Ugandan Authorities Should Drop Charges Against Environmental Activists
Students Arrested for Protesting Against Oil Pipeline
![Members of the Uganda National Students Association participate in a rally in Kampala, Uganda, September 29, 2022.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403afr_uganda_student_activists_eacop.jpg?h=2dd9f38d&itok=toVuk4an)
Pakistan: New Government Should Protect Rights
Letter to Prime Minister Sharif Highlights Key Areas
![Shehbaz Sharif](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403asia_pakistan_sharif.jpg?h=5bb61d7a&itok=_ALlJ5mA)
Peru: Congress Runs Roughshod Over Rule of Law
Justice Board Members' Removal a Blow to Judicial Independence, Democratic System
![Congress of the Republic of Peru](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403americas_peru_congress.jpeg?h=ada05aa9&itok=3SW0Mshg)
France: Ensure Muslim Women, Girls Can Play Sports
On International Women’s Day, Global Call to End Hijab Ban in French Basketball
![Diaba Konate of team PB18 during the Quai 54 Streetball Tournament in Paris, France, July 2, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403eca_france_Diaba_Konate.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=wv1nGdG2)
Statement Before the Human Rights Council Panel on the Right to Social Security
Human Rights Watch Delivers Oral Statement at the Council's 55th Session on Behalf of 12 Civil Society Organizations and the Global Coalition for Social Protection Floors
Haiti: Urgent Action Needed amid Growing Lawlessness
Address Rampant Insecurity, Restore Democratic Governance
![A man walks past several torched cars](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403americas_haiti_torchedcars.jpg?h=c9ecf812&itok=DZnKmVCz)
Thailand Should Free Detained Uyghur Asylum Seekers
![Detainees show their hands through prison bars in a Thailand jail](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403asia_thailand_detainees.jpg?h=790be497&itok=DYr6h4dZ)
Women with Disabilities are Rights Holders, Not Passive Recipients of Care
Care Legislation in Mexico Should Go Further
![Una mujer con discapacidad circula en su silla de ruedas en una calle de Iztapalapa, en Ciudad de México, en junio de 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2022/09/202209drd_Mexico_opedphoto_0.jpg?h=6be612d7&itok=pqcy6CPG)
Women’s Voices Have Power to Drive Change
Freedom of Expression Key to Demanding Rights
![Activists sing during a rally to support women's rights on International Women's Day in Buenos Aires, March 8, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403ame_wrd_argentina_international_womens_day.jpg?h=5ee599f2&itok=Lq9VLMtK)
New Wave of Arrests Targets Journalists and Activists in Azerbaijan
Authorities Target Toplum TV and Founders of Political Initiative III Republic
![The police in front of Toplum TV office in Baku, Azerbaijan, March 6, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403eca_azerbaijan_toplum_tv.jpg?h=41f55a5b&itok=6m7cR8dT)
North Korea: Sealing China Border Worsens Crisis
Isolationist Policies Exacerbate Impact of UN Sanctions, Covid-19 Pandemic
![Uniformed border guards patrol next to a fence](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403asia_northkorea_uiju_border_guards.jpg?h=fe27537e&itok=am-ulOZe)
Bulgaria: Don’t Deport Saudi Activist
Al Khalidi at Risk of Torture, Unfair Trial if Forcibly Returned
![Abdulrahman al-Khalidi](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403mena_saudi_alkhalidi.jpeg?h=d1aa20c8&itok=1d_qXSkq)
Human Rights Watch Canada Film Festival Begins This Month
21st Annual Festival Features Award-Winning Film Mediha
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Sri Lankan Laws Threaten Democracy, Warns UN Rights Chief
Living Standards Decline; Accountability for Abuses, Corruption Blocked
![United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk speaks at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland, November 16, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/03/202403un_switzerland_volker_turk.jpg?h=b8aa45f6&itok=Oew3CuUi)