A future Crimes Against Humanity Convention holds tremendous potential to strengthen protection for people at risk of egregious rights violations when part of a widespread or systematic attack ...

Do what you can to swing elections in your favor. As well as controlling the media, tilt the playing field by misusing voters ...

Global momentum to prohibit and regulate “killer robots” seems to be building, as evidenced by numerous countries’ ...

A bill introduced by a member of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party is designed to gut civil society and strangle freedom of ...

(Washington, DC) – Authorities in El Salvador have arrested the prominent human rights lawyer Ruth Eleonora López, Human ...

Las autoridades de El Salvador detuvieron a la reconocida abogada y defensora de derechos humanos Ruth Eleonora López, señaló hoy Human Rights Watch.

Cuando un gobierno ataca a Amnistía Internacional, puedes estar casi seguro de que ese gobierno no se trae nada bueno entre ...

Rival armed groups and quasi-state forces in Libya failed to protect civilians during clashes in Tripoli last week, leading ...

Stemming from a draconian 2015 law, the designation “undesirable” has multiple impacts. It doesn’t just criminalize the ...

Mali’s government should credibly and independently investigate the apparent extrajudicial executions of at least 22 men ...

Last week, university student Esila Ayık was released after 40 days in detention following her arrest for holding a banner ...

Syria’s transitional authorities announced presidential decrees establishing two new government bodies: the Transitional ...