South Sudan’s military and opposition forces have blocked humanitarian access and unjustifiably ordered civilians to evacuate populated areas, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Sunday.  The country’s military has issued multiple evacuation orders since late 2025, at least three of which have been “sweeping in nature.” Over the same period, opposition forces occupying areas of the [...]

Panama Ports Company, SA (PPC), a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison, commenced arbitration proceedings against Danish shipping firm Maersk A/S on Tuesday over the planned takeover by Maersk of PPC’s port terminals in Panama. The arbitration, to commence in London later this month, is to resolve a dispute involving a 25-year contract granted [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW), Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Amnesty International, and CIVICUS on Sunday urged the Singaporean Government to immediately drop all charges against human rights activist Jolovan Wham for organising and participating in peaceful gatherings. Under the Public Order Act, any “cause-related” assembly requires a police permit, even for an individual [...]

French-Lebanese artist and filmmaker Ali Cherri, alongside the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), filed a civil party complaint in the French courts denouncing Israel’s army bombing a “civilian object” on Thursday. A civilian object is defined as any property not considered a military objective, including homes, schools, hospitals, transportation facilities, civilian infrastructure, and places [...]

Migrant workers in Gulf countries face heightened political, social and economic risks from violence caused by the ongoing Middle East conflict, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Wednesday. Michael Page, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at HRW, warned about the gravity of the situation, stating: Millions of migrant workers employed across the Gulf countries [...]

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that the Iranian government has repeatedly used “inherently indiscriminate cluster munitions” in ballistic missile attacks on Israel since the Iran-Israel conflict began on February 28.  According to HRW, at least four civilians have been killed in the repeated strikes, which violate the Additional Protocol I to the Geneva [...]

The UN human rights chief on Wednesday called for the immediate and unconditional release of 73 humanitarian staff members arbitrarily detained by Houthi authorities in Yemen. Some staffers have been detained in Houthi-controlled areas of the country for up to five years. Rights Chief Volker Türk called the level of suffering the staff members and their [...]

A prohibition on lawyers, journalists and members of the public from observing the trial of jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is arbitrary and unfounded, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. Benjamin Ward, deputy Europe and Central Asia director at HRW, asserted that the lack of transparency violates İmamoğlu’s right to a fair trial, stating: The [...]

A report released by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Tuesday warned that over one year, from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2025, Israel’s government accelerated unlawful settlement expansion and “annexation” of large parts of the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem.  This has led to the forced displacement of over [...]

Ecuador has failed to comply with key provisions of an Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) order to protect the Tagaeri and Taromenane Indigenous peoples from oil facilities in Yasuní National Park, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. José Rodríguez Orúe, practitioner-in-residence at HRW, called for the immediate halt to drilling activities in the area, stating: [...]