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Climate COPs are, essentially, an opportunity to better align govt actions with their rhetoric.
So as #COP30 begins in Brazil's Amazon, @hrw.org is drawing attention to the Terra Nossa settlement, where a federal agency plans to hand over a large area of the rainforest to illegal cattle ranches:
So as #COP30 begins in Brazil's Amazon, @hrw.org is drawing attention to the Terra Nossa settlement, where a federal agency plans to hand over a large area of the rainforest to illegal cattle ranches:
In the Shadow of COP30, Brazil is Stripping Rainforest of Protections
While the city of Belém steps up to host the COP30 global climate summit in November, in another corner of Pará state, a federal government agency is planning to hand over a large area of the Amazon r...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
COP30, the annual United Nations climate change conference, kicks off today in Belém, Brazil.
This year, countries should move forward with plans to phase out fossil fuels in a way that protects human rights and supports a just transition.
Learn more ⤵️
This year, countries should move forward with plans to phase out fossil fuels in a way that protects human rights and supports a just transition.
Learn more ⤵️
November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
COP30, the annual United Nations climate change conference, kicks off today in Belém, Brazil.
This year, countries should move forward with plans to phase out fossil fuels in a way that protects human rights and supports a just transition.
Learn more ⤵️
This year, countries should move forward with plans to phase out fossil fuels in a way that protects human rights and supports a just transition.
Learn more ⤵️
🌎 COP30 will soon begin in Belém, Brazil, bringing together world leaders, scientists, NGOs, and civil society members to discuss action on climate change.
This year's summit, which marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, comes at a critical moment.
This year's summit, which marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, comes at a critical moment.
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🌎 COP30 will soon begin in Belém, Brazil, bringing together world leaders, scientists, NGOs, and civil society members to discuss action on climate change.
This year's summit, which marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, comes at a critical moment.
This year's summit, which marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, comes at a critical moment.
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This week world leaders made commitments to fulfil rights at #WSS2. But this won’t happen without money.
We’re now looking at Nairobi where the UN Tax Convention #UNTC negotiations are resuming on Monday - it could be the key to deliver on those commitments.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
We’re now looking at Nairobi where the UN Tax Convention #UNTC negotiations are resuming on Monday - it could be the key to deliver on those commitments.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
World Leaders Commit to Supporting Social Development and Rights
At the second United Nations Social Summit in Qatar this week, dozens of governments adopted the Doha Political Declaration, renewing their commitments to tackle poverty, create decent work, combat di...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This week world leaders made commitments to fulfil rights at #WSS2. But this won’t happen without money.
We’re now looking at Nairobi where the UN Tax Convention #UNTC negotiations are resuming on Monday - it could be the key to deliver on those commitments.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
We’re now looking at Nairobi where the UN Tax Convention #UNTC negotiations are resuming on Monday - it could be the key to deliver on those commitments.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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We met Pastor Gábor Iványi with @hrw.org colleagues in 2018 at his Budapest church.
Truly shocking he is once again under attack.
#Hungary authorities should drop charges against Iványi & stop harassment against him & his church.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social
Truly shocking he is once again under attack.
#Hungary authorities should drop charges against Iványi & stop harassment against him & his church.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social
Hungary: Pastor Supporting People in Poverty Faces Charges
Instead of supporting those who fill the gaps left by Hungary’s crumbling public services and social security system, the government is prosecuting them. On November 3, prosecutors charged Pastor Gábo...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:40 AM
We met Pastor Gábor Iványi with @hrw.org colleagues in 2018 at his Budapest church.
Truly shocking he is once again under attack.
#Hungary authorities should drop charges against Iványi & stop harassment against him & his church.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social
Truly shocking he is once again under attack.
#Hungary authorities should drop charges against Iványi & stop harassment against him & his church.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social
Kenya’s newly enacted Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendments) Act risks criminalizing legitimate online speech.
The amendments provide Kenyan authorities with greater power to restrict online speech using overly broad provisions.
The amendments provide Kenyan authorities with greater power to restrict online speech using overly broad provisions.
