Category: Human Rights

(Washington DC) – Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has signed into law an amnesty bill that grants impunity for serious crimes committed during the country’s internal armed conflict, Human Rights Watch said today. Peru’s Congress passed the law on July 9, 2025, and President Boluarte signed it into law on August 13. It provides blanket amnesty to members of […]

Dublin, August 13, 2025 — In a powerful show of international solidarity, 29 governments and senior EU officials have issued a joint statement calling for urgent and unrestricted humanitarian access to Gaza, where famine and suffering have reached catastrophic levels. The statement, coordinated by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, highlights the deteriorating conditions […]

Dhaka, Bangladesh — August 2025In a landmark ruling, the High Court division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court has dismissed the long-standing case against renowned photojournalist and human rights activist Dr. Shahidul Alam, originally filed in 2018 under the now-repealed Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. 📜 Background of the Case Dr. […]

Joint statement on behalf of 27 partners on aid to Gaza and restrictions facing NGOs The humanitarian suffering in Gaza has reached unimaginable levels. Famine is unfolding before our eyes. Urgent action is needed now to halt and reverse starvation. Humanitarian space must be protected, and aid should never be politicised. However, due to restrictive […]

In its annual report released on Tuesday, the Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said it had made “important progress” documenting crimes and identifying those responsible, including commanders of security forces overseeing detention facilities. Myanmar descended into civil war following the military coup of February 2021 and the detention of civilian leaders, including President Win […]

(Nairobi) – The guilty verdict and 20-year sentence imposed on August 9, 2025, on Succès Masra, leader of Chad’s main opposition party, is the culmination of a trial based on politically motivated charges, Human Rights Watch said today. Masra, the former prime minister, is an ardent critic of President Mahamat Idriss Déby. The criminal court in […]

On August 5, Cameroon’s Constitutional Council backed the electoral commission’s decision to bar Maurice Kamto, a key opposition leader and challenger to incumbent President Paul Biya, from the country’s upcoming presidential elections. The move threatens the credibility of the electoral process and has triggered yet another crackdown on political opposition. Cameroon’s electoral commission rejected Kamto’s candidacy last month, […]

Four years after Taliban fighters retook the capital Kabul on 15 August 2021, gender equality agency UN Women is warning that the situation for women and girls in Afghanistan is increasingly untenable.   And without urgent action, this untenable reality will become normalised and women and girls will be fully excluded. “The Taliban is closer […]

(Sydney, August 11, 2025) – Australia should press the Vietnamese government on human rights by seeking clear, concrete, and measurable benchmarks for progress, Human Rights Watch said today in a recent submission to the Australian government. The 20th Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue will take place tomorrow on August 12, 2025, in Vietnam. Vietnam has incarcerated more […]

(Beirut) – Saudi authorities have been carrying out an unprecedented surge in executions in 2025 without apparent due process, Human Rights Watch and the Middle East Democracy Center said today. The June 14 execution of Turki al-Jasser, a journalist known for exposing corruption within the Saudi royal family, raises concerns that the Saudi government is using […]