The latest deadline for countries to submit plans for slashing the greenhouse gas emissions fueling climate change has passed ...

Mauritius’ Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam should prioritize human rights in all policy decisions, both domestically ...

Here is a look at LGBTQ milestones in the United States. LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQIA, to include ...

The First Amendment is the crown jewel of the United States Constitution, which is in danger of being pulled out of the crown. The Amendment safeguards a range of liberties, including religious ...

The United States is set to pay El Salvador $6 million to imprison 300 alleged members of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang ...

Militias allied with Burkina Faso's military junta have been linked to a "gruesome" massacre western Burkina Faso that left dozens dead this week, Human Rights Watch said late on Friday.

United Nations-backed experts on Thursday accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s ...

Like political leaders throughout Europe, US President Donald Trump pledged if elected to detain and deport millions of migrants without legal documentation or with temporary protected status.1 Since ...

Claudia Sheinbaum, president of Mexico since October 2024, stated in her inauguration speech that she did not come to power ...

Nearly a decade ago, the Philippine drug war raged, and desperate people tried to avoid former President Rodrigo Duterte's ...

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide information to the Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights on ...

Amendments to Iraq's Personal Status Law that came into effect on February 17, 2025, fail to adequately protect women's right to equality before the law and leave them vulnerable to abuse and ...