Kenya: New Cybercrime Amendments Threaten Online Expression
Kenya’s newly enacted Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendments) Act, 2025 risks criminalizing legitimate online speech and its overbroad provisions should be repealed, Human Rights Watch said today...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Kenya’s newly enacted Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendments) Act risks criminalizing legitimate online speech.
The amendments provide Kenyan authorities with greater power to restrict online speech using overly broad provisions.
The amendments provide Kenyan authorities with greater power to restrict online speech using overly broad provisions.
📣 Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has approved the Escazú Agreement, designed to protect biodiversity and environmental defenders in the region.
Learn more about this essential agreement ⤵️
Learn more about this essential agreement ⤵️
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
📣 Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies has approved the Escazú Agreement, designed to protect biodiversity and environmental defenders in the region.
Learn more about this essential agreement ⤵️
Learn more about this essential agreement ⤵️
HRW is proud to have helped create the Global Reparations Hub!
Want to learn more about the hub and how to get involved?
‼️Join us in-person in Berlin or online on November 12 ‼️
Register now: decolonize-berlin.de/de/events/bu...
Want to learn more about the hub and how to get involved?
‼️Join us in-person in Berlin or online on November 12 ‼️
Register now: decolonize-berlin.de/de/events/bu...
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
HRW is proud to have helped create the Global Reparations Hub!
Want to learn more about the hub and how to get involved?
‼️Join us in-person in Berlin or online on November 12 ‼️
Register now: decolonize-berlin.de/de/events/bu...
Want to learn more about the hub and how to get involved?
‼️Join us in-person in Berlin or online on November 12 ‼️
Register now: decolonize-berlin.de/de/events/bu...
At least 600 migrant workers employed by Saudi Arabian Baytur Construction Company have not received their salaries for at least eight months.
The blatant wage theft speaks volumes about Saudi authorities’ broken wage protection system.
The blatant wage theft speaks volumes about Saudi authorities’ broken wage protection system.
Saudi Arabia: Migrant Workers in Mecca Arrested for Demanding Unpaid Wages
At least 600 migrant workers employed by Saudi Arabian Baytur Construction Company have not received their salaries for at least eight months.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
At least 600 migrant workers employed by Saudi Arabian Baytur Construction Company have not received their salaries for at least eight months.
The blatant wage theft speaks volumes about Saudi authorities’ broken wage protection system.
The blatant wage theft speaks volumes about Saudi authorities’ broken wage protection system.
Cambodian authorities have arbitrarily arrested and charged at least 16 people for expressing their views on social media about the Thai-Cambodia border conflict.
Concerned governments should urge Cambodian authorities to drop these baseless charges.
Concerned governments should urge Cambodian authorities to drop these baseless charges.
Cambodia: Border Conflict Critics Arrested
Cambodian authorities have arbitrarily arrested and charged at least 16 people for expressing their views on social media about the Thai-Cambodia border conflict in July and August 2025.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Cambodian authorities have arbitrarily arrested and charged at least 16 people for expressing their views on social media about the Thai-Cambodia border conflict.
Concerned governments should urge Cambodian authorities to drop these baseless charges.
Concerned governments should urge Cambodian authorities to drop these baseless charges.
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In Hungary, Pastor Gábor Iványi, whose church supports people in poverty, faces absurd charges. The pastor and his church are human rights defenders providing shelter, food, education to people left behind by the state. The move is part of a wider crackdown on dissent.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Hungary: Pastor Supporting People in Poverty Faces Charges
Instead of supporting those who fill the gaps left by Hungary’s crumbling public services and social security system, the government is prosecuting them. On November 3, prosecutors charged Pastor Gábo...
www.hrw.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
In Hungary, Pastor Gábor Iványi, whose church supports people in poverty, faces absurd charges. The pastor and his church are human rights defenders providing shelter, food, education to people left behind by the state. The move is part of a wider crackdown on dissent.
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
🗳️ Elections in the US this week saw historic voter turnout.
In New York, voter turnout reached record levels, with the largest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years. In Maine, voters rejected a ballot measure that would make it harder to vote.
In New York, voter turnout reached record levels, with the largest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years. In Maine, voters rejected a ballot measure that would make it harder to vote.
November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
🗳️ Elections in the US this week saw historic voter turnout.
