Human Rights Watch /tags/human-rights-watch Human Rights Watch en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:22:37 GMT ‘Humanitarian crisis’ looming for Haitian immigrants after Supreme Court decision to end TPS: report /immigration/2026-07-02/humanitarian-crisis-looming-for-haitian-immigrants-after-supreme-court-decision-to-end-tps-report “Without TPS protections, Haitians risk being sent back to one of the world’s most devastating human rights crises,†said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch, in releasing their report. Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:22:37 GMT /immigration/2026-07-02/humanitarian-crisis-looming-for-haitian-immigrants-after-supreme-court-decision-to-end-tps-report Sergio R. Bustos Human Rights Watch details deaths and injuries of police drone attacks in Haiti /americas/2026-03-10/human-rights-watch-details-deaths-and-injuries-of-police-drone-attacks-in-haiti Human Rights Watch says drones operated by Haitian security forces and private contractors have killed at least 1,243 people and injured 738 others. The rights group said Tuesday that of those killed, 17 were children and 43 were adults not believed to be members of any criminal group. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:30:00 GMT /americas/2026-03-10/human-rights-watch-details-deaths-and-injuries-of-police-drone-attacks-in-haiti Danica Coto| Associated Press Cholera resurgence in Haiti sparks alarm amid worsening health system: Human Rights Watch /americas/2025-11-05/cholera-resurgence-in-haiti-sparks-alarm-amid-worsening-health-system The outbreak, tied to the rainy season, is spreading throughout and around the capital, Port-au-Prince, as its health infrastructure nears collapse and insecurity escalates. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:39:51 GMT /americas/2025-11-05/cholera-resurgence-in-haiti-sparks-alarm-amid-worsening-health-system Sergio R. Bustos Human Rights Watch condemns 'inhumane' conditions for immigrants detained at Guantánamo /immigration/2025-09-02/human-rights-watch-condemns-inhumane-conditions-for-immigrants-detained-at-guantanamo The human rights organization's findings are based on interviews with 20 Venezuelan immigrants who were secretly transferred to the base and held for up to 16 days before being deported. Wed, 03 Sep 2025 02:18:50 GMT /immigration/2025-09-02/human-rights-watch-condemns-inhumane-conditions-for-immigrants-detained-at-guantanamo Sergio R. Bustos Human Rights Watch: Venezuela's Maduro regime employs 'systematic' repression against critics /americas/2025-07-28/human-rights-watch-venezuelas-maduro-regime-employs-systematic-repression-against-critics The report, released Monday, accuses Maduro’s administration of politically motivated arrests and widespread human rights violations following an election last July marred by allegations of fraud. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 02:11:49 GMT /americas/2025-07-28/human-rights-watch-venezuelas-maduro-regime-employs-systematic-repression-against-critics Elizabeth Insuasti Report: Protesters arrested in July 2021 demonstrations in Cuba detained in 'dismal conditions' /americas/2025-07-12/report-protesters-arrested-july-2021-demonstrations-in-cuba Human Rights Watch reported Friday that hundreds of protesters remain behind bars, even though the Cuban government agreed in January to release many following negotiations led by the Vatican. Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-07-12/report-protesters-arrested-july-2021-demonstrations-in-cuba Sergio R. Bustos Venezuela's dictatorship under scrutiny for human rights violations and corruption /news-in-brief/2025-05-01/venezuela-dictatorship-human-rights-reports The global watchdog Human Rights Watch has issued a scathing new report on the Venezuelan regime’s repression following the presidential election it stole last summer. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:39:17 GMT /news-in-brief/2025-05-01/venezuela-dictatorship-human-rights-reports Tim Padgett As Haiti's gangs take control, another plague erupts: sexual violence /americas/2024-11-29/haitis-gangs-rape-sexual-violence Human Rights Watch reports that sexual violence has become yet another escalating and "horrific" tool of the gangs that keep spreading their power in Haiti. Some 4,000 women and girls have reported being raped by gang members just this year, according to the group. Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-11-29/haitis-gangs-rape-sexual-violence Tim Padgett Human Rights Watch warns Haiti is on the brink of security, hunger collapse /americas/2023-08-14/human-rights-watch-haiti-collapse In a new report, the New York-based human rights group urges the U.S. and the international community to intervene in Haiti's "nightmare" before gangs make it unlivable. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 19:44:48 GMT /americas/2023-08-14/human-rights-watch-haiti-collapse Tim Padgett Cuba's historic protests shook the regime — but its response has shaken human rights observers /news/2022-07-11/cubas-historic-protests-shook-the-regime-but-its-response-has-shaken-human-rights-observers Cubans had never confronted their communist regime as boldly as they did on July 11, 2021. But officials have cracked down harshly — prompting a mass exodus. Mon, 11 Jul 2022 13:30:02 GMT /news/2022-07-11/cubas-historic-protests-shook-the-regime-but-its-response-has-shaken-human-rights-observers Tim Padgett