The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has dismissed recent reports by Human Rights Watch (HRW) and two UN human rights offices, which alleged Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Human Rights Watch alleged Thursday that an Israeli airstrike on a notorious Iranian prison was “an apparent war crime”, while also accusing Tehran of harming and disappearing prisoners ...

At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will present its report on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Columbia Law School’s Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity Project on Monday released a report promoting the adoption of a treaty on crimes against humanity, to ensure ...

Since the start of his second term, United States president Donald Trump has cracked down on irregular migration, unlawfully blocked access to asylum in the US for those entering through the southern ...

Former detainees described daily beatings, sexual abuse, and starvation inside the ultra-secure Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, known as CECOT, which many of the migrants called "hell." Most ...

The United States removed Gonzalo and 251 other Venezuelans to El Salvador in March and April 2025. When the plane landed, officers forced him and others to kneel with their heads down, he said. He ...

(Geneva, December 1, 2025) – The global ban on antipersonnel landmines saves civilian lives but faces serious threats from countries leaving the treaty and new landmine use, Human Rights Watch said ...

(The Hague) – Member countries of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should intensify efforts to protect the court and human rights groups campaigning for justice from attack, Human Rights Watch ...

In August 2025, the U.S Department of State released its annual "Country Reports on Human Rights Practices," which omitted previously reported human rights violations, including "political freedoms, ...

The State Department said the cuts were an effort to streamline the report. The State Department is out Monday with its long-delayed annual Human Rights Report, and this year's edition looks much ...