In New York, voter turnout reached record levels, with the largest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years. In Maine, voters rejected a ballot measure that would make it harder to vote.
In New York, voter turnout reached record levels, with the largest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years. In Maine, voters rejected a ballot measure that would make it harder to vote.
The Trump administration has launched its 16th boat strike in two months, killing at least 67 people in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific.
These strikes are extrajudicial killings and are unlawful under both US and international law. Congress needs to act now to stop these deaths.
These strikes are extrajudicial killings and are unlawful under both US and international law. Congress needs to act now to stop these deaths.
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Trump administration has launched its 16th boat strike in two months, killing at least 67 people in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific.
These strikes are extrajudicial killings and are unlawful under both US and international law. Congress needs to act now to stop these deaths.
These strikes are extrajudicial killings and are unlawful under both US and international law. Congress needs to act now to stop these deaths.
Cholera is once again threatening thousands of lives in Haiti because people lack access to the most basic services: clean water, sanitation, and medical care.
Urgent, coordinated action is needed to restore access to safe water and sanitation.
Urgent, coordinated action is needed to restore access to safe water and sanitation.
Haiti: Cholera Resurgence Threatens Vulnerable Communities
A resurgence of cholera in Haiti's West department underscores the urgent need for coordinated, long-term action to restore basic water and sanitation systems.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Cholera is once again threatening thousands of lives in Haiti because people lack access to the most basic services: clean water, sanitation, and medical care.
Urgent, coordinated action is needed to restore access to safe water and sanitation.
Urgent, coordinated action is needed to restore access to safe water and sanitation.
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🔴 Today: EU Parliament hearing on EU–Gulf trade & investment relations, with HRW’s @joeyshea.bsky.social
Our recs to the EU: link closer ties to concrete labor rights & human rights progress & reforms: hrw.org/news/2024/09...
📷 Livestream from 2h30 👉🏽 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Our recs to the EU: link closer ties to concrete labor rights & human rights progress & reforms: hrw.org/news/2024/09...
📷 Livestream from 2h30 👉🏽 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🔴 Today: EU Parliament hearing on EU–Gulf trade & investment relations, with HRW’s @joeyshea.bsky.social
Our recs to the EU: link closer ties to concrete labor rights & human rights progress & reforms: hrw.org/news/2024/09...
📷 Livestream from 2h30 👉🏽 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
Our recs to the EU: link closer ties to concrete labor rights & human rights progress & reforms: hrw.org/news/2024/09...
📷 Livestream from 2h30 👉🏽 multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...
🚨 Only a fraction of Sustainable Development Goal targets are on track for 2030. Chronic underfunding of public services is a major barrier.
Join HRW at #WSS2025 this Thursday to explore bold strategies to turn political commitments into real progress. #SummitOfTheFuture #FFD4
Join HRW at #WSS2025 this Thursday to explore bold strategies to turn political commitments into real progress. #SummitOfTheFuture #FFD4
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
🚨 Only a fraction of Sustainable Development Goal targets are on track for 2030. Chronic underfunding of public services is a major barrier.
Join HRW at #WSS2025 this Thursday to explore bold strategies to turn political commitments into real progress. #SummitOfTheFuture #FFD4
Join HRW at #WSS2025 this Thursday to explore bold strategies to turn political commitments into real progress. #SummitOfTheFuture #FFD4
NEW: The US government is conducting an ongoing campaign of raids and detentions across the country to advance a policy of mass deportation.
This campaign started in Los Angeles this past summer, setting the stage for similar tactics in other US cities.
This campaign started in Los Angeles this past summer, setting the stage for similar tactics in other US cities.
US: ICE Abuses in Los Angeles Set Stage for Other Cities
The US federal government’s violent campaign of raids and detentions during the summer of 2025 in Los Angeles set the stage for similar and subsequent abuses in cities around the country.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NEW: The US government is conducting an ongoing campaign of raids and detentions across the country to advance a policy of mass deportation.
This campaign started in Los Angeles this past summer, setting the stage for similar tactics in other US cities.
This campaign started in Los Angeles this past summer, setting the stage for similar tactics in other US cities.
An unknown number of people are feared dead and injured in Tanzania following clashes with security forces after the October 29 elections.
