New Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition report found attacks continued relentlessly in 2025 - 2,546 attacks - 790 health facilities damaged/destroyed - 936 health workers killed, kidnapped, or arrested Governments can and must do more. Read HRW’s press release: www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

Global Failure to Protect Right to Health in Conflict

Ten years after United Nations Security Council Resolution 2286 was adopted to protect health care in armed conflict, attacks on hospitals and healthcare workers continue.

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Health care should never be a target of war. UN member states and civil society met in NYC on Tuesday to recognize the urgent need to stop attacks on health in conflict and “close the gaps” between rhetoric and action. New @hrw.org dispatch: www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...

‘Closing the Gaps’ on Needed Action to End Attacks on Health

United Nations member states and civil society organizations met in New York City on Tuesday to renew their commitment to protecting health care in armed conflict.

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NEW: Gig workers around the world experience long hours, unpredictable and declining pay, and serious safety risks. In a new report, HRW documents the experiences of platform workers across nine countries. Read more:

ILO Labor Treaty Should Protect All Gig Workers

Gig workers around the world experience long hours, unpredictable and declining pay, and serious safety risks.

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The shutdown may be over, but the fears and anxieties experienced by those impacted by the freezing of essential food assistance won’t soon be forgotten. New from @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

US Food Assistance Cuts Undermined Rights

The US government suspended funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the first time on November 1, amid what became the longest-ever US government shutdown.

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Suspending SNAP payments will put the rights of tens of millions of Americans in jeopardy. No one’s ability to eat should be vulnerable to political games. New dispatch from @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

Tens of Millions at Risk of Hunger if US Food Assistance Lapses

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last Friday that it will stop distributing payments for essential food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) startin...

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Most people want a livable planet and fair treatment from businesses. Nevertheless, powerful corporate lobby groups in the US are targeting an EU law that would require companies to tackle their impacts on human rights and climate. New from Jim Wormington @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

US Lobbying Groups Target EU Corporate Accountability Law

As Europe emerges from a devastating heat wave, the European Parliament should reject efforts, including by industry groups in the United States, to weaken the European Union’s flagship corporate acco...

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The odds are stacked against us, but sometimes, human rights defenders win. My Daily Brief today: www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...

A Victory in Geneva: Daily Brief

In Human Rights Watch’s Daily Brief today, Andrew Stroehlein describes a struggle – and a victory – for #Eritrea’s victims at the UN Human Rights Council.

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The United States Congress just passed the “Big Beautiful Bill” that will deepen economic inequality and funnel billions in public money into harmful immigration policies.     Now is the time for constituents to stay engaged and speak out.    #NotOnOurWatch

“It’s appalling that President Trump ran on a campaign to fix the economy but is delivering a budget that makes ordinary people pay with their health for tax breaks for millionaires." More from @hrw.org 👇 hrw.org/news/2025/07... Tell the House: #NotOnOurWatch

US: Budget Would Benefit Wealthiest at Expense of Rights

The budget reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate today would extend tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the country’s wealthiest families while reducing spending on health and ot...

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A timely and important piece of research, several years in the making, that explores the true costs of the US gig economy. www.hrw.org/report/2025/...

Lena Simet@lenasimet.bsky.social · last yr.

1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214

📣 new from @hrw.org 📣 Health spending data from 190+ countries exposes drivers of global health inequalities As US and wealthy gov's pull back health aid, these data stress need for greater public spending, public debt relief, and new int'l tax rules 👇 (w/ charts!) www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

New Data Exposes Global Healthcare Funding Inequalities

New data from the World Health Organization reveals that many governments’ public funding of health care falls short of what is needed to meet their human rights obligations.

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Attempting to expand an abusive and inefficient private immigration detention industry (where most detainees have no criminal history) while simultaneously lowering standards of care and oversight shows that this administration's true priorities have nothing to do with safety and cost.

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The Trump administration is seeking to spend $45 billion to expand immigration detention. Immigration detention is costly and inhumane. Instead of expanding an abusive system, the US should prioritize humane and rights-respecting alternatives to detention.

The UN Human Rights Council regularly adopts a resolution on fulfilling economic, social & cultural rights. This year it addresses for the 1st time key issues like tax, debt, public services & climate finance following a big push by many groups including @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/04...

States Take Steps Toward Reforming Economic Approaches with Rights

On April 3, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a resolution about “the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights”. This year’s text focuses on the ...

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Your weekly update on economic justice news from @hrw.org: Labor protections for gig workers. Women's rights and the care economy. Workplace harassment in South Korea. Opportunities and misses for disability rights in Mexico. Toxic legacy of colonial-era mine in Zambia. Links below.