Human Rights Watch

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court, Cambodia, January 14, 2020. The government-controlled municipal court in Phnom Penh on September 2, 2026 sentenced three activists to seven years in prison for allegedly plotting against the government. They were 25-year-old student leader Thy Thorn and two political opposition activists, Soeung Kunthea and Mean Chanthon.

People light candles in memory of the newborn victims outside the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 27, 2026. Fourteen newborns died in a fire on August 26 at one of Pakistan’s largest public hospitals, and their shattered families are asking how this could have happened.

Судебное рассмотрение дела Владимира (Иакова) Воронцова, православного священника из Казахстана, лишенного сана в 2024 году, предположительно в связи с его независимой религиозной деятельностью и публичной критикой полномасштабного вторжения России в Украину, — назначено на 11 сентября. Однако сомнительные обвинения и отсутствие адекватной медицинской помощи во время нахождения Воронцова под стражей вызывают серьезную обеспокоенность. 40-летний Воронцов был арестован в феврале 2026 года.

Des secouristes utilisent des drones pour acheminer des fournitures au port de Gyirong, au Tibet, le 28 août 2026. Alors que les populations du Népal et du Tibet, de l’autre côté de la frontière chinoise, sont encore sous le choc d’horribles coulées de boue, le gouvernement chinois a recouru à la censure et au contrôle.

The Swedish and European Union flags fly in front of the Parliament House in Stockholm, Sweden. (Stockholm) – A majority of Swedish parliamentary parties support significantly stronger measures to curb Israeli government abuses in the Occupied Palestinian Territory than current policies suggest, six civil society organizations said today. The groups released a survey ahead of the September 13, 2026 general election.

Quinze ans après que les manifestations en Tunisie ont déclenché le « printemps arabe » de 2011 et donné naissance à une société civile florissante, le président Kais Saied s’est emparé du pouvoir le 25 juillet 2021, marquant le début d’un retour l’autoritarisme. Depuis, le président a consolidé son pouvoir et remplacé la constitution de 2014. Il a fortement entamé la séparation des pouvoirs en affaiblissant le parlement et en s’attaquant à l’indépendance de la justice.

Des Tunisien.nes participaient à une marche contre le racisme organisée par la Campagne contre la criminalisation de l'action civile à Tunis, le 11 avril 2026.

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson talks to reporters after a closed door briefing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on US military strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats, Washington, DC, December 16, 2025. (Washington, DC, September 2, 2026) – Today marks one year since the United States began an unlawful campaign of lethal military strikes targeting vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, claiming 227 lives.

Tunisians hold up placards during a march organized by the Campaign Against the Criminalization of Civil Work to protest racism in Tunis, April 11, 2026. The demonstration, which includes human rights organizations, civil society groups, and activists, addresses concerns about what participants describe as a rise in racist rhetoric, as well as efforts to criminalize solidarity and civil, political, and trade union activities.

تونسيون يرفعون لافتات خلال مسيرة نظمتها "حملة ضد تجريم العمل المدني" احتجاجا على العنصرية في تونس العاصمة، في 11 أفريل/نيسان 2026. وتأتي هذه المظاهرة، التي تضم منظمات حقوقية ومجموعات من المجتمع المدني ونشطاء، لتعبر عن المخاوف بشأن ما يصفه المشاركون بأنه تصاعد في الخطاب العنصري، فضلا عن الجهود الرامية إلى تجريم التضامن والأنشطة المدنية والسياسية والنقابية. كما تسلط هذه الفعالية الضوء على المخاوف بشأن استهداف النشطاء والمدافعين عن الحقوق.