April 07, 2023
Libya: Weak UN Resolution On Libya Exposes EU Bias
Missed Opportunity to Tackle EU Responsibility in Migrant Rights Violations Read more »
April 04, 2023
Central African Republic: Central African Republic - Closing Civic Space
Journalists, Civil Society, Opposition Parties Face Harassment, Restrictions Read more »
April 03, 2023
Zambia: Zambia's 'Green Kabwe' Plan Should Prioritize Mine Cleanup
Natalie Chilikwela is done with talking. The 18-year-old has experienced the harmful impacts of toxic lead contamination in her hometown of Kabwe her whole life and has listened to… Read more »
Libya: Revoke Repressive Anti-Cybercrime Law - HRW
Release People Held Merely for Peaceful Expression Read more »
March 30, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Rampant Intercommunal Violence in West
Customary Land Tax Dispute in 2022 Sparks Hundreds of Killings Read more »
March 29, 2023
Zambia: Call for Zambian Govt to Repeal Law That Restricts Civil Society
Align Domestic Laws with International Standards Read more »
March 30, 2023
Namibia: Namibian Communities Deserve a Say in German Reparations Deal
True Reckoning Requires Involving Descendants of Victims of Colonial Era Abuses Read more »
March 29, 2023
Tanzania: Govt Undermines Right to Health of Maasai Community
Visiting US Vice President Kamala Harris Should Urge Government to Respect Read more »
March 28, 2023
Libya: UN Experts Find War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity in Libya
Continued Investigation of Rights Situation in the Country Remains Essential Read more »
Egypt: Exile or Prison - Egypt's Offer to Critics Abroad
Egypt Should End Persecution of Critics, Open Dialogue Read more »
March 27, 2023
Central Africa: Decade After Takeover, Justice Still Needed
On March 24, 2013, an alliance of rebel groups known as the Seleka took control of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic. By then they had also seized control of most… Read more »
March 17, 2023
Uganda: Human Rights Watch Submission to the Uganda Parliament Committee On Legal and Parliamentary Affairs On the 2023 Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Human Rights Watch submission to the Uganda Parliament Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 Read more »
Africa: FIFA Reverses Saudi Sponsorship of Women's World Cup
Victory for Players Promoting Women's and LGBT Rights in Sport Read more »
Tunisia: EU Should Privilege Human Rights Over Politics
Joint Letter to EU Foreign Ministers Read more »
March 15, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: Joint Response to M. Dan Gertler's Letter
Dear Mr. Gertler, Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda - Questionable Trial After Journalist's Death
86 Organizations Reiterate Call for an Independent Investigation Read more »
March 16, 2023
Africa: FIFA - Approve 'Legacy Fund' for 2022 World Cup Abuses
Football Federation's Meeting Should Compensate Abused, Deceased Migrant Workers Read more »
March 14, 2023
Burundi: Free Five Rights Defenders
Drop Charges; End Civil Society Crackdown Read more »
March 13, 2023
Egypt: Dissidents Abroad Denied Identity Documents
Undermines Victims' Access to Basic Rights Read more »
March 09, 2023
Uganda: New Anti-Gay Bill Further Threatens Rights
Follows Broader Crackdown on LGBT-Rights Groups, Civil Society in General Read more »
Burundi: African Commission Calls for Justice in Burundi
12 Years On, a Blatant Political Killing Still Merits Meaningful Investigation Read more »
March 08, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC and International Civil Society Letter on Potential Sanctions Relief for Israeli Mining Magnate Gertler
The Honorable Antony Blinken Read more »
Ethiopia: Benchmarked Approach On Human Rights and Accountability for the EU's Reengagement in Ethiopia
To: Read more »
Egypt: Egyptian Authorities Issue Harsh Sentences Against Human Rights Activists
Up to Life in Prison for 29 Members of Independent Group Read more »
March 07, 2023
South Sudan: UN Human Rights Council Should Maintain Efforts to Challenge Impunity Continuing to Fuel Grave Abuses
HRW Statement - Item 2 Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan - HRC52 Read more »