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Former Sint Maarten Minister Convicted in Landmark Corruption Case

In a significant ruling that underscores the...

Finance Minister Convicted in Electoral Bribery Case, Casting Shadow Over Tonga’s Political Landscape

In a landmark ruling with far-reaching political...

Former Acting Accountant-General Sentenced to 72 Years for N868m Fraud

In a landmark ruling underscoring Nigeria’s intensified...

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Global Law Firm Clyde & Co Fined £500,000 for Money Laundering Violations

Global law firm Clyde & Co received a £500,000 ($635,613) fine on Thursday for numerous violations of money laundering regulations involving a longstanding client,...

Asia: Regional Leadership Needed on Human Rights

(Bangkok) – Increasing repression by governments in Asia is negatively affecting human rights locally and internationally, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its...

Israel/Palestine: Unprecedented Killings, Repression | Human Rights Watch

(Jerusalem) – Civilians were targeted, attacked, abused, and killed over the past year at a scale unprecedented in the recent history of Israel and...

EU: Falling Short of Protecting Those Most in Need

(Brussels, January 11, 2023) – The European Union and its member states renewed their commitments to uphold and protect rights in 2023, but they...

Politicized Courts, Muzzled Media as Türkiye Reaches 100

(Istanbul, January 11, 2024) – Politically motivated court decisions and signs of power struggles in the justice system following the re-election of President Recep...

UK Government Severely Eroded Human Rights in 2023

(London, January 11, 2024) – The United Kingdom government’s policies and practices both severely eroded domestic human rights protections and undermined its efforts to...

Central Asia: Renewed Engagement Offers Rights Opportunities

(Berlin, January 11, 2024) – Western governments are intensifying their relations with Central Asian countries against the backdrop of Russia’s war on Ukraine, offering...

Russia: New Heights on Repression

Aleksandra (Sasha) Skochilenko, a 33-year-old artist and musician facing charges of spreading false information about the army after replacing supermarket price tags with slogans...

Belarus: Crackdown Amid Growing Information Vacuum

(Vilnius, January 11, 2024) – Belarusian authorities carried out a widespread and systematic crackdown on dissent and on the spread of information about rights...

UAE: Hosting COP28 Amid Longstanding Repression

(Beirut) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in 2023 and used it to burnish its image...

US: Little Progress on Persistent Rights Challenges

(Washington, DC, January 11, 2024) – The United States government adopted important rights-respecting policies in 2023 but these policies did not reverse the overall...

Tunisia: Authoritarian Drift Erodes Rights

(Tunis) – Tunisia experienced further regression in terms of human rights and the rule of law during 2023 in the absence of genuine checks...

On National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

National Human Trafficking Prevention Month is a time to recommit to eradicating a scourge that assaults human dignity, weakens the rule of law, corrupts supply chains, exploits...

Horn of Africa: Impunity Fueling Abuses

(Nairobi) – Horn of Africa governments grappled with rampant wartime atrocities and humanitarian crises throughout 2023 with meager international assistance, Human Rights Watch said...

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