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Dear Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Congratulations on your re-election as prime minister. Human Rights Watch looks forward to working with you and your government to make the protection of ...
Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to Foreign Minister Penny Wong. An annex to the letter sets out 17 actions that the Australian government should take in key foreign policy areas during ...
Human Rights Watch examined the working conditions of ride-hailing, shopping, and food delivery workers, with a focus on Texas. The report is based on semi-structured interviews with 95 platform ...
Human Rights Watch said today. In April 2025, the authorities in Quang Nam province charged Trinh Ba Phuong under article 117 of the penal code with anti-state propaganda. He was already serving a ...
(Nairobi) – Ahead of a soon-to-be-released Human Rights Watch report examining the impact of Uganda’sdraconian Anti-Homosexuality Act on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ...
Dear Secretary of State and Minister, We are writing jointly on behalf of Just Fair and Human Rights Watch to urge you to address the deeply concerning, ongoing treatment of people seeking asylum ...
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday said grave abuses were being committed on giant construction sites in Saudi Arabia and warned the risks to migrant workers could increase as the building of ...
Human Rights Watch said today. In For Women Scotland v. The Scottish Ministers, the court ruled that “sex” in UK law refers to a person’s sex assigned at birth. The UK has issued gender ...
A 2023 Human Rights Watch report documented the harms of Florida’s forced parental consent law and called on state legislators to repeal it. Many US states, including New York, Illinois ...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 100 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces in March near the western town of Solenzo, Human Rights Watch said Monday. According to victim ...
While the Angolan presidency announced that it would cease its mediation work in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on March 24, Lourenço should center human rights protection in other regional ...
(New York) – Recent legislative initiatives by Bangladesh’s interim government risk undermining fundamental freedoms, Human Rights Watch said today. Instead of pursuing its pledge to reform ...