Articles by Human Rights Watch
Saudi Arabia: Escalating use of the death penalty with 200 executions this year
Rights groups warn that authorities have weaponized the use of the death penalty as a tool to repress freedom of expression in the country.
Azerbaijani authorities escalate attacks on critics and civil society
Azerbaijani authorities have used politically motivated, bogus criminal charges to prosecute and imprison activists, journalists, and human rights defenders ahead of COP29 in November.
Egypt: Reject draft Criminal Procedure Code
The proposed legislation threatens to undermine fair trial protections and entrench abuses by authorities, warn human rights groups.
Tunisia: Release former Truth Commission president
Authorities target prominent human rights defender Sihem Bensedrine, amid rising repression ahead of the presidential election.
Q&A: The human rights issues at stake in COP29
HRW presents a Q&A focusing on the human rights implications of COP29 and the human rights concerns associated with holding the conference in a repressive state that relies heavily on fossil fuels.
UN: World leaders should take action to end world’s rights crises
The situations in Palestine, Sudan, Ukraine, Haiti, Myanmar, Venezuela, and Afghanistan should top the agenda at the UN General Assembly’s annual General Debate, says HRW
Attacks on the media and activists on the rise in Mozambique
Civic space is gradually being constricted as Mozambicans head for elections in October.
Gaza: Israeli military’s digital tools risk civilian harm
Israel’s use of new technologies to target people in Gaza raise grave laws-of-war, privacy, and personal data concerns.