China: US Should Fully Apply New Forced Labor Law
The new US forced labor law should heighten scrutiny of company supply chains that are linked to forced labor in China, Human Rights Watch said in a submission to the federal Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) on March 11, 2022. The law...
Fears grow for Syria amid rising violence, deepening humanitarian crisis
A displaced family in the Al-Hol camp in Syria.
Belarus: UN report reveals extent of violations in human rights crackdown
The violence used by security forces across Belarus against peaceful protesters has...
UN: Groups Urge Rights Chief to Report on Chinese Government Abuses
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights should urgently release her office’s report on Chinese government rights violations targeting Uyghurs and other Turkic communities, almost 200 human rights groups including Human Rights Watch said...
Hong Kong: Covid-19 Threatens Detained Democracy Leaders
Hong Kong authorities should release the hundreds of arbitrarily detained pro-democracy leaders and activists who are now at heightened risk from the city’s surge in Covid-19, the Hong Kong Democracy Council and Human Rights Watch said on March 07,...
Securing evidence: The key to convicting human traffickers
Evidence seized in an investigation into the activities of a criminal group specialized in child...
Ukraine: Cluster Munitions Launched Into Kharkiv Neighborhoods
Russian forces fired cluster munitions into at least three residential areas in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, on February 28, 2022, Human Rights Watch said on March 04, 2022. These attacks killed at least three civilians.
Human rights ‘inescapable and powerful’: Guterres
The answers to some of the world’s most pressing problems are rooted in human rights, UN Secretary-General António Guterres affirmed on Monday.
Russia: With War, Censorship Reaches New Heights
Russian authorities have threatened to fine or block 10 Russian independent media outlets if they do not delete publications about the war in Ukraine, Human Rights Watch said on February 28, 2022. The authorities have interfered with access to...
Ukraine: Russian Cluster Munition Hits Hospital
A Russian ballistic missile carrying a cluster munition struck just outside a hospital in Vuhledar, a town in the Ukrainian government-controlled Donetska region, on February 24, 2022, Human Rights Watch said on February 25, 2022. The attack killed...
