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July 11, 2025
Protesters detained for participating in the peaceful July 2021 protests in Cuba have been subject to serious abuses in prison.
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July 8, 2025 | News Release
Laws passed by Peru’s Congress have undermined the independence and capacity of judges and prosecutors to fight organized crime.
July 7, 2025 | Commentary
July 7, 2025 | Dispatches
July 7, 2025 | Dispatches
July 7, 2025 | Dispatches
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Punished For Getting Older
South Korea’s Age-based Policies and Older Workers’ Rights
The 72-page report, “Punished for Getting Older: South Korea’s Age-based Policies and Older Workers’ Rights,” documents how three age-based employment laws and policies – the mandatory retirement age of 60 or older, the “peak wage” system, and re-employment policies – harm older workers, and how inadequate social security programs exacerbate their situation.
July 8, 2025
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Congress in Cahoots
How Peru’s Legislature Is Allowing Organized Crime to Thrive
The 43-page report, “Congress in Cahoots: How Peru’s Legislature is Allowing Organized Crime to Thrive,” details how recent legislative actions and decisions by Congress have undermined efforts to investigate and prosecute criminal networks, eroded the autonomy of key public institutions, and rolled back environmental protections. President Dina Boluarte’s administration has often enabled this agenda, while relying heavily on declaring “states of emergency” – which suspend constitutional rights – as its primary crime-fighting tool.
July 8, 2025
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“Without Water, We Are Nothing”
The Urgent Need for a Water Law in Guatemala
The 88-page report, “‘Without Water, We Are Nothing’: The Urgent Need for a Water Law in Guatemala,” documents the pervasive lack of access to safe and sufficient water and sanitation services in Guatemala, which disproportionately affects Indigenous people, particularly women and girls. It also details the impact of inadequate access to water and sanitation on the right to health, including for children, in a country where nearly one in two children under five suffers from chronic malnutrition.
July 2, 2025
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“A Conspiracy to Grab the Land”
Exploiting Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws for Blackmail and Profit
The 29-page report, “‘A Conspiracy to Grab the Land’: Exploiting Pakistan’s Blasphemy Laws for Blackmail and Profit," documents the use of blasphemy accusations for personal economic gain. Accusers have long used blasphemy charges to incite mob violence that has forced entire communities to flee their homes, leaving their property vulnerable to land grabs. Those seeking to exploit the law for their own profit have used blasphemy accusations as a weapon against rivals and businesses owned by religious minorities.
June 9, 2025
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Hunted From Above
Russia’s Use of Drones to Attack Civilians in Kherson, Ukraine
The 93-page report, “Hunted From Above: Russia’s Use of Drones to Attack Civilians in Kherson, Ukraine” and an accompanying web feature, document how Russian forces appear to be deliberately or recklessly carrying out drone strikes against civilians and civilian objects with these mostly inexpensive commercially available drones. The attacks spread terror among the civilian population and cause them to fear leaving their homes, and have caused the depopulation of the two areas being targeted in Kherson.
June 3, 2025
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“They’re Ruining People’s Lives”
Bans on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth in the US
The 98-page report, “‘They’re Ruining People’s Lives’: Bans on Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth in the US,” documents the devastating consequences of these bans for transgender youth, including increased anxiety, depression, and, in seven reported instances, suicide attempts. Human Rights Watch found that these laws contribute to an increasingly hostile, anti-trans climate, compelling youth to hide their identities and socially withdraw. The bans also destabilize health care systems and undermine civil society and create geographic and financial challenges in accessing care. The impact has intensified since early 2025, when the administration of President Donald Trump took a series of executive actions escalating federal attacks on transgender rights.
June 3, 2025
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