Articles by Human Rights Watch
Indonesia: Student media at risk
A student group in Indonesia said it recorded 185 cases of press-related abuses on campuses in the country.
Saudi Arabia: Microsoft should suspend data center plans
IFEX joins rights groups highlighting the significant risk of a new cloud data center to human rights and privacy.
Saudi Arabia: Ensure respect for civil society vision
Saudi activists issue a roadmap for reform, prioritizing human rights and rule of law in the country.
Generative AI, ChatGPT and human rights
What’s behind this technology? Who feeds it data and decides where the data comes from? What does this have to do with human rights?
Turkey’s control of Internet threatens election
“The government should refrain from threatening or throttling social media platforms to prevent opposing views from circulating during the election” – HRW
Russia: Memorial co-chair indicted for “discrediting” the military
On 29 April, the prosecutor’s office formally indicted Oleg Orlov on charges of repeatedly “discrediting” the Russian military, for which he faces a maximum of three years in prison.
Saudi Arabia: Microsoft should hold off on data center
The country’s new data protection law grants broad access to personal data by government agencies, says HRW.
Indonesia: Activists on trial for criminal defamation
The complaint concerns the activists’ discussion on YouTube about a report that alleged that the government had conducted “illegal military operations” in Papua’s Central Highlands to access gold deposits.