Human Rights Watch tracks unchecked abuse in unstable states like Syria and Myanmar, authoritarian trends in powers like Turkey and China.
Basic rights are under severe threat in the region, says Human Rights Watch
The Sudanese government has received money from the EU to stem the flow of migrants, but officials are colluding with smugglers and human traffickers
Israel approved a plan to force asylum seekers to choose between indefinite detention in an Israeli prison, or deportation to a third African country
‘Since the military takeover, soldiers have not returned to barracks but are now involved in policing the streets’
The migration policies of the European Union have directly resulted in slavery conditions for migrants in Libya.
Faced with arrests, and an inability to engage authorities, Egypt’s LGBTI community seeks international support
The group accused of ‘promoting homosexuality’ are yet to be charged by Tanzanian police
Zambia’s government should protect families evicted to make way for commercial farms
In a statement, a government spokesman hit out at reports published by ICG that criticised a crackdown in the two English-speaking regions.
Human rights activists are stepping up efforts to expose Israel’s long and covert history of supplying weapons and military training to regimes.
Grace Mugabe has been repeatedly implicated in violent and erratic behaviour
Haunting testimonies of LGBTQ Africans appear in a Human Rights Watch report on violations.
With the ICC exit, Jacob Zuma is hell-bent on destroying his party’s international justice record.
Islamic State is ‘getting away with murder’ in Sirte, where dozens have been beheaded or shot, says Human Rights Watch.
China is violating human rights at an intensity that is unprecedented in its recent history, a top watchdog group said on Thursday.
A US Senate report found that the CIA misled the American public about its torture methods after 9/11 and were brutal and pervasive in their actions.
A group of Ethiopian bloggers and journalists have been charged with terrorism for having alleged links to an outlawed group and planning attacks.
HRW documents the shocking conditions on tobacco farms in the US, where child workers are exposed to nicotine, toxic pesticides and other dangers.
Rwanda’s police have called a Human Rights Watch report that documents an increase in the number of people missing in the country "false".
Human Rights Watch says 20 000 people were displaced to make way for a new game reserve.
Multinationals such as Total and Citadel have been exploring investment in oil, electricity and railways now that the region has stablised.
The proposed law allows men to attack their women relatives without consequence, unravelling gains made in a country where "honour" killings are rife.
The General Council of the Bar of SA is calling on government to break its silence and condemn "state-sanctioned homophobia" on the continent.
Police ministry spokesperson Zweli Mnisi says the newly released Human Rights Watch report creates the wrong impression of the South African police.
Human Rights Watch has issued a "warning" to the South African government, that human rights are "taking a turn for the worst" in the country.
To mark 16 Days of Activism, Human Rights Watch has released a documentary about the work of LGBTI activist and award-winning artist Zanele Muholi.
Incendiary weapons are banned from use in war as they inflict indiscriminate damage, yet it appears Syrian forces have used them in the last year.
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who faces international war crimes charges, could shake things up if he shows up at UN general assembly.
Human Rights Watch has conducted an investigation into the dozens of bodies found in a river in the city of Aleppo, Syria, earlier this year.
The world is becoming an increasingly dangerous place for those on the move or uprooted from their homes by violence and persecution.
Seven Saudi men convicted of theft have been beheaded, more than a week after rights group appealed to the king for clemency.