Category: Human Rights

At a time when women were already banned from attending schools and universities, Radio Femme has played a crucial role in providing alternative methods of education.   It offers a rare platform for women and girls to learn and continue their studies, with eight teachers delivering lessons in subjects ranging from math to science.   […]

When Martha García, a young disability activist and student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, heard the Supreme Court planned to change a legal precedent that could weaken the right of people with disabilities to engage in the democratic process, she decided to act. On October 13, the Court was expected to issue its […]

(Nairobi) – Chad’s new constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits is a serious setback for the rule of law and democracy, Human Rights Watch said today. The change paves the way for President Mahamat Idriss Déby to remain in power indefinitely, further weakening the prospects for a meaningful, democratic change of government in line with international norms, […]

The Trump administration is poised to mount a two-pronged attack on refugee resettlement. The first prong is quantitative: refugee admissions would be slashed from 125,000 in the fiscal year that just ended to 7,500. The second is qualitative: selecting who among the world’s 42.7 million refugees would be chosen for rescue. The US refugee resettlement […]

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has concluded that France has systematically failed to uphold its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, leaving thousands of unaccompanied migrant children exposed to neglect, discrimination, and harm. The findings follow an on-the-ground inquiry in October 2023, during which the CRC […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2025 — Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, has urged governments to end the repression of climate activists and instead recognize them as essential partners in addressing the climate emergency. Presenting her latest report to the UN General Assembly, Lawlor said that states are silencing […]

On October 9, Human Rights Watch with Tokyo-based Human Rights Now and Peace Boat held an event at the Japanese Diet to press the Japanese government to step up its efforts to defend the International Criminal Court(ICC). The ICC, a court of last resort for victims of serious crimes around the world, has been under extreme pressure from the […]

Last week, the country’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) submitted formal charges in two cases connected to alleged abuses at the Task Force for Interrogation Cell and the Joint Interrogation Cell, including charges of crimes against humanity. Officers and officials charged As part of the action, arrest warrants were issued for several former military officers, including […]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 — The Pentagon press corps staged a mass walkout on Wednesday after refusing to comply with new Department of Defense reporting requirements introduced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The rules, unveiled earlier this week, require journalists to seek prior authorization before publishing any Pentagon-related information, including unclassified material. Hegseth defended the policy […]

ISTANBUL, Oct. 17 — The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Türkiye to thoroughly investigate the recent armed attack on Nafiz Koca, a prominent journalist and publisher in the eastern city of Elazığ. Koca, who owns the local newspapers Günışığı Gazetesi and Yeni Ufuk Gazetesi, was shot in the leg with a shotgun […]