In its 31st annual global report, Human Rights Watch wrote of China, “This has been the darkest period for human rights in China since the 1989 massacre that ended the Tiananmen Square democracy ...

While federal executions have rapidly escalated in the waning days of the Trump presidency, state level executions continue apace. Christa Pike, the only woman on death row in Tennessee, has been held ...

(Abuja) – The victims are still awaiting justice a year after security forces violently suppressed protests calling for an end to police brutality in Nigeria, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released its World Report 2021. The Turkey chapter of the report has documented the violations of rights and the government’s pressure targeting the press and judiciary ...

Human rights groups on Wednesday welcomed the recent release of several prisoners convicted in connection with protests following Belarus’ disputed 2020 presidential election.  They also cautioned ...

(Beirut, October 1, 2021) – United Arab Emirates authorities are using Expo 2020 Dubai to promote a public image of openness that is at odds with the government’s efforts to prevent scrutiny of its ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is generally agreed to be the foundation of international human rights law. Adopted in 1948, the UDHR has inspired a rich body of legally binding ...