Human Rights Watch is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment and gender equality—protecting the rights and improving the lives of women and girls on the ground.

as Human Rights Watch highlighted in its statement to the Council. The resolution identifies how human rights should underpin the international financial architecture’s reform, stressing the ...

Human Rights Watch champions human rights law to force governments to protect people and prevent corporations from continuing to cause extreme environmental degradation.

Human Rights Watch’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Division defends the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced people, and migrants worldwide. We investigate rights violations arising from ...

Human Rights Watch works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples' rights, and with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues. We document and expose abuses based ...

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Human Rights Watch has once again called for reparations for the legacies of enslavement and anti-Black racism in a submission before the United Nations.

I oversee Human Rights Watch’s work on El Salvador and have traveled to the country several times, most recently in 2024. I provide this declaration based on my personal knowledge and experience.

Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more vulnerable to having their rights violated and abuses can further entrench barriers to people meeting their basic ...

“It is a matter of playing hardball.” As the executive director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth spent 30 years on the frontlines in the fight for human rights. During that time, he exposed ...