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UK Announces £1 Billion Bailout for Hospitality Amid Lockdown Fears

The British government has announced another £1 billion in bailouts for the struggling hospitality sector amid concerns that England will once again be plunged into lockdown during the winter.

Resolve to Refine: The New New Year’s Resolution

If you’re one of the roughly 30 percent of Americans set on resolving for a better year in 2022, you’re likely looking to lose weight, get in shape, or save more money—classic ideals that have come to define our Januarys. And yet, despite our best intentions, the

Papua New Guinea’s Rapid Tides Expose Climate Risks

Earlier this month, parts of Papua New Guinea (PNG) experienced a surge in king tides that flooded communities and displaced approximately 53,000 people.

US: Failure to Pass Build Back Better Act Imperils Rights

(Washington, DC) – The Build Back Better Act would bring the United States closer to meeting international human rights standards and begin to repair a badly broken social safety net, Human Rights Watch said today. The Senate should strengthen components of the bill and promptly pass this legislation, or lose a

Report: Mills Administration Weighs Gas Tax to Pay for Maine's ‘Clean Transportation’ Plan

Performers Should Speak Up or Not Attend Saudi Music Festival

Global music superstars slated to perform at the upcoming MDL Beast Soundstorm Festival in Saudi Arabia should speak up for human rights or else not participate.

This One Thing Is Connected With Almost Every Cardiac Death

This article was previously published October 8, 2020, and has been updated with new information.

Killing of Journalist, Criminal Libel in the Philippines

Another journalist has been killed in the Philippines, the 22nd during the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte.

The Misguided US Approach to Drug Overdose Deaths

On the heels of news that over 100,000 people in the United States died from drug overdose deaths between April 2020 and April 2021, the US Congress considered a proposal last week that will only deepen the crisis. The Biden administration proposal would expand Schedule I drugs, the most

Ethiopia: Tigray Forces Summarily Execute Civilians

(Nairobi) – Tigrayan forces summarily executed dozens of civilians in two towns they controlled in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region between August 31 and September 9, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. These killings highlight the urgent need for the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish an international investigative mechanism

Bangladesh: Bring Home the ‘Disappeared’

(New York) – Bangladesh authorities should stop tormenting families and provide information on the whereabouts of their loved ones disappeared by security forces, Human Rights Watch said today, on International Human Rights Day. Human Rights Watch has documented 86 cases of victims in Bangladesh who were forcibly disappeared since 2009 when

Uzbekistan: Muslim Blogger Faces Eight-Year Prison Term

(Berlin) – A Muslim blogger from Uzbekistan who has been in arbitrary detention for five months is facing charges of threatening public security with a potential eight-year prison sentence, for an innocuous social media post, Human Rights Watch said today. The police initially detained Fazilhoja Arifhojaev on June 28, 2021, on