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It's been a year since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted, creating an opportunity for Syrians to break with decades of tyranny.
But one year on, transitional authorities have failed to prevent continued violence and atrocities.
But one year on, transitional authorities have failed to prevent continued violence and atrocities.
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It's been a year since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted, creating an opportunity for Syrians to break with decades of tyranny.
But one year on, transitional authorities have failed to prevent continued violence and atrocities.
But one year on, transitional authorities have failed to prevent continued violence and atrocities.
Mineral extraction should not happen at the cost of people and planet.
Governments meeting at the UN Environment Assembly this week should support Colombia’s initiative for a binding minerals treaty. #UNEA7
Governments meeting at the UN Environment Assembly this week should support Colombia’s initiative for a binding minerals treaty. #UNEA7
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Mineral extraction should not happen at the cost of people and planet.
Governments meeting at the UN Environment Assembly this week should support Colombia’s initiative for a binding minerals treaty. #UNEA7
Governments meeting at the UN Environment Assembly this week should support Colombia’s initiative for a binding minerals treaty. #UNEA7
Bulgaria’s continued reliance on coal is costing lives and holding back the country’s energy transition.
Read the full report: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
Read the full report: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Bulgaria’s continued reliance on coal is costing lives and holding back the country’s energy transition.
Read the full report: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
Read the full report: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
Children in Dimitrovgrad appear to have higher rates of respiratory illnesses than those living in nearby cities, according to government health data. Some children in Dimitrovgrad regularly miss classes due to their illnesses.
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Children in Dimitrovgrad appear to have higher rates of respiratory illnesses than those living in nearby cities, according to government health data. Some children in Dimitrovgrad regularly miss classes due to their illnesses.
HRW analysis confirms that even if Maritsa 3 continues to operate well below capacity and intermittently shuts down, Dimitrovgrad risks frequently exceeding sulfur dioxide levels once standards are tightened to meet EU requirements.
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
HRW analysis confirms that even if Maritsa 3 continues to operate well below capacity and intermittently shuts down, Dimitrovgrad risks frequently exceeding sulfur dioxide levels once standards are tightened to meet EU requirements.
Through extensive data analysis and interviews with residents, experts, and local, national, and EU officials, Human Rights Watch examined the impacts of air pollution in Dimitrovgrad and found that residents, particularly children, experience high rates of respiratory illnesses.
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Through extensive data analysis and interviews with residents, experts, and local, national, and EU officials, Human Rights Watch examined the impacts of air pollution in Dimitrovgrad and found that residents, particularly children, experience high rates of respiratory illnesses.
Data shows that Maritsa 3, a coal plant near the town of Dimitrovgrad, contributes to the dangerous air pollution around the town, which harms the health of local residents, particularly children.
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Data shows that Maritsa 3, a coal plant near the town of Dimitrovgrad, contributes to the dangerous air pollution around the town, which harms the health of local residents, particularly children.
In 2023, the Bulgarian government postponed its coal phaseout to 2038, diverging from more ambitious timelines of other coal-reliant European Union countries such as the Czech Republic and Romania.
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In 2023, the Bulgarian government postponed its coal phaseout to 2038, diverging from more ambitious timelines of other coal-reliant European Union countries such as the Czech Republic and Romania.
NEW: Bulgaria’s delayed decommissioning of coal-fired power plants contributes to dangerous air pollution, risks breaching new air quality standards, and is slowing down the country’s transition away from fossil fuels. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
December 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
NEW: Bulgaria’s delayed decommissioning of coal-fired power plants contributes to dangerous air pollution, risks breaching new air quality standards, and is slowing down the country’s transition away from fossil fuels. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
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
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
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.
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 ⤵️
#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.
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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
The UK’s new immigration plan is a profound retreat from the humane approach Labour promised voters. Labour should recognize the enormous contributions refugees make, and the moral and legal obligation to provide protection. ✍️ HRW's @yasmineahmed.bsky.social
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The UK’s new immigration plan is a profound retreat from the humane approach Labour promised voters. Labour should recognize the enormous contributions refugees make, and the moral and legal obligation to provide protection. ✍️ HRW's @yasmineahmed.bsky.social
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
Read more: https://bit.ly/4pC73hJ
Good news from the UK 🙌: the end of the cruel "two-child limit" social security policy has been announced.
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Good news from the UK 🙌: the end of the cruel "two-child limit" social security policy has been announced.
At this year's COP30 summit, Afro-Brazilian leaders urged authorities to help them protect the forest and their territories.
As Quilombola communities face threats from violence and deforestation, Brazil should issue long-awaited land titles now.
As Quilombola communities face threats from violence and deforestation, Brazil should issue long-awaited land titles now.
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
At this year's COP30 summit, Afro-Brazilian leaders urged authorities to help them protect the forest and their territories.
As Quilombola communities face threats from violence and deforestation, Brazil should issue long-awaited land titles now.
As Quilombola communities face threats from violence and deforestation, Brazil should issue long-awaited land titles now.
There's enough money in the world to accelerate the phase out of fossil fuels. This is why governments should support the UN Tax Treaty.
At #COP30, @sylvainaubry.bsky.social discusses the need for governments to finalize a UN Tax Treaty by 2027.
At #COP30, @sylvainaubry.bsky.social discusses the need for governments to finalize a UN Tax Treaty by 2027.
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
There's enough money in the world to accelerate the phase out of fossil fuels. This is why governments should support the UN Tax Treaty.
At #COP30, @sylvainaubry.bsky.social discusses the need for governments to finalize a UN Tax Treaty by 2027.
At #COP30, @sylvainaubry.bsky.social discusses the need for governments to finalize a UN Tax Treaty by 2027.
Human Rights Watch is honored to announce Philippe Bolopion as its new Executive Director. Philippe is a 13-year HRW veteran and former journalist who has advocated on atrocities globally.
We are proud to have his expertise guiding us as HRW rises to meet the challenges ahead.
We are proud to have his expertise guiding us as HRW rises to meet the challenges ahead.
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Human Rights Watch is honored to announce Philippe Bolopion as its new Executive Director. Philippe is a 13-year HRW veteran and former journalist who has advocated on atrocities globally.
We are proud to have his expertise guiding us as HRW rises to meet the challenges ahead.
We are proud to have his expertise guiding us as HRW rises to meet the challenges ahead.
"[These Palestinian refugees] are the refugees that were forcibly displaced and expelled in 1948, and their descendants [...] And now they've been forced to move once again and been denied return."
HRW's Nadia Hardman on our report on Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank:
HRW's Nadia Hardman on our report on Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank:
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"[These Palestinian refugees] are the refugees that were forcibly displaced and expelled in 1948, and their descendants [...] And now they've been forced to move once again and been denied return."
HRW's Nadia Hardman on our report on Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank:
HRW's Nadia Hardman on our report on Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank: