Trump authorizes shift to wider U.S. military use of land mines
Earlier Friday, Defense Secretary Mark Esper made the case for giving military commanders the latitude to use land mines as a means to "shape the battlefield" and protect American forces. Critics of the new Trump policy call it dangerous.
Hong Kong denies entry to Human Rights Watch director
Hong Kong authorities barred the head of Human Rights Watch from entering the Chinese territory Sunday, the advocacy group said.
Conditions dire for asylum seekers stuck in Mexico, human rights group says
Several asylum seekers interviewed by Human Rights Watch were attacked, kidnapped or sexually assaulted in Mexico while waiting for court hearings. When some go to the U.S. for their hearings, they lose their shelter in Mexico and have no place…
Human rights group urges Lebanon to abolish anti-LGBT law
After Lebanon's top military prosecutor declined to prosecute a "sodomy" case, Human Rights Watch is urging Lebanon to abolish a law criminalizing homosexuality.
The United States has decided to release $195 million in military aid to Egypt after withholding the assistance last year over human rights concerns, the State Department announced Wednesday.
Activists working to uncover mass graves in northeastern Syria — a region until recently controlled by the Islamic State group — need help to preserve evidence and identify human remains, an international watchdog said Tuesday.
Rohingya Muslims have suffered innumerable atrocities in Myanmar, only to face poverty, desperation and human trafficking as refugees in Bangladesh. John Yang talks with Skye Wheeler of Human Rights Watch for a broader look at their plight.
In Yemen, where forces loyal to the government are clashing with Houthi rebels, millions are going hungry. Because food is so scarce, aid groups are finding they have to focus on life-saving measures and set women’s empowerment efforts aside –…
Militia groups, made up mostly of Shia fighters and often backed by Iran, have become instrumental in the charge to drive the Islamic State from Iraq. But their battlefield presence makes them a controversial force -- many militia members are…
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![On the left, civilian group Las Rastreadoras de El Fuerte search in the desert for mass graves in Los Mochis, Mexico. On the right, artist Luz María Sánchez's sound piece "V.[u]nf_4", which incorporates sounds from the desert searches. It appeared at the University Museum Contemporary Art in Mexico City last year. Photos courtesy by Luz María Sánchez](https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2020/02/sound2-425x234.jpg)
