This week world leaders made commitments to fulfil rights at #WSS2. But this won’t happen without money. We’re now looking at Nairobi where the UN Tax Convention #UNTC negotiations are resuming on Monday - it could be the key to deliver on those commitments. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

We met Pastor Gábor Iványi with @hrw.org colleagues in 2018 at his Budapest church. Truly shocking he is once again under attack. #Hungary authorities should drop charges against Iványi & stop harassment against him & his church. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social

Kenya’s newly enacted Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendments) Act risks criminalizing legitimate online speech. The amendments provide Kenyan authorities with greater power to restrict online speech using overly broad provisions.

📣 Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has approved the Escazú Agreement, designed to protect biodiversity and environmental defenders in the region. Learn more about this essential agreement ⤵️

HRW is proud to have helped create the Global Reparations Hub! Want to learn more about the hub and how to get involved? ‼️Join us in-person in Berlin or online on November 12 ‼️ Register now: decolonize-berlin.de/de/events/bu...

At least 600 migrant workers employed by Saudi Arabian Baytur Construction Company have not received their salaries for at least eight months. The blatant wage theft speaks volumes about Saudi authorities’ broken wage protection system.

Cambodian authorities have arbitrarily arrested and charged at least 16 people for expressing their views on social media about the Thai-Cambodia border conflict. Concerned governments should urge Cambodian authorities to drop these baseless charges.

In Hungary, Pastor Gábor Iványi, whose church supports people in poverty, faces absurd charges. The pastor and his church are human rights defenders providing shelter, food, education to people left behind by the state. The move is part of a wider crackdown on dissent. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

🗳️ Elections in the US this week saw historic voter turnout. In New York, voter turnout reached record levels, with the largest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years. In Maine, voters rejected a ballot measure that would make it harder to vote.

The Trump administration has launched its 16th boat strike in two months, killing at least 67 people in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific. These strikes are extrajudicial killings and are unlawful under both US and international law. Congress needs to act now to stop these deaths.

Cholera is once again threatening thousands of lives in Haiti because people lack access to the most basic services: clean water, sanitation, and medical care. Urgent, coordinated action is needed to restore access to safe water and sanitation.

🔴 Today: EU Parliament hearing on EU–Gulf trade & investment relations, with HRW’s @joeyshea.bsky.social Our recs to the EU: link closer ties to concrete labor rights & human rights progress & reforms: hrw.org/news/2024/09... 📷 Livestream from 2h30 👉🏽 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

🚨 Only a fraction of Sustainable Development Goal targets are on track for 2030. Chronic underfunding of public services is a major barrier. Join HRW at #WSS2025 this Thursday to explore bold strategies to turn political commitments into real progress. #SummitOfTheFuture #FFD4

NEW: The US government is conducting an ongoing campaign of raids and detentions across the country to advance a policy of mass deportation. This campaign started in Los Angeles this past summer, setting the stage for similar tactics in other US cities.

An unknown number of people are feared dead and injured in Tanzania following clashes with security forces after the October 29 elections. Tanzanian authorities’ violent and repressive response to election-related protests further undermines the credibility of the electoral process.

What's it really like inside US immigration detention? In a new episode of HRW’s Rights & Wrongs podcast, host Ngofeen Mputubwele talks with Harpinder Chauhan, who was detained by ICE. 🔊⤵️ Spotify: https://bit.ly/4qGQFgY Apple: https://apple.co/3Lm195l

The former Afghan Women's National Football Team, now known as Afghan Women United, took the field last week for their first games in four years. Their return after the Taliban banned all sports for women and girls is a victory for human rights.

NEW: Women giving birth in public hospitals in Sierra Leone who are unable to pay informal fees face dangerous neglect and abuse by health care providers, in some cases leading to the deaths of women or their newborns. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

Police have failed to take crucial steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people during a raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 28th. Authorities should ensure a thorough, independent investigation.

In November, states, experts, journalists, climate activists, and representatives will gather in Belém, Brazil for COP30, the 30th annual United Nations climate change conference. Here are three things to know about Brazil, COP30 host ⤵️

Dozens of recent social media videos show Rapid Support Forces carrying out extrajudicial killings and other serious violations against people fleeing North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, in Sudan. Urgent action is needed to prevent further atrocities.

#Sudan: UN Human Rights office estimates in the 100s number of summarily executions since #RSF capture of El Fasher. Weak @eudiplomacy.bsky.social statements won't end crimes. Condemning crimes, sanctioning RSF leaders & exposing #UAE role can be key to stop them. www.ohchr.org/en/press-bri...

NEW: No member of the Eswatini security forces has been held accountable for deploying tasers, teargas, rubber bullets, and live ammunition against participants and passers-by in June 2021 pro-democracy protests. Accountability is needed. Read more:

Mali’s military junta has temporarily shut down all schools and universities because of fuel shortages. Authorities in Mali should uphold their obligations to ensure everyone’s right to education, even during emergencies. Learn more: https://bit.ly/47xy52h

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met this week at the APEC Summit in South Korea. Their meeting takes place amid growing authoritarianism and surging democratic backsliding worldwide, fueled in large part by attacks on human rights by both Trump and Xi.

