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FinCEN Ramps Up Enforcement Against Border Money Businesses

In one of the most expansive financial...

French Court Jails Former Congolese Rebel Leader for Crimes Against Humanity

In a landmark ruling that reinforces the...

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Ecuador: Public Integrity Law Endangers Children

(New York) – Reforms passed by Ecuador’s National Assembly and signed by President Daniel Noboa severely threaten children’s rights and fail to protect children who...

Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Weakens Torture Protection, Media Freedom

(Bishkek, June 27, 2025) – Kyrgyzstan’s parliament on June 25, 2025, passed two draft laws that threaten to significantly weaken media freedom and protection...

Bangladesh: Foreign Aid Cuts Affect Rohingya Children’s Education

US and other foreign donor cutbacks in humanitarian aid have worsened the existing education crisis for 437,000 school-age children in Rohingya refugee camps in...

Ethiopia: Crackdown on Health Workers’ Protests

(Nairobi) – The Ethiopian authorities should immediately rescind the suspension of a prominent health professionals organization and meaningfully address public healthcare workers’ outstanding grievances,...

UN Financing Development Meeting Should Advance Tax Justice

(Seville) – The United Nations conference on financing for development should help pave the way for meaningful progress on improving international tax cooperation to...

Türkiye: Jailed Mayor’s Lawyer Detained

(İstanbul, June 26, 2025) – An Istanbul court’s decision on June 19, 2025, to allow the detention of a leading defense lawyer for the jailed...

Australia: Children Suffering Under Criminal Legal System

(Sydney, May 26, 2025) - Australia’s reelected Labor government should show national leadership by raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility and ending the...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Rights of Detained Migrants at Risk

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s treatment of detained migrants should raise concerns for governments considering sending additional migrants to the country, Human Rights Watch said today....

Uganda: Anti-LGBT Law Unleashed Abuse

Ugandan authorities have perpetrated widespread discrimination and violence against LGBT people in the two years since the Anti-Homosexuality Act became law.The Ugandan authorities have...

Mexican Senate Passes Sweeping Anti-Money Laundering Reform Amid Heated Debate

In a landmark move during the fourth day of its extraordinary session, the Mexican Senate approved a major reform to the Federal Law for...

Rwanda: Opposition Leader Arrested

(Nairobi) – The Rwandan authorities rearrested Victoire Ingabire, the head of an unregistered political party, on June 19, 2025, as a part of a...

South Korea: Human Rights Issues for New Government

(Seoul) – South Korea’s new government should adopt measures to address human rights problems in the country and abroad, Human Rights Watch said today in...

Haiti: Displacement Hits Record as Security Efforts Fall Short

(Washington, DC) – One year since deployment of the first personnel of the United Nations-authorized Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to Haiti, violence and human rights abuses...

New Global Coalition Urges Rights-Based Climate Relocation Policies

Last week, Human Rights Watch hosted the launch of the “Coalition on Dignified Climate-related Planned Relocation,” a new global alliance working to ensure communities...

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