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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years Under Hong Kong’s National Security Law

Hong Kong media entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate...

Former Chinese Justice Minister Sentenced to Life for $20 Million Bribery Scheme

Court finds Tang Yijun abused high office...

The philosophical puzzle of rational artificial intelligence

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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...

Turkmenistan: Imprisoned Activist Faces New Dubious Charges

(Berlin, June 25, 2025) – Turkmenistan’s authorities have brought new charges against an imprisoned activist who had been scheduled for release earlier in June 2025,...

UN Human Rights Office Calls for Action on ‘Transnational Repression’

Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued its first ever guidance paper on “transnational repression,” aimed at increasing awareness and understanding of this...

Qatar: Authorities’ Religious Discrimination Against Baha’is

(Beirut) – Qatari authorities have discriminated against members of the Baha’i faith, including with unlawful detentions, based solely on their religious identity, Human Rights Watch...

Mozambique: Armed Group’s Child Abductions Surge in North

(Johannesburg) – An armed group linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) has ramped up abductions of children in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, Human Rights...

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