Outlets reported U.S. diplomats are now required "to scrutinize the prevalence of abortion and gender-transition surgery ...

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics undercutting protection for undocumented crime survivors weakens ...

The 2024 version of the State Department report issued by the Trump administration in August already removed or significantly reduced sections on political freedoms, corruption, gender-based violence, ...

Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should intensify efforts to protect the court and human rights ...

The Myanmar armed forces’ use of mines led to 2,029 recorded casualties from landmines or explosive remnants of war in 2024, ...

I am an associate director and researcher for Human Rights Watch’s US Program. I submit this declaration to inform the court about the likely impacts of the US government’s efforts to deport Mahmoud ...

Human Rights Watch submits this report in advance of the 103rd pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of El Salvador. The submission focuses on violations of ...

How the U Visa Builds Trust, Counters Fear, and Promotes Community Safety,” finds that the administration’s deportation policies undermine federal visa programs that provide a pathway for crime ...

The United States removed Gonzalo and 251 other Venezuelans to El Salvador in March and April 2025. When the plane landed, officers forced him and others to kneel with their heads down, he said. He ...

South Korea’s government punishes workers for getting older. That’s the stark conclusion of a new Human Rights Watch report examining how South Korea’s age-based employment laws and policies ...

[1] Additional information on the human rights situation in Rwanda can be found at: https://www.hrw.org/africa/rwanda. [3] Human Rights Watch, World Report 2025 (New ...

The Russian authorities have outlawed Human Rights Watch as an 'undesirable organization,' making all involvement with the ...