On June 27th, over 40 civil society organisations and prominent individuals from at least 15 countries across the Caribbean have signed on to an open ...

United Nations member countries should use the upcoming review of Vietnam’s record on civil and political rights at the UN ...

Human Rights Watch Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee During its Periodic Review of Vietnam under the ICCPR at its 144th Session.

In an incredible development, the president celebrated a peace deal between the two nations, which could end the decades-long ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on UN member states Thursday to renew the mandate of the independent expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender ...

Prosecutor has submitted the 11th batch of evidence in crimes against humanity case filed against former President Rodrigo ...

The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Nigeria, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, SAN, has been elected President of the Network of National Human Rights Institutions in West Africa ...

HRW says Asmara’s move was an effort to distract from independent reporting on the ‘country’s dire rights record’.

Ukraine is looking forward to withdrawing from a major international treaty on anti-personnel landmines as Russia continues to launch attacks on Kyiv, entering the fourth year of war. By withdrawing ...

Today the UN Human Rights Council firmly rejected Eritrea’s attempt to end scrutiny of its human rights situation. Council ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday rejected a bid by Eritrea to end the mandate of a U.N. expert investigating alleged abuses in the country, in a relief to Western diplomats who feared ...

A series of developments in Kyrgyzstan threaten to further curb freedom of expression and the media, ten organizations ...