Category: Human Rights

“Through rap, I’ll stage a coup d’Étatwith my spiteful homies, ‘cause their lives are all stormy weather… Go ahead, take me — blindfold my eyes, reopen Tazmamart, and throw me in.” With these biting lyrics, 34-year-old Moroccan rap star Mehdi Lyoubi, known as Mehdi Black Wind, invoked the infamous Tazmamart prison, where those accused of plotting against the […]

(London) – The Bangladeshi authorities should immediately comply with a July 12, 2026 court order to investigate the alleged disappearance of 30-year-old Miraj Sheikh, who was last seen in the custody of the Coast Guard, in what appears to be the first known enforced disappearance case in two years, Human Rights Watch said today. The […]

A man in western Afghanistan recently told me that his neighbors knock on his door to ask for food. A man in the capital, Kabul, said, “I can no longer feed my children properly,” and described how the rising cost of food was affecting him and his family.  Such stories are becoming increasingly common in […]

Dozens of people, mostly protesters but also law enforcement personnel, have reportedly been killed since June ahead of the vote for the Legislative Assembly on 27 July. The protests have been led by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), a movement whose members include traders, students and lawyers.  The group has been banned under anti-terrorism […]

On July 17, 1998, countries around the world adopted the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day now recognized as International Justice Day.   The ICC is the court of last resort for victims seeking justice for the most serious crimes in violation of international law. However, this year victims’ access to […]

On July 17, 1998, countries around the world adopted the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a day now recognized as International Justice Day.   The ICC is the court of last resort for victims seeking justice for the most serious crimes in violation of international law. However, this year victims’ access to […]

“We are providing even not the full food ration to the people, but even that reduced food ration is being shared by the recipients with other families, because they know that they don’t have any other source of income,” said World Food Programme (WFP) Sudan Country Director, Abdallah Alwardat.  Why this matters More than 100,000 displaced […]

(The Hague) – The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s confirmation of war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against the Libyan suspect Khaled Mohamed Ali El Hishri, the first after 15 years of investigation, is a milestone for justice in Libya, Human Rights Watch said today. On July 16, 2026, a panel of three pretrial judges unanimously confirmed […]

In a joint alert on Thursday, the UN migration agency, IOM, and UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said that both vessels had set sail from Myanmar’s Rakhine state in late June. Why this matters Hundreds more ethnic Rohingya have likely drowned Funding cuts leave refugees in Bangladesh with fewer options  Myanmar conflict encourages perilous sea journeys  […]

On July 13, the Trump administration again clawed back a crucial rule that would have expanded monitoring of hazardous air pollutants in the United States, two days before it was set to go into effect. Communities living close to facilities producing dangerous air pollution in the US were set to celebrate a victory that would equip […]