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Former Sri Lankan Media Ministry Secretary Anusha Palpita Arrested in Corruption Probe

Former Secretary to Sri Lanka’s Ministry of...

FinCEN Ramps Up Enforcement Against Border Money Businesses

In one of the most expansive financial...

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Jordan: Informal Camp Residents Displaced

(Amman) – Jordanian authorities have forcibly evicted and demolished homes and shops in an informal Palestinian refugee camp in Amman without adequate consultation, notice, compensation...

US: Human Rights Role in Foreign Policy at Risk

(Washington, DC) – The Trump administration’s new US State Department structure may further hamstring rights and justice-related work, with programming already decimated by foreign...

‘Killer Robots’ Threaten Human Rights During War, Peace

(New York, April 28, 2025) – Autonomous weapons systems pose grave risks to human rights during both war and peacetime, Human Rights Watch said...

Liberia: Renew Mandate to Establish War Crimes Court

(Monrovia) – Liberian President Joseph Boakai should follow through on his commitment to justice and human rights by renewing an executive order key to...

George Santos Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Fraud, Identity Theft, and Public Corruption

Former U.S. Congressman George Anthony Devolder Santos was sentenced Friday to 87 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a series of sweeping...

Maldives: Judiciary’s Independence Threatened

(Bangkok) – The Maldives government should immediately reinstate three Supreme Court justices who were improperly suspended and cease other efforts to undermine judicial independence, Human...

COP30 Should Deliver Bold Action on Climate and Rights

Today, Human Rights Watch sent a letter to André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) President-designate, and Executive Director...

US/Panama: Mass Expulsion of Third-Country Nationals

The United States carried out mass expulsions of 299 third-country nationals to Panama, subjecting them to harsh detention conditions and mistreatment, while also denying...

US: Trump’s First 100 Days an Assault on Rights

(Washington, DC, April 24, 2025) – The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten,...

New Peru Legislation Threatens Disability Rights

Having a disability should never result in a person being denied freedom. Yet across Latin America, thousands of people with disabilities are still forcibly...

EU: New Law Requires Companies to Tackle Forced Labor

The European Union’s new Forced Labor Regulation will require companies to identify and eliminate forced labor in their operations and supply chains, Human Rights Watch...

Insurgents in Southern Thailand Kill 16-Year-Old Buddhist Novice

Ethnic Malay Muslim insurgents in southern Thailand shot dead Pongkorn Chumapan, 16, and wounded Pokanit Morasin, 12, on Tuesday when they attacked a pickup...

Indonesia: Increasing Attacks on the Media

(Jakarta) – Recent threats and attacks on journalists and news outlets in Indonesia are having a chilling effect on the country’s media, Human Rights Watch...

Thailand: Premier Should Raise Cross-Border Abuses in Cambodia

(Bangkok) – Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra should raise outstanding human rights concerns with Cambodian leaders during her visit to Phnom Penh on April...

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