Egypt: Prisoner with Apparent Brain Tumor Denied Care

(Beirut) – Egyptian authorities are denying medical care to a death row prisoner with an apparent brain tumor, following a forced disappearance and an unfair trial, Human Rights Watch said today. The Egyptian authorities detained the prison

Germany: Government Curbing Freedom of Information Act

(Berlin, July 8, 2026) – The German government should abandon its plans to gut Germany’s Freedom of Information Act, Human Rights Watch said today. The proposed amendments will threaten core human rights essential to transparency and public

Egypt: Refugees, Asylum Seekers Arrested, Deported

(Beirut) – Many refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt, mostly from Sudan and South Sudan, have faced a months-long campaign of arbitrary arrest, unlawful detention, and deportation, Human Rights Watch said today. Egyptian authorities are arr

US: Haitians Set to Lose Protections, Risk Return to Violence

(Miami) – The Trump administration’s move to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians has triggered widespread fear among Haitian communities in Florida of family separation, job loss, and deportation to a country engulfed by

Hong Kong: Beijing Tightens Social Control

(Tokyo) – Beijing has restructured Hong Kong’s governance to answer to Party leadership rather than Hong Kong’s people six years after imposing the draconian National Security Law, Human Rights Watch said today. “Hong Kong’s highly repressi

Cambodia: World Bank’s IFC Rejects Microfinance Harm Findings

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) rejected its ombudsman’s findings about harm related to investments in Cambodia’s microfinance sector, failing a critical test of accountability, Human Rights Watch said today. In its

US: Deaths in ICE Custody Surge Under Trump

(Washington, DC, June 25, 2026) – The rate of people dying in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody has soared, with at least 52 deaths reported since the start of President Donald Trump’s current administration, Human Rights

Cameroon: Failed Promise to Reduce Gender-Based Violence

(Nairobi) – Cameroon’s government has blatantly failed to meet its decade-old commitment to substantially reduce violence against women and girls, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The failure leaves victims and survivors

US: Millions Lost Health Insurance When Subsidies Expired

(Washington, DC) – The United States Congress’ failure to extend public subsidies for private health insurance has caused millions to lose healthcare coverage, increasing financial hardship and deepening inequality, Human Rights Watch and O

Global rice production has doubled over 50 years; it is the result of a combination of human ingenuity and increased atmospheric CO2

A recent study acknowledges that global rice production has nearly doubled in the last 50 years.  While the study notes that human ingenuity is the most important factor in this increase, it also notes that carbon dioxide is “the primary en

Chlorine dioxide poses an existential threat to the pandemic-vaccine industry

The evidence for hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin being safe and effective against covid and numerous other diseases is overwhelming.  Yet the medical and media establishment have not only ignored this but demonised them and persecuted doc

How to end the Brexit shitshow

In European history, there is a pattern: every 50 or 75 years or so, the international order of its time, the institutions and the ideas, gradually drift out of alignment with reality. If you go back to the institutions built in the rubble

Bulgaria Licensed Surveillance Exports to Rights Violators

© 2026 Glenn Harvey for Human Rights Watch (Brussels, June 18, 2026) – The Bulgarian government between 2018 and 2023 licensed exports of surveillance equipment to countries that were likely to use it for internal repression or to commi

DR Congo: Engage Communities in Ebola Response

(Kinshasa) – The Congolese government and international partners should prioritize community engagement and limit the role of security forces in responding to the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch sa