Human Rights Watch asked me to look at human rights hotspots around the world through the eyes and ears of people on the front lines of history. This week, the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte.

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The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) should take immediate and demonstrable steps to safeguard human rights for all people involved in the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup ...

Racial justice remained a pressing human rights concern in the United States in 2024. The US ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination nearly ...

A hooded gunman in General Santos City in the southern Philippines carried out an apparent targeted killing on June 23, 2025, ...

The arrests come in the wake of a new law quickly pushed through the Iranian Parliament that could leave those convicted ...

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As someone who is studying Bengal’s socio-political history, I am very much interested in the complex issue of the cow: A ...

Colonel Alvin Gonzalez is surprised by his Air Force airmen daughter, Ariana, at his retirement from the U.S. Army National Guard in Puerto Rico. James Bigley reviews Texas laws for arrowhead hunting ...

The latest winners of the News 5 Lighthouse Award have spent more than 20 years trying to teach our community about the ...

The concept of social fabric is central to understanding the cohesion, resilience, and functionality of societies. In Ethiopia, a country with a rich cultural ...