Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to inform the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on the rights of the child and violations of human rights in armed ...

Child abandonment, domestic violence & other violations against vulnerable groups accounted for the bulk of the 3,019 ...

Human Rights Watch submits this report in advance of the 103rd pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of El Salvador. The submission focuses on violations of ...

Children’s educational content creator Ms. Rachel broke her silence to defend the “human rights” of Palestinian children on Thursday, a week after a pro-Israel group urged the Department of Justice to ...

We’ve made progress in many realms of civil rights over the past decades in the U.S. The rights of African Americans, women, gays and lesbians, and handicapped people have expanded, thanks in part to ...

Authorities continue to discriminate against women, arbitrarily detain children, shut down civic space, and pressure human rights defenders. This statement was originally published on ...

This is not about religion, ethnicity, or nationality. It is about fellow human beings whose dignity is being crushed. Defending them is not a left wing or right wing cause; it is the plain demand of ...

The US State Department on Tuesday released a pared-down version of its annual report meant to catalogue human rights concerns in countries around the world. The report covers the 2024 calendar year – ...

As a child, teenager, or young person, if you are reading this story, a big congratulations to you. It means you can read. It means your parents and school are investing in your education.However, you ...