The US military has now reportedly struck at least 15 vessels in a made up “war” on “narco-traffickers.” These strikes are plainly unlawful under human rights law.

A government proposal would pave the way to bring criminal charges against LGBT people in Türkiye, one of the most alarming rollbacks of rights in decades. The proposal is a profound violation of human dignity and amounts to state-sanctioned oppression.

France's Parliament has adopted a landmark law that defines rape as any non-consensual sexual act, a significant milestone in the fight against sexual violence in the country. Learn more:

As part of its 18-month siege of El Fasher, the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan dug a trench and built a sand berm around the city. Since RSF captured El Fasher, HRW documented and geolocated videos near the berm to the northwest — videos that could be used to prove crimes. 1/7🧵

An anti-drug police operation in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro has resulted in more than 100 killings. Rio authorities’ decisions leading to such a disastrous operation should be investigated. Families of victims deserve truth and justice.

Mass atrocities by #RSF since capture of El Fasher #Darfur #Sudan should be wake up call for the world. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should 📢Condemn RSF crimes & their backers, including #UnitedArabEmirates ✍️Sanction RSF top leaders ⛑️Press for measures to protect civilians www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Cutting aid has a human cost. The US Department of Agriculture announced last Friday that it will stop distributing payments for essential food assistance through SNAP starting November 1 if the federal government is still shut down.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet on October 30 during the APEC Summit in South Korea. The meeting comes as both the US and China are undermining the international human rights system. Learn more:

NEW: US state laws requiring healthcare providers to notify a parent about a young person’s abortion decision are causing harm. In a new report, HRW and If/When/How document how state-mandated parental notification laws in six US states threaten young people’s health and safety. Learn more ⤵️

Mali’s military junta has temporarily shut down all schools and universities after an Islamist armed group laid siege to the nation’s capital and cut off fuel supplies. Authorities should uphold everyone’s right to education, even during emergencies.

Today is 1st #EU-#Tunisia Association Council since @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu 's migration deal in July 2023. Since, #Tunisia fell more deeply into repression. #EU should make clear failure to release pol detainees & end crackdown will lead to political consequences. www.hrw.org/news/2025/05...

An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan, is scheduled to indict Matiullah Jan, a journalist who has long reported on police abuse, on apparent politically motivated charges. The Pakistani authorities should immediately drop the baseless charges.

In Cameroon, tensions are running high given the contested reelection of Paul Biya. At least four people have been killed allegedly by security forces, dozens injured, and hundreds more arrested since the Oct. 12 presidential election.

Saudi Arabia: Release 10 Nubian Egyptian Men Immediately www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... Imprisoned for Promoting Nubian Cultural Heritage #Egypt #KSA

A flurry of videos shows Rapid Support Forces in Sudan carrying out extrajudicial killings and attacking apparent civilians fleeing North Darfur’s capital El Fasher following the takeover of the city by the RSF. Urgent international action is needed.

After months of brutal siege, reports of #RSF capture of El-Fasher #Darfur raise serious concerns of mass atrocities against civilians. @eudiplomacy.bsky.social should urge #RSF to protect civilians, allow safe movement or face severe sanctions & accountability. #Sudan www.bbc.com/news/article...

Social protection is a human right. In a new report, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights @deschuttero.bsky.social warns that weakening social protection fuels the rise of far-right populism. Read more:

The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021. HRW's @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social details the harsh conditions and growing challenges journalists are facing in Afghanistan ⤵️

Intersex rights are human rights! On #IntersexAwarenessDay, we acknowledge that every person has the right to health, dignity, and freedom. When intersex people are denied those rights, all human rights are weakened. #IntersexAwarenessWeek Read more: https://bit.ly/4humVjm

In a damning recent report, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child concluded France is responsible for grave violations of the rights of unaccompanied migrant children. French authorities need to urgently ensure vulnerable kids are protected.

This weekend, governments will head to Hanoi to sign the deeply flawed UN Convention on Cybercrime. @hrw.org and partners issue new recommendations on how governments can prevent and mitigate the human rights risks posed the treaty www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

The US is continuing to launch unlawful military strikes on boats suspected of carrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea. At least 43 people have been killed since the strikes began last month.

We all deserve the right to make informed choices about our own bodies. Next week is #IntersexAwarenessWeek. The occasion is a good reminder of how far things have come and how much further they need to go. #WhyWeShowUp Learn more ⤵️

The results of Cameroon’s presidential elections are expected in the coming days.  Incumbent president Paul Biya has been in power since 1982. Whatever the outcome, respect for human rights, the rule of law, and the democratic will of the people is essential.

The International Court of Justice has made clear that Israel should end its campaign to dismantle UNRWA and stop using starvation as a weapon of war. Palestinians will continue to suffer and die unless Israel lifts its unlawful blockade and allows access to aid.