Human Rights Watch today published a detailed question-and-answer document analyzing the Trump administration’s boat strikes ...

This document analyzes the legality of these strikes under international law and explains why international human rights ...

A planned Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity, which could be adopted as soon as 2029, has the potential to enhance protections for civilians at risk globally.

The Rwandan forces and M23 armed group that captured the city of Uvira in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on December 10, 2025, have put civilians at grave risk of abuse.

Each year, Human Rights Watch reflects on progress in children’s rights worldwide. From better access to education to ...

The Israeli military’s repeated attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in southern Lebanon ...

People in the West say they must avoid a new Cold War without realizing that they are already in one – and China is winning.

(Bangkok) – Thai authorities forcibly returned to Vietnam the prominent Montagnard human rights activist Y Quynh Bdap, putting him at risk of torture and other serious abuses, Human Rights Watch said ...

Sri Lankans have converted churches and temples into emergency relief camps after cyclone Ditwah brought heavy rains, ...

Since October 31, Trinh Ba Tu, a Vietnamese political prisoner, has been held alone in a dark cell, denied visitors and even any kind of light. Guards open the door briefly twice a day to deliver ...

Pearson urged foreign governments to accelerate the resettlement of Vietnamese and other at-risk nationals living in Thailand, and called on governments to press Hanoi to reveal Bdap’s whereabouts and ...

The extradition of Y Quynh Bdap, 33, is a sign of a growing crackdown on Vietnamese refugees and asylum seekers in Thailand, rights groups say. Thailand’s government has forcibly returned a prominent ...