This week the Taliban in Afghanistan closed one of the last remaining loopholes in their ban on education for older girls and ...

On December 2, the Brussels Court of Appeal found the Belgian government guilty of crimes against humanity in Congo during ...

Biden’s visit to Angola – the first by any US president ever – is a rare chance to help the people of Angola by highlighting ...

Canada’s immigration detention system routinely discriminates against people with disabilities, including through widespread ...

Benon Kabale, a Ugandan disability rights advocate, is the 2024 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, Human Rights Watch announced ...

On November 27, gendarmes in Cameroon arrested and severely beat prominent human rights lawyer Richard Tamfu in the country’s ...

Over the next two weeks, over 100 countries and international organizations will participate in hearings at the International ...

United States President Joe Biden is embarking on a two-day visit to Angola, his only Africa trip as president. His visit is ...

Ethiopian authorities should immediately reverse the suspension of three independent human rights organizations and allow ...

A new Belgian law addressing sexual and labor exploitation came into force on December 1. The law follows years of human ...

Ricardo Adair, who has autism, was the first Mexican to challenge the country's system of guardianship for people with ...

The military authorities in Guinea have cracked down on the opposition, media, and peaceful dissent since taking power in a ...