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The government of Trinidad and Tobago should urgently bring home Trinidadian children and their mothers imprisoned in Iraq because of their alleged association with the Islamic State (ISIS).

Human Rights Watch published a report documenting the impact of unprecedented June 2022 floods in northern Bangladesh on people with disabilities and older people, including loss of lives and livelihoods, extreme hardship, and threatened human rights of at-risk populations.

Israel is contravening the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) legally binding orders by obstructing the entry of life-saving aid and services into Gaza.

Advocates of media freedom in the Philippines got some good news within days of World Press Freedom Day on May 3. On April 29, police arrested a third suspect in the on-air shooting of radio broadcaster Juan Jumalon in Mindanao.

Today, the Council of the EU officially adopted the EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. As 12 civil society organisations which advocate for human rights, gender equality, and the right for all to live free from violence, we welcome this first ever binding EU legislation on this issue as a groundbreaking step.

Daily Brief, 7 May, 2024

United Nations member countries should use negotiations on the “Pact for the Future” to commit to strengthening human rights, including promoting economic justice and protecting the right to a healthy environment, Human Rights Watch said. The UN Pact for the Future, currently being negotiated, is expected to be adopted at the Summit of the Future, a special UN meeting slated for September 2024. Among the issues being discussed by the 193 UN member countries are economic policy reforms and how to realize the right to a clean, healthy, and safe environment, as well as the emphasis that should be placed on human rights generally.

An Israeli strike on an emergency and relief center in south Lebanon on March 27, 2024, was an unlawful attack on civilians that failed to take all necessary precautions.

Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to submit its views and recommendations for consideration by the United Nations secretary-general in response to Resolution 78/241 on “Lethal autonomous weapons systems” adopted by the UN General Assembly on 22 December 2023.