As protests in India escalate, so too have reports of detentions and abuses against peaceful protesters. Indian authorities should exercise restraint & stop beating peaceful protesters. They should stop harassing journalists & allow them to do their jobs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

CJP at Jantar Mantar: Delhi sees more protests as freed 'cockroach' group's leaders vow to continue fight

Hundreds of people who came out on the streets despite the police's restrictions were detained on Sunday.

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s invitation to Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing to coordinate the forced return of people who fled military atrocities in Myanmar is an invitation for further abuse. www.hrw.org/news/2026/10...

Malaysia: Press Myanmar Junta Leader to End Abuses

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should press Myanmar’s junta leader, Min Aung Hlaing, to end human rights abuses during his visit to Kuala Lumpur on October 7, 2026, Human Rights Watch said tod...

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Amid protests over large-scale changes to voter rolls, Indian authorities should release those detained solely for peacefully expressing their views. Authorities should order police to exercise restraint, stop suspending internet services to stifle protests. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Protests intensify in India over demands for election chief to quit

Thousands of youth protesters and opposition supporters rallied in Delhi and Mumbai ‌on Sunday to demand the resignation of India's election commission chief over changes to voter rolls, as police det...

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The mass arrest of around 290 attendees at an opposition political gathering in Dhaka on September 26 is the latest incident in the Bangladesh authorities’ ongoing assault on civil and political rights. www.hrw.org/news/2026/10...

Bangladeshi Police Round Up Opposition Supporters

The mass arrest of attendees at a small left-wing party’s meeting in Dhaka on September 26 is the latest incident in the Bangladesh authorities’ ongoing assault on civil and political rights.

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This week marks 25 years since the US-led invasion of Afghanistan. The US & coalition countries have yet to provide genuine justice or redress for war crimes and other grave abuses in Afghanistan in the 25 years. See @hrw.org's timeline of our reporting on the conflict: www.hrw.org/feature/2026...

Afghans Await Justice 25 Years After War Began

The United States and coalition countries have yet to provide genuine justice or redress for war crimes and other grave abuses in Afghanistan in the 25 years since the war began on October 7, 2001.

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Naoero’s decision to leave the ICC amid extreme pressure on the court from the US, betrays victims of serious international crimes around the world. ICC member countries, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, should speak out in support of the ICC & urge Naoero to reconsider its decision.

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Responding to Xi and Trump’s Illiberal World Order

As US President Donald Trump hosts Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington in this week, tariffs, artificial intelligence, and Taiwan may all be on the table. One subject almost certainly will not ...

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The Russian government’s escalating attacks on censorship circumvention services is part of its broader assault on access to information, privacy, and freedom of expression. These repressive tactics affect millions of people in Russia seeking to connect to the internet without state censorship.

Russia Crackdown on Bypassing Online Censorship

Russian authorities are doubling down on their efforts to quash freedom of expression, including access to information, by increasingly suppressing tools to circumvent draconian censorship laws, Human...

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The Myanmar military junta subjects women political prisoners to torture, sexual violence & life-threatening denial of medical care. Among30,000+ political prisoners detained since the junta’s February 2021 coup are about 6,600 women and 640 children. New from @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

Myanmar: Women Political Prisoners Tortured, Ill-treated

The Myanmar military junta subjects women political prisoners to torture, sexual violence, and life-threatening denial of medical care.

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When Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay meets world leaders at the United Nations general assembly in New York this week, they should urge him to release the at least 28 political prisoners who are still held in dreadful conditions in his country’s jails. www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

Bhutan Should Release All Remaining Political Prisoners

When Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay meets world leaders at the United Nations general assembly in New York this week, they should urge him to release the at least 28 political prisoners who a...

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The Chinese government is tightening its rules to decide arbitrarily who can and cannot leave China, violating the internationally protected right to leave one’s country. New from @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

China: New Border Decree Curtails Right to Leave

A new Chinese government decree expands the discretion of administrative authorities to arbitrarily bar people from leaving China, violating the internationally protected right to leave a country.

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"I was not counted as a human being. I was counted, like a number, like ‘ah 16!’. They never called me by my name." Since 2001, Australia has forcibly transferred more than 5,000 asylum seekers to offshore detention, causing profound harm to those seeking refuge. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ixAWzu

See hrw.org/news/2026/03... & thediplomat.com/2026/07/euro...

#SOTEU @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu says trade inbalance with #China is unsustainable & that EU will use all tools at its disposal to rebalance our relationship. Indeed, EU need to takes into account the cost of China Human Rights violations.

The Cambodian government shouldn’t be welcoming Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing. He has been implicated in many abuses, and the ICC prosecutor has requested an arrest warrant for his alleged crimes against humanity. english.dvb.no/cambodia-hos...

Cambodia hosts Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing, drawing sharp rebuke from Human Rights Watch - DVB

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet hosts Myanmar regime leader Min Aung Hlaing for a two-day official state visit in Phnom Penh on Sept. 11-12. The visit marks Min Aung Hlaing’s fourth diplomatic miss...

