Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, who took office in May 2024, has maintained the city-state’s harsh death penalty ...

The Australian government increasingly violated the rights of children in the criminal justice system in 2024.

Several governments across Southern Africa grew increasingly authoritarian and intolerant of dissent throughout 2024.

Governments in Central Africa suppressed civil and political rights, especially in the context of elections, with impunity in ...

As you would expect, it makes for some grim reading. In much of the world, government repression has expanded and deepened, ...

Civilians in East Africa and the Horn bore the brunt of armed conflicts between government forces and opposition armed groups ...

The events of 2024 have shown that even in the darkest times there are those who dare to resist oppression and demonstrate the courage to seek progress, said Tirana Hassan, executive director at Human ...

At a time when some are questioning the relevance of human rights and the rules-based order, Asia witnessed some extraordinary demonstrations of "people power" in 2024.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government, which took office in February 2024, is perpetuating a longstanding crackdown on free expression and civil society.

Assad’s government in December 2024 created new possibilities to ensure accountability for years of atrocity crimes and the opportunity to establish a new government that respects human rights.

United Kingdom authorities are seriously undermining democratic rights, especially the right to peaceful protest, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. The Labour government, which ...

The Georgian government drove the country toward a human rights crisis in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing ...