Category: Human Rights

(Washington, DC) – The decision by Peru’s Congress on March 7, 2024, to arbitrarily remove two members of the National Board of Justice severely undermines judicial independence, the rule of law, and the protection of human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The Organization of American States (OAS) should convene a meeting of its Permanent […]

Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello will travel to Africa and the Middle East March 11-23, demonstrating the priority the Administration places on ending the Sudan conflict, meeting the immediate and dire humanitarian needs of the Sudanese people, and charting a path toward civilian, democratic government. In Kampala, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, and Cairo, the Special […]

MODERATOR:  (In progress) for Germany.  Welcome.  (Applause.) Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the U.S.  (Applause.)  Nice to have you. And Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs, Republic of India.  Minister.  (Applause.) I hope that based on the topic of the session that you will not all agree with each other and we can have […]

The United States condemns the Lukashenka regime’s sham parliamentary and local elections that concluded today in Belarus.  The elections were held in a climate of fear under which no electoral processes could be called democratic.  The regime continues to hold more than 1,400 political prisoners.  All independent political figures have either been detained or exiled.  […]

The United States is deeply troubled by the Ghanaian Parliament’s passage of legislation, officially called the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, which would threaten all Ghanaians’ constitutionally protected freedoms of speech, press, and assembly.  The bill seeks to criminalize any person who simply identifies as LGBTQI+, as well as any friend, family, or member […]

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Morning, everyone, and welcome – welcome to the White House. To the First Lady, Dr. Biden, thank you for again opening this remarkable place for this particular celebration, but also for being such an extraordinary role model for women and girls here in our country but also around the world, and for your […]

On March 7-8, the United States and Japan held the second annual U.S.-Japan Strategic Dialogue on Democratic Resilience in Washington, D.C. The U.S. and Japanese delegations were led by Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya and Deputy Minister and Director General of the Foreign Policy Bureau of the […]

Special Presidential Advisor for the Americas Christopher J. Dodd will travel to the Dominican Republic from March 7-9.  Dodd will co-chair with Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Trade and Development Alexia Latortue a meeting of the Finance Track of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity on the sidelines of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Annual […]

Speaking before a panel of experts at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, Volker Türk underscored the importance of strengthening social cohesion and increasing respect, with a particular focus on the role of social media. “Social media platforms have a clear responsibility to combat online hate speech that may lead to real-world discrimination […]

(Nairobi) – A draft amnesty law submitted by Senegal’s President Macky Sall to members of the National Assembly on March 4, 2024, opens the door to impunity for serious crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. On February 26, amid a political crisis caused by the postponement of presidential elections, and as a way of reconciling the […]