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Top Human Rights Watch News

Hong Kong's last active pro-democracy group says it will disband amid security crackdown

Hong Kong Politics · Hong Kong

Hong Kong's last active pro-democracy group says it will disband amid security crackdown

39% Center coverage: 119 sources

Hungary's Orban accuses EU of orchestrating 'repulsive' Pride march

Viktor Orbán · Hungary

Hungary's Orban accuses EU of orchestrating 'repulsive' Pride march

41% Left coverage: 61 sources

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called Saturday's Pride "repulsive and shameful", accusing the EU of directing opposition politicians to organise the event, which turned into an anti-government protest, local media reported in Sunday. The march in Budapest for LGBTQ+ swelled into one of the largest displays of opposition to Orban in recent years, as an estimated 100,000 participants defied a police ban and threats of fines to join the demonstration.See the Story

Azerbaijan demands punishment for death of brothers in Russian police custody

European Politics · Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan demands punishment for death of brothers in Russian police custody

52% Left coverage: 21 sources

Azerbaijan demanded on Wednesday that Russia punish those responsible for the deaths of two Azerbaijani men in police custody, refusing to back down in a growing diplomatic dispute.See the Story

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ISIS-Linked Insurgents Abduct Over 120 Children in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado

ISIS-Linked Insurgents Abduct Over 120 Children in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado

ISIS-Linked Insurgents Abduct Over 120 Children in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado

Russia Focusing Airstrikes on Ukraine Draft Offices to Derail Recruitment, Kyiv Says

67% Right coverage: 3 sources

Two people were killed and 47 injured in a strike on the central Ukrainian city of Poltava. Read more at straitstimes.com.Airstrike · Poltava See the Story

Fifa Urged to Stand up Against Donald Trump’s Immigration Policies Ahead of 2026 World Cup

85% Left coverage: 13 sources

Richard Jolly 2 July 2025 at 2:40 pm UTC·3 min read Fifa has been urged to encourage the American government to reverse its immigration policies ahead of the 2026 World Cup and has been warned that football’s governing body risks being “used as a public relations tool to whitewash the reputation of an increasingly authoritarian government”. In an open letter to Fifa president Gianni Infantino, 90 leading civil society organisations highlighted w…Donald Trump · United States See the Story

How Trump Weaponized the US Budget Bill Overseas

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Click to expand Image Rally in opposition of a tax bill, in front of the US Capitol, Washington DC, November 30, 2017. © 2017 Victoria Pickering/Flickr US headlines have been dominated by coverage of the many ways President Trump’s budget bill will gut healthcare programs and deepen economic inequality in the United States if it is passed into law. Somewhat lost amidst all that noise is the story of how the Trump administration also weaponized t…Taxes · Washington Read Article

EU Should Act Against El Salvador’s Dismantling of Democracy

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

In June, the European Union, for the first time, raised concerns about El Salvador’s deteriorating situation at the UN Human Rights Council. The European Parliament then held a debate on President Nayib Bukele’s escalating crackdown against civil society groups.European Union · El Salvador Read Article

Türkiye Court Asked to Scrutinize Environmental Impact Assessment for Coal Plant Expansion

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday that Türkiye’s administrative court in the province of Kahramanmaraş should scrutinize whether the environmental impact assessment (EIA) sufficiently determined the effects of a coal power plant’s expansion on human rights. HRW Human Rights Watch (HRW) submitted an amicus brief with the court, a legal document filed by a third party to provide additional context or arguments, arguing the assessment faile…Law · Kahramanmaraş Province See the Story

Karakalpakstan Victims Await Justice Three Years On

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

There has been almost no accountability for the deaths and grave injuries that occurred three years ago when security forces in Uzbekistan used unjustified force, including lethal force, to disperse mainly peaceful protesters in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan’s autonomous republic.Human Rights · Uzbekistan Read Article

Discrimination Against Sexual and Gender Minorities in Ireland Has Increased, UCD Study Finds

100% Left coverage: 2 sources

Research demonstrates broad support for LGBTIQ+ people, women’s rights and abortionHuman Rights See the Story

South Sudan: Girls, Women Under Constant Threat in South Sudan

Coverage: 2 sources

Abductions, School Attacks, Rapes Should Spur ActionAfrica · South Sudan See the Story

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