Human Rights Watch

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed on Wednesday a divisive bill into law that aims to increase the country’s...

Gambia’s fearsome former leader looted nearly $1 billion from state coffers and through illicit timber deals. He used fear,...

A prominent Venezuelan journalist who had been reporting on the country’s political crisis was released from detention by...

Brazil needs to enact wide-ranging reforms in its political and judicial systems and “move beyond purely punitive...

Human Constanta, a Belarusian human rights organization, has documented two cases in which Chechens claiming asylum — and...

A German MP is the first person to face political consequences in her home country for involvement in the Azerbaijani...

Mexico is one step closer to getting a new ‘National Guard’ to help the fight against endemic organized crime after the...

American luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany announced Wednesday that it will begin disclosing the origins of its diamonds as...

Imprisoned Azerbaijani blogger and photographer Mehman Huseynov, whose most recent work was about President Ilham Aliyev...

Huang Qi, an activist billed as China’s first “cyber dissident” who has been imprisoned for two years, is in danger of dying...

Despite being under scrutiny from human rights groups, far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro won the presidential election in...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says that he may indeed have authorized police forces to carry out thousands of...