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Sanctions Notice – ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

Please be advised that the Security Council...

AUSTRAC releases guidance for current and new reporting entities

AUSTRAC has released reforms guidance to help...

Voting Machine Company Charged in Philippine Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

MIAMI – A federal grand jury in Miami...

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Gaza: Israeli Killings of Palestinians Seeking Food Are War Crimes

US-backed Israeli forces and private contractors have put in place a flawed, militarized aid distribution system that has turned aid distributions into regular bloodbaths.The...

Burkina Faso Releases Conscripted Journalists, Activist

Earlier in July 2025, Burkina Faso authorities released five journalists and a human rights activist who had been unlawfully conscripted into the military after criticizing the...

US Moves to Kill Ability to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

The Trump administration proposed on July 29 to revoke the 2009 finding by the Environmental Protection Agency that greenhouse gases endanger public health, a move...

Türkiye: Turkmen Risking Deportation Reported Missing

(Berlin) – Two Turkmen dissident bloggers have been missing since July 24, 2025, when they were reportedly released from a Turkish deportation center, Human Rights Watch...

Bangladesh: Year since Hasina Fled, Rights Challenges Abound

(New York) – The interim Bangladesh government of Mohammed Yunus is falling short in implementing its challenging human rights agenda a year since tens...

Saint Lucia High Court Decriminalizes Same-Sex Conduct

In a landmark victory for human rights, Saint Lucia has decriminalized consensual same-sex conduct. The High Court’s decision strikes down laws that criminalized intimacy...

UK Plans AI Experiment on Children Seeking Asylum

The United Kingdom’s announcement on July 22 that it would use AI face-scanning technology to evaluate whether an asylum seeker is under age 18...

German Ex-MP Eduard Lintner Sentenced in “Azerbaijan Affair” Bribery Case

On July 30, the Munich Higher Regional Court handed down a nine-month suspended sentence to Eduard Lintner, a former Bundestag member, for his role...

Australia: Protect Whistleblowers from Retaliation

(Sydney, July 30, 2025) – The Australian government should create a dedicated Whistleblower Protection Authority to support and protect public-interest whistleblowers, Human Rights Watch said...

Angola: Protest Defendants Await Appeals a Year On

(Johannesburg) – Nearly 200 people convicted in Angola a year ago after unfair trials are still imprisoned and waiting for their appeals to be heard,...

Cameroon: Main Opposition Candidate Barred from Elections

(Nairobi) – The decision by Cameroon’s electoral board to exclude Maurice Kamto, a key opposition leader and challenger to incumbent President Paul Biya, from the...

Russia: Internet Blocking, Disruptions and Increasing Isolation

The Russian authorities carry out mass scale censorship online, throttle websites and online platforms they deem subversive, and increasingly carry out arbitrary and internet...

New Bill Could Curb Exploitation of US Gig Workers

The gig economy runs on hidden rules. Every day, millions of workers in the United States log into apps like Uber, DoorDash, and Amazon...

Myanmar: Arakan Army Oppresses Rohingya Muslims

(Bangkok) – The Arakan Army, an ethnic armed group in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, has imposed severe restrictions and committed grave abuses against the ethnic Rohingya...

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