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September 9, 2026 News Release

Australia: 25 Years of Abusive Offshore Detention

Causes Immense Harm to Asylum Seekers, Country’s Reputation

Naoero, formerly Nauru, island, March 2023.

September 9, 2026 Dispatches

Indonesian Military Court Reduces Acid Attack Sentences

Civilian Investigation into Attack on Rights Activist Needed

September 9, 2026 Dispatches

China Wants Citizens to Report ‘Illegal’ Religious Practice

New Local Measures Deepen State Control Over Religion

September 9, 2026 Dispatches

A Growing Global Push for Free Education for Every Child

Children Help Shape Future of Pre-Primary, Secondary Education

Students in a pre-primary school classroom in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

September 9, 2026 News Release

Lebanon/Israel: Hezbollah’s Use of Cluster Munitions

Widely Banned Weapons Fired into Civilian Areas

Israelis look at the border with Lebanon from a position in the northern village of Metula on March 5, 2026, after Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel during the ongoing conflict.

September 9, 2026 Dispatches

Rising Tigray Tensions Test African Union

AU Should Act Before Conflict Escalates

Farmers walk past an alleged Eritrean army tank abandoned in Dansa, southwest of Mekele in Tigray region, Ethiopia, June 20, 2021.

September 9, 2026 News Release

White Phosphorus: Recent Use, Inhumane Effects Require New Law

UN General Assembly Should Respond to Global Concerns

A white phosphorus munition airbursts over buildings in the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon during an Israeli bombardment on October 31, 2024.

September 8, 2026 News Release

South Korea: Systemic Gender, Age Discrimination at Work

Widen Opportunities, Close Pay and Pension Gaps for Women

Cleaner at work in a Seoul metro station, Seoul, South Korea.

September 8, 2026 Statement

UK, France, Canada Ban Trade With Israel’s Illegal Settlements

Other States, Institutions Should Follow Suit

September 8, 2026 Dispatches

Russian Attacks Disrupt New School Year in Ukraine

Repeated Air Raid Alerts Add to Years of Lost Learning

Children, parents, and teachers shelter underground during an air raid alert amid traditional back-to-school celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 1, 2026.

September 8, 2026 Dispatches

Hungary Extends Abusive Migration State of Emergency

End Decade-Long Emergency Regime, Allow Access to Asylum

Prime Minister of Hungary, Péter Magyar, giving a speech in the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, August 27, 2026.

September 8, 2026 News Release

Cluster Munitions: Ban Treaty Under Pressure

New Global Report Highlights Rising Civilian Casualties

Red sandbags cover unexploded submunitions awaiting destruction near a school in Xiang Khouang Province, Laos

September 8, 2026 Statement

HRW Oral Statement at the 63rd Session of the UN Human Rights Council

HRW Oral Statement - Item 2 General Debate - HRC63

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the opening of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, February 23, 2026.

September 7, 2026 News Release

Germany: Confront UAE Role in Sudan, Repression at Home

Silence and Diplomatic Inaction Fuel Atrocities, Impunity

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UAE's President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan shake hands.

September 7, 2026 Dispatches

UN Finds Little Progress on Justice in Sri Lanka

Human Rights Council Should Press Dissanayake Government on Accountability

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk holds a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 26, 2025.

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