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The Hong Kong High Court today sentenced Tiananmen vigil organizers Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan & Albert Ho to prison terms ranging from 5 years 2 months to 7 years 3 months for “inciting subversion” under the National Security Law. See @hrw.org for background here👇 www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...

Singapore should drop a wave of charges against activists under the Public Order Act & other overly broad & restrictive laws said @amnesty.org @hrw.org @civicusalliance.bsky.social The charges relate to protests, vigils & other public advocacy on Gaza & the death penalty. www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

Singapore: Drop Wave of Charges Against Activists

The Singapore government should drop a wave of charges against seven activists and human rights defenders under the Public Order Act and other overly broad and restrictive laws, Amnesty International,...

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China wants citizens to report ‘illegal’ religious practices. In the first half of 2026 alone, more than a dozen cities across the country introduced measures encouraging or rewarding people to report religious activities the government labels “illegal.” www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

China Wants Citizens to Report ‘Illegal’ Religious Practice

Chinese lawyer Ruth Wang fled to Taiwan on September 2 after authorities threatened to shut down her law firm. Her offense? Representing members of China’s Zion Church, a prominent underground Protest...

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This September marks 25 years since Australia first sent asylum seekers offshore for processing. After 25 years & billions spent, Australia’s offshore detention system has caused untold suffering to thousands & undermined Australia’s global reputation on human rights. www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

Australia: 25 Years of Abusive Offshore Detention

The Australian government has caused thousands of people seeking asylum to suffer grave abuses under its offshore detention system, which began in September 2001.

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"Organizing a group to help people in distress used to be something Hong Kong people could do without fear. Not anymore.' - @elainepearson.bsky.social, Asia Director @hrw.org, in new dispatch ⤵️

Hong Kong Misuses Colonial-era Law to Violate Rights

Organizing a group to help people in distress used to be something Hong Kong people could do without fear. Not anymore.

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Without warning, Pakistan has directed all medical & dental institutions to expel Afghan students & arrange to send them back to Afghanistan. It is the latest move by Pakistani authorities to summarily deport Afghans from the country. @hrw.org @fereshtaabbasi.bsky.social www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

Pakistan Moves to Expel Afghan Medical Students

Without warning, Pakistan has directed all medical and dental institutions to expel Afghan students and arrange to send them back to Afghanistan. It is the latest move by Pakistani authorities to summ...

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Sri Lanka's President Dissanayake took office in September 2024, promising justice for past rights violations. Yet as a UN report concludes, beyond progress in a few cases, there has been no accountability for gross human rights violations committed during the civil war. www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

UN Finds Little Progress on Justice in Sri Lanka

Seventeen years after the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, the latest report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, updates the current human rights situation in the count...

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The Cambodian government should withdraw proposed legal amendments that would drastically reduce opposition party representation in top positions on local councils. www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

Cambodia: Legal Revisions Reinforce One-Party Rule

The Cambodian government should withdraw proposed legal amendments that would drastically reduce opposition party representation in top positions on local councils, Human Rights Watch said today.

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September 2 marks one year since the United States began an unlawful campaign of lethal military strikes targeting vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, claiming 227 lives. US officials should be urgently held to account for these killings. New from @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

United States: Year of Extrajudicial Killings at Sea

Today marks one year since the United States began an unlawful campaign of lethal military strikes targeting vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, claiming 227 lives. US officials should be ...

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“The UN Human Rights Council should urge the Sri Lankan government to take credible steps toward accountability for past crimes and end reprisals against victims, their families, and human rights defenders.” - Lucy McKernan, UN Human Rights Council director at HRW www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

The Sri Lankan government’s prosecution of past grave abuses has lagged, raising concerns for future progress. Many cases of grave abuses remain stalled, while intimidation of families & activists continues. New @hrw report www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...

Sri Lanka: Tepid Progress on Justice for Past Abuses

The Sri Lankan government’s prosecution of past grave abuses has lagged, raising concerns for future progress, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. United Nations officials and UN membe...

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It's been 9 years since the Myanmar military's widespread campaign of atrocity crimes against the Rohingya population in Rakhine state. Since the 2017 atrocities, no one has been held accountable, although there has been some progress in international justice efforts. www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...

Bangladeshi authorities should end the prolonged pretrial detention of politicians & others linked to the deposed Awami League government. Police have detained thousands of party officials, activists & supporters since Sheikh Hasina was forced to step down in August 2024 www.hrw.org/news/2026/08...

Bangladesh: End Indefinite Pretrial Detention of Political Opponents

Bangladeshi authorities should immediately take steps to end the prolonged pretrial detention of politicians and others linked to the deposed Awami League government.

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Reaction to today's conviction of activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan of “inciting subversion” under the National Security Law at the Hong Kong High Court. A third, Albert Ho, pled guilty earlier this year. More to follow from @hrw.org later...

"The Chinese government wants to whitewash its atrocities and wants to create at atmosphere when activists are afraid to speak out even in Australia." @hrw's @YalkunUluyol speaks to @abcnews The World www.youtube.com/watch?v=XidL...

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