Tanzanian authorities’ violent and repressive response to election-related protests further undermines the credibility of the electoral process.
Tanzanian authorities’ violent and repressive response to election-related protests further undermines the credibility of the electoral process.
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
An unknown number of people are feared dead and injured in Tanzania following clashes with security forces after the October 29 elections.
Tanzanian authorities’ violent and repressive response to election-related protests further undermines the credibility of the electoral process.
Tanzanian authorities’ violent and repressive response to election-related protests further undermines the credibility of the electoral process.
What's it really like inside US immigration detention?
In a new episode of HRW’s Rights & Wrongs podcast, host Ngofeen Mputubwele talks with Harpinder Chauhan, who was detained by ICE.
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In a new episode of HRW’s Rights & Wrongs podcast, host Ngofeen Mputubwele talks with Harpinder Chauhan, who was detained by ICE.
🔊⤵️
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4qGQFgY
Apple: https://apple.co/3Lm195l
November 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What's it really like inside US immigration detention?
In a new episode of HRW’s Rights & Wrongs podcast, host Ngofeen Mputubwele talks with Harpinder Chauhan, who was detained by ICE.
🔊⤵️
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4qGQFgY
Apple: https://apple.co/3Lm195l
In a new episode of HRW’s Rights & Wrongs podcast, host Ngofeen Mputubwele talks with Harpinder Chauhan, who was detained by ICE.
🔊⤵️
Spotify: https://bit.ly/4qGQFgY
Apple: https://apple.co/3Lm195l
The former Afghan Women's National Football Team, now known as Afghan Women United, took the field last week for their first games in four years.
Their return after the Taliban banned all sports for women and girls is a victory for human rights.
Their return after the Taliban banned all sports for women and girls is a victory for human rights.
Afghan Women’s Return to Football a Human Rights Victory
Their return to compete after the Taliban banned all sports for women and girls is a true victory for human rights.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The former Afghan Women's National Football Team, now known as Afghan Women United, took the field last week for their first games in four years.
Their return after the Taliban banned all sports for women and girls is a victory for human rights.
Their return after the Taliban banned all sports for women and girls is a victory for human rights.
NEW: Women giving birth in public hospitals in Sierra Leone who are unable to pay informal fees face dangerous neglect and abuse by health care providers, in some cases leading to the deaths of women or their newborns. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
November 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
NEW: Women giving birth in public hospitals in Sierra Leone who are unable to pay informal fees face dangerous neglect and abuse by health care providers, in some cases leading to the deaths of women or their newborns. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Police have failed to take crucial steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people during a raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 28th.
Authorities should ensure a thorough, independent investigation.
Authorities should ensure a thorough, independent investigation.
Brazil: Serious Investigative Failures in Deadly Rio Raid
Rio de Janeiro police have failed to take crucial investigative steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people, including four police officers, during a raid in low-income,...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Police have failed to take crucial steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people during a raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 28th.
Authorities should ensure a thorough, independent investigation.
Authorities should ensure a thorough, independent investigation.
In November, states, experts, journalists, climate activists, and representatives will gather in Belém, Brazil for COP30, the 30th annual United Nations climate change conference.
Here are three things to know about Brazil, COP30 host ⤵️
Here are three things to know about Brazil, COP30 host ⤵️
November 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
In November, states, experts, journalists, climate activists, and representatives will gather in Belém, Brazil for COP30, the 30th annual United Nations climate change conference.
Here are three things to know about Brazil, COP30 host ⤵️
Here are three things to know about Brazil, COP30 host ⤵️
Dozens of recent social media videos show Rapid Support Forces carrying out extrajudicial killings and other serious violations against people fleeing North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, in Sudan.
Urgent action is needed to prevent further atrocities.
Urgent action is needed to prevent further atrocities.
Sudan: Mass Atrocities in Captured Darfur City
Dozens of videos posted on social media in recent days show Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carrying out extrajudicial killings and other serious violations against people fleeing North Darfur’s capital, E...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Dozens of recent social media videos show Rapid Support Forces carrying out extrajudicial killings and other serious violations against people fleeing North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, in Sudan.
Urgent action is needed to prevent further atrocities.
Urgent action is needed to prevent further atrocities.