(Mexico City) – A decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, risks undermining meaningful participation by people with disabilities in shaping laws that govern their rights and shape ...

Una decisión de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación, el 25 de septiembre de 2025, pone en riesgo la participación significativa de las personas con discapacidad en la elaboración de las leyes qu ...

The governor of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro should veto provisions in a new bill that would give civil police an economic incentive to kill suspects and would weaken forensic analysis, Human ...

A Congolese military court’s conviction and death sentence imposed on former President Joseph Kabila on September 30 highlights the fragile balance between accountability and political stability in ...

On Tuesday, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood calmly before a court in Mali’s capital, Bamako, while the judges ...

Momentum is mounting toward a new global treaty to strengthen every child’s right to free education. From September 1 to 3, ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the OHCHR’s timely report calling on governments and private institutions to urgently deliver ...

The Taliban’s internet shutdowns are inflicting serious harm on people’s rights and livelihoods throughout Afghanistan.

The 1965-66 massacres were among the darkest days in Indonesian history. Marxism and communism remain banned in the country and continue to be applied to target critics of the government.

As we speak today, Israeli authorities are escalating their assault on Gaza City, where the world’s foremost experts on food ...

Last week, the Taliban ordered an internet ban across several of Afghanistan’s northern provinces. On September 30, they fully shut down the internet, both mobile and fibre optic, nationwide.

Human Rights Watch welcomes Kuwait’s acceptance of 206 recommendations including to repeal the “kafala” (sponsorship) system and replace it with residence permits for domestic workers. However, we ...