Throughout history, protests have been the driving force behind some of the most powerful social movements, exposing injustice and abuse, demanding accountability and inspiring people to work toward a ...

Human Rights Watch reports that women political prisoners in Myanmar face severe torture, sexual violence, and neglect.

World leaders at the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City from September 22-28, 2026, should commit to defending human rights, Human Rights Watch said. They should ...

Signed exactly 76 years ago today, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the world’s most translated document. It is widely acknowledged as the foundation of international human rights work, ...

Women Human Right Defenders (WHRDs) from around the world will be gathering in Geneva from 21 to 25 September, to learn how to advocate for their rights.

Beyond the fact that the U.S. is legally bound by human rights treaties it has ratified, the devastation unleashed by the reversal of Roe should compel us to look for stronger foundations for abortion ...

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 29: Protesters attend a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court held by the group Our Children’s Trust October 29, 2018 in Washington, DC. The group rallied in support of the ...

A cross-party group of MPs and peers identifies human rights risks that existing laws appear not to cover.

In its first official visit to Venezuela in 18 years, Human Rights Watch said its representatives met with interim President ...

Three laws approved in September 2026 by the Bangladeshi parliament have reversed human rights protections and broken the ...

Dzimbabwe Chimbga is an international human rights and climate justice lawyer. He is currently the Team Leader at the African Climate Platform and the lead drafter of the Request for an advisory ...

"Monash’s Castan Centre for Human Rights Law advocacy prompts UN Human Rights intervention over Melbourne public housing ...