Tirana Hassan's statement as the new Executive Director of Human Rights Watch

42,000 foreigners, most of them children, remain stranded in life-threatening conditions in Syria. Letta Tayler, Raheema Khan, and Anthony Gale discuss the plight of detained ISIS suspects and relatives in this Twitter Space.

Russian forces used a large air-delivered munition on an apartment building on March 9, 2022, in Izium, eastern Ukraine, in an attack that killed at least 44 civilians and violated the laws of war. This new web report uses survivor testimony, photos, videos, and 3D modeling of the building at 2 Pershotravneva Street to show the devastating effects of the attack.

The International Criminal Court judges issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. In this Twitter Space, we discuss the warrants, war crimes in Ukraine, and why justice matters, everywhere.

Izium Apartment Victims Need Justice

Twenty years later, HRW takes a deep dive into the long-lasting legacy of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq and the ongoing challenges facing the country. Led by Birgit Schwarz in conversation with Haider Elias and Sarah Sanbar.

It’s been three years since Covid-19 was declared a pandemic. In this Twitter Space, we discuss the need to reimagine the global health architecture, with Tahir Amin, Fatima Hassan, Kyle Knight, and A. Kayum Ahmed.

On International Women's Day, we take a closer look at the global food crisis, how it affects women and girls, and why gender inequality drives hunger. With Angela Machonesa, Plan International, Ayushi Kalyan, FIAN International, and Birgit Schwarz.

Khodor Al Hauwsi listens to his battery operated radio in his dark apartment in Beirut. 

In HRW’s weekly Twitter Space, experts discuss the environmental consequences of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with Lorina Fedorova from EcoAction, Doug Weir with the Conflict and Environment Observatory, and HRW’s Birgit Schwarz.