Articles by Human Rights Watch
Global leaders have shied away from protecting human rights during 2023
“The international system that we rely on to protect human rights is under threat as world leaders look the other way when universal principles of human rights are violated” – HRW World Report 2024
Meta: Systemic censorship of Palestine content
Meta should permit protected expression, including about human rights abuses and political movements on its platforms, says HRW.
Thailand: Lawmaker sentenced for ‘insulting monarchy’
Human Rights Watch said authorities should quash the sentence and cease prosecuting other cases under the lese majeste law.
Tunisia: Cybercrime decree used against critics
First two prison sentences under decree used to stifle free speech
Systematic crackdown on organizations; official intimidation, interrogations
Systematic crackdown on organizations; official intimidation, interrogations.
Joint statement: Civil society organizations renew calls to end impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives
The signatories expressed concern that the criminal court recently dropped charges against the accused in the murders of journalist Ahmed Rilwan and blogger Yameen Rasheed.
Russian Supreme Court bans ‘LGBT movement’ as ‘extremist’
“The assault on LGBTQI+ rights has become a symbol of Russia’s rejection of universal human rights, as the government positions Russia as the defender of so-called traditional values in opposition to ‘the collective West'” – HRW
Russia: Heavy prison sentence for anti-war price tag protest
A Russian court sentenced artist Aleksandra Skochilenko to seven years in prison for replacing supermarket price tags with information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.