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This submission highlights Human Rights Watch’s concerns about Angola’s compliance with its international human rights obligations since its previous Universal Periodic Reviews (UPR) in 2014 and 2019.
Mr. President, Afghans, especially women and girls, face one of the most severe humanitarian and human rights crises in the world. We thank the Special Rapporteur for his latest report, which ...
The agreement on June 13, 2025, by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to develop binding global standards on decent work in the “platform economy,” or gig work, is a positive ...
A Human Rights Watch report marks the first effort by a major international organization to verify some of the two-dozen reported deaths in protests since Venezuela’s disputed presidential election.
The Rwandan-controlled M23 armed group has deported over 1,500 people from occupied eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to Rwanda in violation of the 1949 Geneva Conventions.
An EU review “paints a grim picture” of Israel’s failure to adhere to international obligations, Ireland’s premier Micheal Martin has said. The Taoiseach said the report highlights the ...
World Report 2016 summarizes key human rights issues in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff undertook in 2015, usually in ...
The antipersonnel mines have been emplaced by hand, delivered by rockets, and—as a report from my colleagues at Human Rights Watch has documented —dropped from drones.
Over the past 26 years since the Mine Ban Treaty entered into force, compliance with its core provisions has generally been impressive. This is due in large part to the strong commitment of States ...
(Nairobi) – Legislative and local elections in Burundi on June 5, 2025, took place in a context of severely restricted free speech and political space, Human Rights Watch said today. The ...
Carlos: Yeah, so I am Carlos Conde. I'm, the Philippines researcher for Human Rights watch. I've been in this job for 13 years now. Host: Before Human Rights Watch, Carlos worked as a journalist.