Human Rights Watch: Impact in Malaysia
Some of Malaysia’s most precious rainforests and the Indigenous communities who live there will now be protected. We partnered with Indigenous leaders and environmentalists in the state of Sarawak, home to 25 Indigenous peoples and most of Malaysia’s remaining rainforests, to document how laws and policies enable the takeover of Indigenous land by private companies, leaving […]
Human Rights Watch: Advocating for the Gardi Sugdub Relocation
“Gardi Sugdub is a tiny island the size of five soccer fields with 1,300 inhabitants off Panama’s Caribbean coast. It has been home to Guna Indigenous people for over 100 years. However today, Gardi Sugdub faces new challenges. Floods and storms, in addition to a lack of space for expansion, have made life even harder […]
Freedom, equality, and advocacy: 4 international charities achieving human rights & social justice
Around the world, millions of people face injustice, discrimination, and exploitation daily. Yet, in the face of these challenges, organizations are rising to meet the call for equality and dignity. This spotlight celebrates the extraordinary efforts of four organizations that embody the fight for social justice, freedom, and human rights: International Justice Mission (IJM), Human […]
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Advocating for the Gardi Sugdub Relocation
“Gardi Sugdub is a tiny island the size of five soccer fields with 1,300 inhabitants off Panama’s Caribbean coast. It has been home to Guna Indigenous people for over 100 years. However today, Gardi Sugdub faces new challenges. Floods and storms, in addition to a lack of space for expansion, have made life even harder […]
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Religious Freedom and Freedom of Speech in Uzbekistan
The government of Uzbekistan continues to place severe restrictions on religious freedom and freedom of speech – despite numerous promises of reform. In the last three years, Human Rights Watch has documented over a dozen cases in which Uzbek authorities brought criminal charges against people for storing or sharing content containing “religious extremist” ideas or […]
Six charities leading the way to a climate resilient future
Since 1970, we’ve celebrated Earth Day as a celebration of our planet and to bring attention to environmental issues. In recent years, the climate crisis has made that mission all the more critical. Already, climate-fueled disasters are destroying crops and displacing millions of people a year, and each of us are affected by those ripple […]
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Sodikin’s Story
Globally, an estimated 792 million people or 1 in 10, including 1 in 5 children, have a mental health condition. Yet, mental health draws only limited government attention. On average, countries spend less than 2 percent of their health budgets on mental health.
What social justice means on a global scale
At its basic level, social justice is the equitable distribution of wealth, opportunities and privileges for all people, especially underserved and marginalized populations. While this is important in America, it is also a basic, crucial need for people in developing countries. In each community, the oppressed and the oppressors vary. The drive for social justice […]
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Releasing people in confinement
Human Rights Watch launched a campaign in April asking the Greek government to free hundreds of unaccompanied migrant children held in unhygienic police cells and detention centers, where they face increased risk of contracting the coronavirus. Weeks after #FreetheKids launched, the Greek parliament reduced the maximum time an unaccompanied child could be detained from 45 […]
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