees.
👉 Tunisian authorities should revert these unjust sentences & release all political detainees.
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#Tunisia: Harsh sentences were issued in the notorious "conspiracy case" following sessions marred by serious violations. While some defendants were acquitted, other sentences included 45 years in prison.
👉 Tunisian authorities should revert these unjust sentences & release all political detainees.
👉 Tunisian authorities should revert these unjust sentences & release all political detainees.
🚨The Russian government has banned us as an “undesirable” foreign organization. Our work hasn’t changed. But what’s changed is Russia’s full-throttled embrace of dictatorial policies, its staggering rise in repression & the scope of the war crimes its forces are committing in Ukraine.
bit.ly/48mvicJ
bit.ly/48mvicJ
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🚨The Russian government has banned us as an “undesirable” foreign organization. Our work hasn’t changed. But what’s changed is Russia’s full-throttled embrace of dictatorial policies, its staggering rise in repression & the scope of the war crimes its forces are committing in Ukraine.
bit.ly/48mvicJ
bit.ly/48mvicJ
📝 What was the first ever United Nations human rights treaty, adopted by the UN on December 9, 1948?
🟦 Find out which one and learn more: https://bit.ly/4aeu59O
🟦 Find out which one and learn more: https://bit.ly/4aeu59O
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
📝 What was the first ever United Nations human rights treaty, adopted by the UN on December 9, 1948?
🟦 Find out which one and learn more: https://bit.ly/4aeu59O
🟦 Find out which one and learn more: https://bit.ly/4aeu59O
Rampant abuses against including exploitation, deception, and deepening debt bondage of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.
Both governments should take steps to end this mistreatment:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Both governments should take steps to end this mistreatment:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Rampant Labor Abuses Against Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Malaysia
United Nations human rights experts have highlighted “widespread and systematic” exploitation, deception, and deepening debt bondage of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.
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November 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Rampant abuses against including exploitation, deception, and deepening debt bondage of Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.
Both governments should take steps to end this mistreatment:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Both governments should take steps to end this mistreatment:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
@hrw.org's Kseniya Kvitka via @kyivindependent.com on justice and resilience inUkraine:
A political deal that erases war crimes is not a peace plan. It is permission for future atrocities.
Read the full story: kyivindependent.com/the-light-uk...
A political deal that erases war crimes is not a peace plan. It is permission for future atrocities.
Read the full story: kyivindependent.com/the-light-uk...
"As discussions about a possible peace deal unfold, Ukraine and its allies must not betray the small but unwavering candlelight of hope for justice held by thousands of victims of this war," writes Kseniya Kvitka of Human Rights Watch’s Europe and Central Asia Division in her recent op-ed.
The light Ukraine cannot lose: Justice
About the author: Kseniya Kvitka is an assistant researcher with Human Rights Watch’s Europe and Central Asia Division. She is based in Kyiv.
As I sat down to write this, my apartment, like many othe...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
@hrw.org's Kseniya Kvitka via @kyivindependent.com on justice and resilience inUkraine:
A political deal that erases war crimes is not a peace plan. It is permission for future atrocities.
Read the full story: kyivindependent.com/the-light-uk...
A political deal that erases war crimes is not a peace plan. It is permission for future atrocities.
Read the full story: kyivindependent.com/the-light-uk...