“Venezuelans are entitled to freely choose their own leaders and decide their nation’s future,” said Juanita Goebertus, ...

Chinese authorities have detained half a dozen members of an underground Protestant church based in Chengdu, Sichuan province, Human Rights Watch said today. This was the latest in a string of arrests ...

India’s Supreme Court on January 5 denied bail to prominent student activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, who have been ...

On the night of January 2, the US military conducted strikes on Venezuela, and took into custody the country’s president, ...

The Egyptian government has severely undermined the rights to education and health care by failing to allocate sufficient spending, falling short of constitutional obligations and international ...

Iranian authorities are brutally cracking down on nationwide protests with lethal force, killing at least 27 protesters and ...

In Vietnam, more than 160 political prisoners are currently locked up simply for exercising their basic rights. Rights bloggers and activists face police harassment, intimidation, surveillance, and ...

Thailand and Cambodia should fully abide by international humanitarian law in any fighting along their border.

To mark the first 100 days of President Trump's second term, Human Rights Watch has cataloged 100 of the administration’s executive policies, orders, and actions that pose significant risks to the ...

There’s compelling evidence that all have become source countries for a brutal business – the trafficking of women and girls for sale in China as brides. In China, the percentage of women has fallen ...

We think our kids are safe in school online. But many of them are being surveilled, and parents have often been kept in the dark. Kids are priceless, not products. of the EdTech products we looked at ...

Over 1,300 Muslim pilgrims reportedly died during the annual Hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, this month in Saudi Arabia, where temperatures have soared beyond 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) ...