Ida Sawyer, Director, Crisis, Conflict and Arms Division, Human Rights Watch: So this is the first comprehensive report that examines almost every attack on a civilian site on October 7.

“Human Rights Watch research found that the Hamas-led assault on October 7 was designed to kill civilians and take as many people as possible hostage,” said Ida Sawyer, crisis and conflict ...

The government of Vietnam severely restricts basic civil and political rights in violation of the International Covenant on ...

Chairperson, Commissioners, and distinguished delegates, Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to address the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

Human Rights Watch’s submission centers on the following issues concerning freedom of expression and armed conflicts documented in our research on and related to the Israel-Gaza hostilities ...

Human Rights Watch has documented cases of enforced disappearances of Turkish nationals in Türkiye in the period after the July 2016 coup attempt, reporting on five cases in 2017, and eight cases ...

Human Rights Watch documented 66 cases of children subjected to torture, ill-treatment and appalling conditions, including at times extreme overcrowding, unhygienic conditions, ...

Human Rights Watch also documented indiscriminate and deliberate attacks against civilians and civilian property by the warring parties in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur.