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Most African governments consistently fail to meet crucial education funding targets, hindering the provision of quality public education for millions of children, according to a Human Rights Watch ...
Companies have launched programs, like funding floats at Pride parades, to raise their score on the Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index. But after learning that that HRC is just a ...
Apparently, if you're a small enough human, you don't have rights." The Campaign's president says its Corporate Equality Index is "about partnership with businesses to make workplaces as inclusive ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo executed at least 21 civilians over two days in February in the eastern city of Goma, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Tuesday.
May 30, 2025 Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide the following comments on the “ [Draft] Policy on Cyber-enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute (March 2025)” (hereafter ...
Earlier this month, Sharifa Madrakhimova’s passport was tampered with and destroyed, preventing her from traveling abroad to accept an award honoring her work defending human rights in Uzbekistan.
The Trump administration’s assault on human rights comes against the background of years of policy decisions in Washington that too often cast aside such concerns in favor of supposedly more ...
Nine EU countries, led by Denmark, challenged the European Court of Human Rights to permit deportations of illegal immigrants, citing threats to democracy and safety.
Human rights groups have called for the immediate release of Ruth López, whose whereabouts are unknown since her arrest by police in El Salvador late Sunday.
MEXICO CITY — Police in El Salvador have arrested a prominent human rights attorney who is an outspoken critic of President Nayib Bukele. Ruth Eleonora López, who heads the anti-corruption ...
Australia’s recently re-elected Labor government should use its second-term as an opportunity to amplify human rights in its foreign policy.
قُتل رجلان في شمال غرب مصر على ما يبدو على يد عناصر من وزارة الداخلية المصرية في 10 أبريل/نيسان 2025 بعد ساعات ...