Category: Human Rights

In recent weeks, several states have taken steps towards restoring the voting rights of people with felony convictions. Governor Wes Moore of Maryland signed on May 12 HB 115 and SB 241, legislation that will automatically register people to vote following the completion of their felony sentence. Similarly, the Missouri legislature passed on May 28 HB 1871, a […]

“The world benefits when everyone has the chance to use their skills in the service of humanity and to pursue their dreams,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the opening session held in the iconic General Assembly Hall. “Your discussions today are a vital next step towards a world where all of us are respected and […]

They “are being systematically and deliberately subjected to severe violations of human rights law by all parties to the region’s conflict,” according to the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel.  “Violence by settlers is the direct outcome of Israeli policies that support, enable and protect their actions, whereas Hamas-affiliated forces have exploited the vacuum […]

HRP Associate Director Abadir Ibrahim Co-Authors New Article on International Climate Law HRP Associate Director, Dr. Abadir M. Ibrahim, and Florida International University College of Law Assistant Professor, Dr. Angela Hefti, have published a new article on “Contributions of the African Human Rights System to International Climate Law”.   Published in Vol. 51 of the Yale […]

(Beirut) – Jordanian authorities should not contest the most recent application to review and annul the abusive conviction of Ayman Sandouka, the former head of a now-dissolved political party, and pave the way for his release, Human Rights Watch said today. Jordan’s State Security Court (SSC), a military institution that includes both military and civilian […]

Commissioner for crisis management Hadja Lahbib has announced €16.5 million in additional EU support to stop the Ebola outbreak, after visiting frontline responders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and engaging with the African Union and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Ethiopia. This includes:  €6.5 million to strengthen […]

In a living-room-sized hall of a political party’s Cairo headquarters, family members of prisoners gathered around a photo exhibition on May 12. There, they shared grievances and called on Egyptian authorities to release their loved ones. In the days that followed, the National Security Agency summoned several of the families for interrogation and detained a […]

“The fuel restrictions imposed since early 2026 and recent tightening of extraterritorial sanctions, taken together, are directly harming Cubans, especially the most vulnerable,” Mr. Türk said. “Children are dying because doctors lack access to essential medical supplies and medicines. This is unacceptable.” Rapid deterioration Conditions on the island have deteriorated sharply since Washington declared a […]

A new UNESCO report illustrates how education can empower children and their communities to access their human rights. It also shows that education and justice can uphold the rule of law in contexts where it’s in decline and where children live in conditions of extreme injustice.  Human Rights Watch has long documented the consequences of […]

(Washington, DC) – The United States government is conditioning lifesaving health assistance on broad access to surveillance data and extractive rights to pathogen samples and data for pharmaceutical development, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch issued an assessment of seven bilateral health agreements signed in late 2025 with Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Liberia, […]