Combatting Transnational Repression in Germany

Comments by Hugh Williamson, Human Rights Watch at a hearing in the German parliament, 17 December 2024

Germany and Human Rights

Federal Elections 2025: Recommendations to Political Parties

Guatemala: Attorney General Pursues Political Prosecutions

New Administration Targeted While Other Cases Languish

Urgent call to protect political asylees in the Argentine Embassy in Caracas

Letter to Prime Minister Oli Regarding Appointment of Transitional Justice Commissioners

Cameroon: Minister Suspends Prominent Human Rights Group

Arbitrary Decision Violates Right of Association

Liberian Warlord-Politician’s Death and the Search for Justice

Victims Never Saw Prince Johnson Prosecuted for War Crimes

Egypt: Asylum Bill Threatens Refugee Rights

Revise Draft Law in Consultation with Civil Society, UN Refugee Agency

Russia: Foreign Tech Companies Cave to Authorities’ Pressure

Resist Censorship; Protect Free Expression, Access to Information

Syria: Mass Grave in Damascus Should be Protected, Investigated

Human Remains, Other Evidence Suggest Area Is Huge Crime Scene

In South Korea, Democracy and Human Rights Prevail

Democracies around the world are increasingly under attack from autocratic forces seeking to rule by fiat. In South Korea, ordinary people rose up to defend the systems that protect their human rights.

After 5,000 Days of Arbitrary Detention, Bahrain Must Immediately Release Danish-Bahraini Citizen and Human Rights Defender Abdulhadi al-Khawaja

UN Funding Uncertainty Threatens Rights Investigations

US, China Owe Nearly $1 Billion in Unpaid Dues

US: Lasting Harm from Family Separation at the Border

Plot by Senior Officials, Some Slated for New Posts, to Discourage Migrants