May 2, 2024
Kenya: Floods Threaten Marginalized People
Kenyan authorities have not responded adequately to flash floods resulting from heavy rains.
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May 2, 2024
Ukraine: Russian Forces Executed Surrendering Ukraine Soldiers
Russian forces appear to have executed at least 15 Ukrainian soldiers as they attempted to surrender, and possibly six more who were surrendering or who had surrendered, since early December 2023, Human Rights Watch said today. These incidents should be investigated as war crimes.
May 1, 2024
Australia: Rights Vetting Crucial for Defence Cooperation
The Australian government should include human rights vetting provisions in all bilateral security force cooperation agreements.
May 1, 2024
Thailand: Last-Ditch Effort for Tak Bai Massacre Justice
The Thai government should urgently bring to justice officials responsible for the deaths and injuries of scores of ethnic Malay Muslim protesters in Tak Bai district in 2004, Human Rights Watch said today.
May 1, 2024
Indonesia Court Ruling a Boon for Free Expression
“Historic,” said the activist Haris Azhar, describing Indonesia's Constitutional Court ruling in March to revoke three false news and defamation clauses from the country’s 1946 criminal code. The judges wanted to protect human rights, he said, and they found that the code’s vague definition of “fake news” could be used to punish legitimate criticism of the government.
May 1, 2024
US: Digital Metering System Exposes Migrants to Harm
A newly released report from HRW details how the Biden and López Obrador administrations have made a difficult-to-use US government mobile application, CBP One, all but mandatory for people seeking asylum in the United States.
May 1, 2024
“We Couldn’t Wait”
Digital Metering at the US-Mexico Border
The 68-page report, “We Couldn’t Wait: Digital Metering at the US-Mexico Border,” details how the Biden and López Obrador administrations have made a difficult-to-use US government mobile application, CBP One, all but mandatory for people seeking asylum in the United States. The result is de facto “metering,” a practice formalized early in the Trump administration that limits the number of asylum seekers processed at ports of entry each day, turning others back to Mexico.
April 30, 2024
Testimony of Jim Wormington Before the Congressional-Executive Committee on China
April 30, 2024 testimony from Jim Wormington to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing: "Factories and Fraud in the PRC: How Human Rights Violations Make Reliable Audits Impossible"
April 30, 2024
Germany Falling Short in Curbing Anti-Muslim Racism
The German government is falling short in protecting Muslims and people perceived to be Muslims from racism amid rising incidents of hate and discrimination, Human Rights Watch said today. The absence of a working definition of anti-Muslim racism and a lack of official data on incidents and of investment in institutional support for victims are among the impediments to an effective response.
