The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights today delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Osman Kavala, the ...

Houthi authorities transferred at least six detainees to the Specialized Criminal Prosecution in Sanaa on August 23. Among ...

Liberia has a rare opportunity to finally establish a war crimes court to address, at last, serious international crimes ...

August 25, 2026, marks nine years since the Myanmar military and authorities launched a widespread campaign of atrocity crimes against the Rohingya population in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

Mexico’s government has proposed regulations on “rights of audiences” that pose a threat to freedom of expression.

A new Turkish law that imposes heavy prison sentences on children found guilty of committing crimes is likely to cause harm ...

Human Rights Watch is a non-governmental organization that monitors and reports on human rights in over 100 countries around the world, including Japan.

The Japan Sports Agency (JSA) is currently preparing the Fourth Sport Basic Plan, the government's five-year blueprint for ...

Child recruitment by armed groups has increased in Colombia as the government has failed to respond effectively.

Bangladeshi authorities should immediately take steps to end the prolonged pretrial detention of politicians and others ...

In the past year, Russian authorities have continued their harsh, retaliatory and arbitrary authoritarian practices. The ...

The Spanish government and local authorities in its North African enclave Ceuta should act urgently to provide adequate ...