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(Brussels) – The European Union should classify Malaysia’s state of Sarawak as high risk under its new anti-deforestation regulation, a coalition of environmental, human...

(Taipei) – Taiwan’s top court on September 20, 2024, ruled that the death penalty was constitutional with greater protections, Human Rights Watch said today. The...

(Baku) – Governments participating in the 29th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) should fulfill their human rights obligations, Human Rights Watch said in...

Today, the G7 nations—the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the European Union—released their first-ever joint guidance to help...

Ahead of a groundbreaking inaugural September 22 meeting on the margins of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), the Department of State announced that Austria,...

(Sydney) - The Australian government’s human rights sanctions process should be strengthened through better civil society engagement and bolder steps to sanction corrupt or...

VO: On October 13, 2023, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed Issam Abdullah, a Reuters journalist. The attack injured six other journalists from Reuters, Agence...

South Korea’s commitment to equal rights has suffered a dangerous setback with the appointment of Ahn Chang-ho as chairperson of the government’s National Human Rights...

Vietnam’s new president, To Lam, is one of many world leaders with poor human rights records visiting New York City this week for the United...

Part of the charges against former Minister of Agriculture Aziz Voitov stem from his time as Chairman of the Board of "Uzsanoatqurilishbank" JSC. The...

According to a ruling by the First May District Court of Bishkek, former Deputy Prime Minister Duyshonbek Zilaliev will remain in detention until November...

The Ministry of Interior has announced the final court ruling in the corruption case involving Lieutenant General Khalid bin Qarar Al-Harbi, the former Director...

 Objectives of the Bill The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Amendment Bill, introduced to Parliament on September 11, 2024, aims to enhance Australia’s AML/CTF...

Former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha announced on Wednesday that he has been formally charged with corruption related to a property deal, calling the...