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Latest articles
The 18 most recent Human Rights Watch articles in the index — the same rows
the API returns, rendered for humans.
Pakistani authorities on September 17, 2026, rearrested human rights lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha soon after the Supreme Court granted them bail.
Venezuela needs to take urgent measures and carry out institutional reforms to protect people’s basic rights, Human Rights Watch said, following its first official visit
2026-09-18 17:26 UTC · Angelica Sedgwick Oun Senior Researcher;
On September 11, the US Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General published reports outlining findings from visits to Krome North Service Processing C
The Turkish government’s major crackdown on groups and activists defending the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people threatens the rule of law an
Georgian authorities are using vague administrative offenses to jail or heavily fine people for online speech, deepening the government’s crackdown on freedom of expressi
2026-09-17 18:12 UTC · Matthew Reysio-Cruz Researcher; Environm
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is repealing limits on climate-warming pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants, the second
2026-09-17 15:43 UTC · Mihra Rittmann Senior Advisor; Central A
Satirist and political commentator Azamat Omarov, who had been in pre-trial detention in Kazakhstan since mid-April on “inciting discord” charges, struck a plea bargain w
The convictions of Kosovo’s former President Hashim Thaçi and three senior former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) leaders for war crimes on September 16, 2026, are an import
A new Chinese government decree expands the discretion of administrative authorities to arbitrarily bar people from leaving China, violating the internationally protected
2026-09-16 19:19 UTC · Lydia Gall Senior Researcher; Europe Lyd
Hungary’s new government has taken an important step toward dismantling a key discriminatory legacy of the Orbán era—the legal targeting of LGBT people. The job is not fi
2026-09-16 19:19 UTC · Lydia Gall Senior Researcher; Europe Lyd
Hungary’s new government has taken an important step toward dismantling a key discriminatory legacy of the Orbán era—the legal targeting of LGBT people. The job is not fi
The Minsk City Court sentenced human rights lawyer Dmitri Laevski on September 9 to three years in prison for “aiding an extremist organization” and “discrediting” Belaru
2026-09-11 18:06 UTC · Tanya Lokshina Senior Associate Director
Those reporting on Russia are rarely surprised these days to learn that another critic of the Russian government is being prosecuted over alleged involvement with a “fore
Criminal gangs have carried out a spate of violent attacks targeting civil society and opposition gatherings ahead of the 2027 elections, Human Rights Watch said today.
The Punjab provincial assembly in Pakistan on August 31, 2026 passed a bill that would threaten the right to a fair trial in counterterrorism proceedings.
2026-09-10 14:19 UTC · Giorgi Gogia Deputy Director; Europe; Ce
A court in Azerbaijan on September 7 sentenced the prominent human rights defender and election monitor Anar Mammadli to 13 years in prison following a trial marred by se
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How many articles does Human Rights Watch publish per day?
4 on a median day, measured across 64 days.
Can I use this commercially?
The API is free and unauthenticated. What you may do with the content is between you
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