Human development does not happen in a vacuum. A growing economy, an improved educational system, and better health outcomes cannot be removed from broader questions of governance, political stability ...

*This brief has been updated to reflect new Concluding Observations made by UN Treaty Bodies as of July 8, 2025. Tax policy is inextricably bound up with governments’ human rights obligations. Under ...

As we continue our annual tradition of identifying ten key business and human rights issues for the next year, our predictive powers are amply tested by the current geopolitical climate. But we draw ...

Human rights organizations worldwide face their most severe funding crisis in decades as aid cuts, delayed multilateral ...

Businesses face critical human rights and ethical challenges in a globalized world. Since his election in November Donald Trump has reiterated his intention to undertake mass deportations, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un talk before a meeting in the Demilitarized Zone on June 30, 2019, in Panmunjom, Korea. Human rights issues—from equal treatment for ...

HRW presents a Q&A focusing on the human rights implications of COP29 and the human rights concerns associated with holding the conference in a repressive state that relies heavily on fossil fuels.

The international human rights system depends on the work of local defenders, but offers them little protection once they ...

We write in advance of the 78th Session of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) regarding its preparation and adoption of a list of issues in advance of the full review of ...