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Human Rights Watch | Defending Human Rights Worldwide
1 day ago · Investigate: We investigate human rights abuses globally. Expose: We publish our findings, share the stories of those affected by abuses, and speak out against injustice. Change: We mobilize the ...
Ukraine: Apparent War Crimes in Russia-Controlled Areas
Apr 3, 2022 · Human Rights Watch has documented several cases of Russian military forces committing laws-of-war violations against civilians in occupied areas of the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv regions of Ukraine.
World Report 2023 | Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in close to 100 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice
Israel/Palestine: Videos of Hamas-Led Attacks Verified
Oct 18, 2023 · Human Rights Watch has verified four videos from the October 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas-led gunmen, showing three incidents of deliberate killings, and presents this analysis in a video published ...
Sudan: Ethnic Cleansing in West Darfur | Human Rights Watch
May 9, 2024 · Attacks by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias in El Geneina, the capital city of Sudan’s West Darfur state, from April to November 2023, killed at least thousands of people and ...
Russia: Repressive Laws Used to Crush Civic Freedoms - Human …
Aug 7, 2024 · Legislative amendments adopted since 2022 mark a full-on attack, as the Kremlin has positioned itself as a global defender of “traditional values,” Human Rights Watch said.
US: Abortion Access is a Human Right | Human Rights Watch
Jun 24, 2022 · Human Rights Watch released a new question-and-answer document that articulates the human rights imperative, guided by international law, to ensure access to abortion, which is critical to ...
Killer Robots: UN Vote Should Spur Action on Treaty
Jan 3, 2024 · Countries that approved the first-ever United Nations General Assembly resolution on “killer robots” should promote negotiations on a new international treaty to ban and regulate these weapons ...
Germany: Landmark Vote for Trans Rights Law - Human Rights …
Apr 12, 2024 · Germany’s parliament on April 12, 2024, passed a landmark law that allows transgender and non-binary people to modify their legal documents to reflect their gender identity through an ...