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August 6, 2026 Statement

One Step Closer to Recognizing Gender Apartheid as an International Crime

Joint Statement from Amnesty International, The End Gender Apartheid Campaign, and Human Rights Watch

August 6, 2026 Commentary

Japan’s winning sports tradition shouldn’t include abuse

Building a safer training culture for the country and its athletes

August 6, 2026 Report

Lebanon: Israel’s Killing of Journalist an Apparent War Crime

Apparently Targeted Journalists, Medical Workers

Amal Khalil, a veteran correspondent for the daily newspaper Al-Akhbar, in the southern Lebanese border village of Jebbayn in 2024

August 6, 2026 Dispatches

Hungary’s Parliament Adds Safeguards to Asset Recovery Office

New Anti-Corruption Agency Now Includes Judicial Oversight and Rights Scrutiny

Lawmakers vote in the chamber of the Hungarian National Assembly on legislation related to establishing the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office in Budapest, Hungary, July 28, 2026.

August 5, 2026 Dispatches

Japanese City Undermines its Program to Protect Babies

Rescuing Newborns Should Not Mean More Institutionalization

Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu, mayor of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture, explains the policy of setting up a “baby hatch,” which enables parents to anonymously leave infants they are unable to care for, May 29, 2025.

August 5, 2026 Dispatches

US Government’s Uyghur Forced Labor List Targets Aluminum

Expanded List Underscores Need for Car Industry to Map Supply Chains

A worker moves aluminum auto parts in central China's Anhui province.

August 5, 2026 News Release

West Bank: Israel Delaying Palestinian Ambulances Risks Lives

Women in Labor, Children Among Patients Harmed

Palestinians wait to cross at the Israeli Awarta military checkpoint on March 23, 2025, south of Nablus in the West Bank.

August 5, 2026 Dispatches

New UK Prime Minister Should End the Assault on Protest Rights

Palestine Action Granted Permission to Appeal ‘Terror’ Designation

A person is detained during a Palestine Action demonstration at Marylebone Road in London, UK, July 30, 2026.

August 5, 2026 Commentary

External Actors Pressing ‘Family Values’ in Africa

Backing Outside Political Agendas Carries a Human Rights Cost

Kɔtɔkɔ – the national emblem of the Asante Kingdom since 1701. It means “kill a thousand, a thousand will come.”

August 5, 2026 Dispatches

Azerbaijani Authorities Escalate Abuse of Detained Opposition Leader

Authorities Should End Abusive Treatment, Release Ali Karimli

August 4, 2026 Dispatches

Journalist in Mali Sentenced to a Year in Prison

Quash Charges and Release Chahana Takiou

Chahana Takiou, Bamako, Mali, June 2026.

August 4, 2026 Dispatches

Fears Over Mail-in Ballot Access in the US

Voting Rights Groups Challenge Order That Could Restrict Ballots

People demonstrate against proposed changes to the US Postal Service and President Donald Trump's executive order regarding mail-in ballots, Miami, Florida, July 28, 2026.

August 4, 2026 News Release

Philippines: Revised Guidelines Threaten Indigenous Rights

New Rules Would Deny Communities’ Free, Prior, and Informed Consent

An anti-mining protester speaks during a rally outside the annual Philippines mining conference in Pasay, Metro Manila, September 6, 2017.

August 4, 2026 News Release

Uganda: Opposition Politician Tortured, Faces Abusive Charges

Investigate Ill-Treatment Allegations; Drop Charges

August 3, 2026 News Release

Malaysia: Forcibly Returning Myanmar Refugees Risks Lives

Provide Legal Status to Asylum Seekers; Ensure Safety of Rohingya

A Rohingya refugee feeds a child in front of the office of the UN refugee agency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 27, 2026.

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Free Education for all Children
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Iraq War 20 Years Later
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Mexico: Lessons from a Human Rights Catastrophe
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