EU: Harmful Migration, Asylum Pact in Full Effect

(Brussels) – The new European Union Migration and Asylum Pact ushers in sweeping changes that undermine the right to asylum, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch released a question-and-answer document that explains the key cha

Questions and Answers: The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum

On June 12, 2026, the European Union Migration and Asylum Pact will become fully applicable. The Pact is a set of 10 pieces of binding legislation, adopted in 2024, that overhauls how the EU manages its borders, processes asylum application

DR Congo: Rwanda, M23 Forcibly Recruit, Detain Thousands

(Nairobi) – Rwandan military forces and the M23 armed group carried out a campaign of forced recruitment and abusive detention of thousands of captured combatants and civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch sai

Advanced Alzheimer’s successfully treated with psilocybin, a recent case study says

Psilocybin is a naturally occurring compound found in over 200 species of fungi collectively known as “magic mushrooms.” It functions as a prodrug, meaning it is biologically inactive until ingested, at which point the body rapidly converts

Swedish police assault independent journalists at NATO summit

On 21 May, during the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Helsingborg, Sweden, two independent journalists from Frihetsnytt (Freedom News) who were carrying officially registered press credentials were assaulted by police in a public place. T