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

Human Rights Watch’s Statement to the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute Committee on Budget and Finance ...

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

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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 is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment and gender equality—protecting the rights and improving the lives of women and girls on the ground.

Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more vulnerable to having their rights violated and abuses can further entrench barriers to people meeting their basic ...

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

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 ...

Some of the most acute and pervasive human rights abuses take place in times of crisis and conflict. The Crisis, Conflict and Arms division documents and exposes violations of human rights and the ...

It united women, with the support of men, from diverse communities including Kurds, Baluchis, and other marginalized communities alongside educators, students, and activists in a collective fight for ...