Category: Human Rights

The United Nations has called on Iran to immediately suspend its use of the death penalty following a dramatic rise in executions. According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), at least 612 people were executed in the first half of 2025—more than double the number recorded during the same period […]

(Berlin) – Two Turkmen dissident bloggers have been missing since July 24, 2025, when they were reportedly released from a Turkish deportation center, Human Rights Watch said today. Turkish authorities should ensure that the bloggers, Alisher Sakhatov and Abdulla Orusov, are not returned to Turkmenistan, where they would be at grave risk of torture and arbitrary imprisonment. […]

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Harris, has announced €2 million in emergency funding to support the World Food Programme (WFP) in delivering vital food aid to Gaza, where famine looms and humanitarian access remains severely restricted. The WFP recently delivered 4,000 tonnes of food despite immense logistical barriers; however, 62,000 […]

Six Nigerian nationals employed by Rado Central Coal Mining, a Chinese-owned company operating in the Central African Republic (CAR), have reportedly been left stranded and unpaid for more than six months. Allegations of Abandonment In a video that has gained widespread attention, the workers claimed they were abandoned in a remote location without pay or […]

In the early hours of Sunday, 27 July, militants from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) launched a brutal assault on a church in Komanda, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), killing at least 40 people. Many victims were children participating in a religious vigil organized by the Eucharistic Crusade. Details of the Attack […]

Now, governments have committed to close that gap by 2030. At the conclusion of the Third Ministerial Conference on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific, leaders adopted a renewed declaration to strengthen national civil registration systems – the foundational mechanisms that register births, deaths and other vital events. The move extends […]

(Sydney, July 30, 2025) – The Australian government should create a dedicated Whistleblower Protection Authority to support and protect public-interest whistleblowers, Human Rights Watch said in a recent submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee of the Australian Senate. Since February 2025, the committee has been considering the proposed Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025. It […]

According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) platform, two out of three famine thresholds have been reached in Gaza: plummeting food consumption and acute malnutrition. There is mounting evidence that “widespread starvation, malnutrition and disease” are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths, which is the third famine indicator. “It’s clearly a disaster unfolding in […]

In response to escalating international condemnation over widespread starvation in Gaza, the Israeli military has announced a daily “tactical pause” in combat operations across three key areas—Gaza City, Deir al-Balah, and Al-Mawasi—from 10:00 to 20:00 local time, effective immediately. The move aims to facilitate humanitarian access and increase the flow of aid to the besieged […]

(Beirut) – Drone strikes on five oil fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by unknown groups between July 14 and 16, 2025, significantly damaged the region’s energy production, Human Rights Watch said today. The drone strikes mark a dangerous escalation in a long-running dispute between Baghdad and Erbil over the control and distribution […]