World leaders gathering for the United Nations General Assembly’s annual General Debate this week should call for action to ...

Human rights in the United States and abroad were central to the issues raised throughout the presidential debate last night ...

The Crisis, Conflict and Arms division documents and exposes violations of human rights and the laws of war during armed conflicts and severe social or political unrest. The team deploys quickly ...

Respect for human rights is closely intertwined with addressing poverty and extreme inequality. Human Rights Watch research exposes ... and participate in political decision-making.

They are refused access to education and political participation ... deeply personal choices in their private lives. Human Rights Watch is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment ...

Judges Set to Deliver Advisory Opinion on Occupied Palestinian Territory ...

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Heather Barr is associate director of the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch. She has researched human rights in countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New ...

Human Rights Watch’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Division defends the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced people, and migrants worldwide. We investigate rights violations arising from ...

Human Rights Watch champions human rights law to force governments to protect people and prevent corporations from continuing to cause extreme environmental degradation.

Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Williamson worked for 11 years ... development issues and the international political economy, business ethics and corporate responsibility, and the politics ...

A United Nations panel issued guiding principles today making clear that the pursuit of minerals needed to transition from ...