Dear Committee Members Thank you for this opportunity to set out Human Rights Watch’s key concerns on Germany’s socioeconomic ...

The United States’ recent expulsions of third-country nationals to Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda, and South Sudan have exposed ...

Chinese authorities should immediately and unconditionally release Zhang Yadi, an advocate for Tibetan rights who had been an ...

The 51-page report, “‘Are you Alawi?’ Identity-Based Killings During Syria’s Transition,” documents widespread abuses by ...

The Syrian transitional government has promised accountability for violence in three governates in March 2025, but it has ...

The Unitedd States government is inviting government delegations to a high-level meeting on the margins of the United Nations ...

Kigali is hosting the International Cycling Union Road World Championships. But the celebration of international cycling’s ...

We thank the Special Rapporteur for her report and agree with her that the situation has continued to deteriorate.

The Saudi government is using the Riyadh Comedy Festival 2025 from September 26 to October 9 to deflect attention from its brutal repression of free speech and other pervasive human rights violations.

Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in close to 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice ...

Deep in the forest in Venezuela’s Bolivar state, residents live in fear of horrific violence at the hands of armed groups ...

Ethiopian security forces have arbitrarily arrested several journalists and media professionals since August 2025.