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Trump-Putin Meeting Sidelines Civilian Protection, Justice

United States President Donald Trump and Russian...

US: Rights Report Mixes Facts, Deception, Political Spin

(Washington, DC) – The Trump administration’s omission...

Niger Junta Dissolves Justice-Sector Unions

The military junta in Niger announced on...

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Human Rights

Houthi Video of False Confessions an Apparent War Crime

Videos released by the Houthis on July 27, 2025, showing several crew members from a sunken ship who apparently have been detained for weeks...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...
AI/ML

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...
Fraud, Bribery & Corruption

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...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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,...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...
Human Rights

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...

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