Governments in Central Africa suppressed civil and political rights, especially in the context of elections, with impunity in 2024, Human Rights...

Civilians in East Africa and the Horn bore the brunt of armed conflicts between government forces and opposition armed groups in 2024, Human Rights...

Myanmar’s military junta ramped-up its “scorched earth” tactics against opposition areas amid a growing armed resistance and territorial...

Leading democracies have stood by while allies have committed atrocities or supported perpetrators, Human Rights Watch chief says ahead of annual...

At least 105 civilians were killed and 514 more were injured in Ukraine in December 2024. Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubinets announced this...

Over the past three years, a collective of volunteer researchers, lawyers, and commentators created The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal,...

Source: World Report 2025: Zimbabwe | Human Rights Watch In 2024, Zimbabwean authorities acted to undermine democratic processes, repressed civil...

By Colin P. Clarke  (FPRI) -- Sitting down to write my annual assessment on trends in terrorism in early 2025, I am struggling more than usual,...

Almost four years after the February 1, 2021 coup in Myanmar, the military junta’s widespread and systematic abuses against the population –...

Latest world report by Human Rights Watch describes Australia as a ‘vibrant democracy … marred by some key human rights concerns’