NEW: The Vietnamese government is systematically suppressing the rights of workers to organize independent unions despite trade agreements that require it to support labor rights. By enabling artificially low labor costs, Vietnamese companies are allowed unfair trade advantages. To Lam, President of Vietnam and Communist Party General Secretary, visits the EU this week. Trading partners need to make one thing clear: broken pledges will carry consequences. Learn more: bit.ly/4jCKZUt

"The EU and its member states should stop giving Vietnam a free pass on repression. To Lam needs to hear loud and clear that unless his crackdown ends and reforms are adopted, there will be consequences for political and trade relations with Europe.” hrw.org/news/2026/10/19/eu-b…

Formula One’s decision this week to bring a Grand Prix to Rwanda in the early 2030s could be an important moment for Africa. But the 10-year agreement between @F1 and Rwanda also brings significant human rights risks. hrw.org/news/2026/10/16/f1s-…

25 years on, and still no genuine justice or redress for war crimes and other grave abuses in Afghanistan since the war began on October 7, 2001. Successive US administrations have swept grave abuses under the rug, leaving those most affected with neither compensation nor justice. In a new timeline, HRW compiles reporting on the conflict ⤵️ hrw.org/news/2026/10/04/afgh…

South African human rights lawyer Navi Pillay is an excellent choice for the Nobel Peace Prize. She led a U.N. panel that determined that Israel had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. trib.al/83da7So

MSF says that Israel is "progressively asphyxiating" Gaza. The conditions for people's survival are being "systematically destroyed" through sustained violence, "deliberate" blockade of essential supplies and the destruction of healthcare & infrastructure. trib.al/YdlysRH

"Why ‘NAZA’ terrifies Israel’s liberal elite: The film shatters ‘respectable’ Israelis’ illusion of moral superiority: The most prestigious, highly educated soldiers are the primary culprits of genocide." trib.al/RJVNyMn

Classic Israeli government disinformation -- it can't refute the devastating testimony of Israeli soldiers shown in the real NAZA film, revealing a callous indifference to Palestinian civilian life in Gaza, so it tries to fool people with a deceptive film.

Vietnamese authorities have detained three activists, including a Norwegian and an Australian, on “fabricated” charges. The Vietnamese government said the three confessed to being members of Viet Tan – a pro-democracy organization. trib.al/NW5sI4p

Weak rules governing lethal AI weaponry could have significant consequences. The practical impact is stark: more civilian harm, less accountability and a faster slide into riskier, automated warfare. Good to talk with the @washingtonpost this week. wapo.st/4yWadkR

The Summit of "Might Makes Right-but no to Human Rights" will be here in Washington tmrw, as Xi and Trump meet, @wang_maya and I ask what other nations will will defend the international order, when Xi and Trump are bent on tearing it down? hrw.org/news/2026/09/23/resp…

UN: Commit to Human Rights, Justice for Grave Crimes - World Leaders Should Resist Efforts to Weaken Global Body, Key Institutions hrw.org/news/2026/09/21/un-c…

Within a span of only 5 months Iran’s authorities announced the executions, unlawful and in violation of international human rights law, of 29 people in connection with recent protests. Urgent action is needed to hold those responsible to account. hrw.org/news/2026/09/10/iran…

Germany's neo-Nazi AfD party would sacrifice Ukraine's democracy to Putin's dictatorship. That doesn't inspire confidence in how it would treat Germany's democracy if handed power. trib.al/hwVSlSc

Autonomous weapons which select and engage targets without human intervention, pose a host of legal, ethical, accountability, and security concerns. Now, a record number of states are supporting negotiations on legally binding rules on autonomous weapons. hrw.org/news/2026/09/07/un-t…

Denmark, Sweden and all other EU member states should make clear that tangible human rights steps are expected for partnership negotiations to progress, including the release of al-Khawaja, al-Muqdad and others jailed for peaceful dissent. hrw.org/news/2026/09/03/eu-p…

With the front-line battlefield in Ukraine producing no meaningful Russian gains, Putin's invasion has become largely a battle to impose harm upon civilians. trib.al/oTjWFlR

Even after AI agents went rogue and started secretly hacking into systems while acting deceptively, AI companies have largely lobbied against government regulation. “Trust us” isn’t working when speed, market share , and profit are their dominant drivers. trib.al/Tsf6vbF

Israel’s far-right national security minister set out a plan to illegally forcibly expel all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. Itamar Ben-Gvir would remove 250,000 Palestinians in the first year, and the rest of its 2 million over the next six years. Yet Trump still funds his government. theguardian.com/world/2026/s…

Israelis have shot dead two teenagers in a Palestinian village encircled by settlers, and Israeli troops have razed an entire village outside Hebron, in the latest attacks in a surge of Israeli terror and ethnic cleansing across the occupied West Bank. trib.al/bgakgPn