Category: Human Rights

Human Rights Watch has called on Chinese authorities to release 22-year-old activist Zhang Yadi (张雅笛), also known as Tara, who was arrested on July 31 in Shangri-La, Yunnan province. Zhang, a member of the group Chinese Youth for Tibet, is accused of violating Article 103 of China’s criminal code, which criminalizes activities deemed to “split […]

Prominent Egyptian-British activist and writer Alaa Abdel Fattah has been released from prison following a presidential pardon, ending a years-long incarceration for charges of “spreading false news.” His release marks a significant moment for human rights advocates, though concerns over Egypt’s broader crackdown on dissent remain unresolved. Abdel Fattah, a central figure in Egypt’s 2011 […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney co-hosted a high-level panel discussion on Tuesday addressing the forced displacement of Ukrainian children, an issue Kyiv describes as one of the most egregious consequences of Russia’s ongoing invasion. Held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the event brought […]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Ethiopian authorities to halt a growing pattern of arbitrary arrests targeting journalists and media professionals, warning that the crackdown undermines press freedom and civic participation ahead of national elections. Since August, security forces have detained multiple individuals without formal charges. On September 3, three employees of a private radio […]

“After decades of atrocity upon atrocity, these convictions represent a fundamental step in the fight against impunity in Colombia and in fulfilling the rights of victims to truth and justice,” he said. The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (SJP), established under the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Government and FARC rebels, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of […]

NEW DELHI — A recent court directive ordering the removal of online content critical of the Adani Group has ignited widespread concern among journalists and civil society advocates over the future of press freedom in India. The ruling, which mandates the scrubbing of articles and social media posts referencing allegations against the conglomerate, has been […]

The Department of State is publicly designating Arnel Belizaire, a former member of the Haitian Chamber of Deputies, and Antonio Cheramy, a former Haitian Senator, for their involvement in significant corruption during their time in public office.  This action renders Belizaire, Cheramy, and their immediate family members generally ineligible for entry into the United States.  […]

TEXAS — An execution date has been scheduled for Robert Roberson, a death row inmate who has spent more than two decades incarcerated for the 2002 death of his daughter, despite mounting scientific and legal evidence challenging his conviction. Roberson was sentenced based on the now-discredited “shaken baby syndrome” theory, which medical experts—including pediatricians, forensic […]

Deep in the forest in Venezuela’s Bolivar state, residents live in fear of horrific violence at the hands of armed groups involved in the illicit gold trade. During a 2020 investigation, a 17-year-old boy told Human Rights Watch how he witnessed members of a Venezuelan armed group amputating both hands of a miner they accused of […]