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Taiwan’s new government should demonstrate its commitment to human rights by strengthening protections for marginalized communities, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to President Lai Ching-te. President Lai, who was inaugurated on May 20, 2024, should focus on safeguarding the rights of refugees, migrant workers, and LGBT people.

In Haiti, violence has intensified and spread since late February, with young people among the hardest hit. Criminal groups like the G9 and G-Pèp coalitions —some with military-grade weapons and drug trafficking links— have attacked the country’s key infrastructure, including police stations and ports, as well as Port-au-Prince’s neighborhoods. The groups are increasingly recruiting young people, sometimes using coercion and threats.

Israel's widespread use of white phosphorus in south Lebanon is putting civilians at grave risk and contributing to civilian displacement. Human Rights Watch verified the use of white phosphorus munitions by Israeli forces in at least 17 municipalities across south Lebanon since October 2023, including 5 municipalities where airburst munitions were unlawfully used over populated residential areas.

Marking its 20th anniversary, the LGBT rights program at Human Rights Watch authored this collection of articles to present an exploration of the challenges LGBT people face globally. Through this narrative, we aim to illuminate different facets of LGBT rights spanning legal landscapes and political trajectories on a global scale and within regional contexts.

In early May 2022, Russian forces fired a munition that struck a museum complex including the final home of the 18th-century Ukrainian philosopher and poet Hryhorii Skovoroda. The attack sparked a fire that raged for nearly nine hours. By the time the blaze was extinguished, almost all that remained were scorched walls and a pockmarked statue of the national figure.

Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are beginning to have a profound impact on the way war is waged. Some forms of autonomous weapons systems have existed for years, but the types, duration of operation, geographical scope, and environment in which they operate have been limited.

Daily Brief, June 4, 2024

Egyptian authorities imprisoned a prominent political opposition leader, Ahmad Tantawy, on May 27, after an appeals court upheld a one-year sentence against him and nearly two dozen of his supporters.

Persistent Failure to Ensure Right to Work; Quotas Unfilled