The Philippine authorities should immediately release Remigio Saladero, Jr., a labor lawyer who was arrested on charges that appeared to be politically motivated.

Labor provisions in US free trade accords are weak and are not effectively enforced. Major reforms are needed.

Governments around the world, including those in low and middle income countries, should take urgent action to stop the unnecessary suffering of millions of people from severe but treatable pain.

Ethiopia’s parliament should reject a draft law that would criminalize human rights activity and seriously undermine civil society groups.

Repression in Burma has increased and the military government has failed to deliver on promises it made a year ago, despite international efforts at mediation.

This updated analysis from Human Rights Watch discusses the most recent version of Ethiopia's Draft CSO Law. The draft law's main aim is to strictly regulate, with severe penalties for non-compliance, all civil society organizations in Ethiopia.

Twenty years after the uprising in Burma, the military government continues to sharply restrict fundamental rights and violently suppress dissent, Human Rights Watch said today. The anniversary falls as the Olympic Games open in Beijing, while the Chinese government gives crucial support to Burma’s repressive regime.

Eight Vietnamese writers are among a diverse group of 34 writers from 19 countries to receive Hellman/Hammett awards this year in recognition of the courage they showed when facing political persecution, Human Rights Watch said today.