US President Donald Trump announced import tariffs – many above 40 percent, on goods from virtually every country – upending ...

The most destructive tool in Tunisia’s toolbox of repression has been arbitrary arrest and detention . It’s mostly aimed at ...

Last week, the authorities in Tanzania arrested opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu on fabricated charges, then ...

Kyrgyzstan authorities on April 14, 2025 detained a human rights defender claiming she has ties to a criminal case, Human ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council’s first resolution on landmines strongly endorses the long-standing international ...

Meanwhile, civilians are still under attack. This grim anniversary takes place as horrific attacks unfold in El Fasher and ...

Mozambican authorities have failed to conduct credible investigations into the wave of political killings following the ...

New data from the World Health Organization reveals that many governments’ public funding of health care falls short of what ...

Such things - trivialities in much of the world - can lead to arrest, detention, and torture in Tibet under Chinese rule.

Lebanese journalists, media organizations, and civil society groups are facing the repeated use of criminal defamation ...

Saudi authorities have released dozens of people serving long prison terms for peacefully exercising their rights yet ...

Frontex, the European Union’s Border and Coast Guard agency, should ensure that its aerial surveillance capacity is used to save lives at sea, Human Rights Watch said today. The organization met with ...