#Maldives🇲🇻: Media advocacy and human rights groups, unions and journalist bodies have condemned a proposed Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill as a grave threat to democracy, press freedom, and the public’s right to know. Maldives Journalists Association ifj.org/media-centre/n…

Maldives: Authorities Tighten Grip on Media bit.ly/41YBbdt

President Dr Mohamed Muizzu, Today, I handed over this letter to you asking you to reconsider PNC Majlis supermajority's support for the bill. There is still time. Listen to these concerns and ask your MPs to reject the bill. #CTRLbillBeyrukurey #CTRLehNukureveyne

#Maldives: CPJ joined 20 other civil society groups calling on Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu to withdraw the proposed Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill, warning it poses a grave threat to press freedom and media independence. More: cpj.org/2025/08/cpj-pa…

#Rwanda is hosting the International Cycling Union UCI World Championships, the first country in Africa to do so. But cycling’s flagship event cannot cover up Rwanda’s abusive human rights record at home and abroad; @HRW: hrw.org/news/2025/09/2… #Kigali2025

Australia Should Urge Singapore to Halt Execution bit.ly/46VVKZI

Australian PM Anthony Albanese should urge Singapore’s Lawrence Wong to halt the execution of Malaysian national Pannir Selvam — scheduled for tomorrow, the day of the Australia-Singapore Annual Leaders’ Meeting. Quiet diplomacy is unlikely to cut it. Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2025/10/0…

This month, Altético Madrid and Inter Milan played a friendly match in Benghazi International Stadium, hosted by Khalifa Hiftar, commander of the abusive LAAF. Sports clubs should be wary of burnishing the image of human rights-abusing states and entities. hrw.org/news/2025/10/2…

Beijing Threatens Academic Freedom in the UK Beijing’s efforts to manipulate information abroad, affecting academic freedom, should be cause for alarm. The UK government should ensure that academic freedom is protected from transnational repression. hrw.org/news/2025/11/0…

India’s Sporting Ambition Needs Rights Safeguards bit.ly/4oZjTXb

Hosting the #CWG2030 is an opportunity for #India to raise the bar on human rights in and around sport. By protecting athletes & workers’ rights and meaningfully engaging with affected communities, it could also boost its #Olympic ambitions Human Rights Watch Sport & Rights Alliance

India will host the centenary #CommonwealthGames in 2030 in Ahmedabad, a moment that could shape not only the Games, but also the country’s bid for the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 🔗 Learn more: hrw.org/news/2025/11/2…

🏟️ India's 2036 Olympic bid faces scrutiny over human rights concerns. After the troubled 2010 Commonwealth Games saw worker deaths, trafficking fears & labour abuses, advocates warn: put rights at the centre this time. Human Rights Watch nriaffairs.com/indias-2036-ol…

Singapore ramped up executions for drug-related offences in 2025 and continued its crackdown on dissent, leveraging censorship laws to target international media outlets, social media platforms, and foreign comedians. Human Rights Watch #Rights2025 hrw.org/world-report/2…

Joining the Human Rights Watch team after moderating the successful launch in Asia of their World Report, at the FCCThai in #Bangkok yesterday.

Athletes do not surrender their human rights in competition—and should not be censored from speaking out on basic rights, social justice, racism, or bigotry. @HRW’s Kseniya Kvitka and I write on IOC The Olympic Games decision to ban #Ukraine athlete #VladyslavHeraskevych for his

Last week’s UEFA Champions League incident involving Viní Júnior showed once again how pervasive discrimination remains in football. With the World Cup fast approaching, FIFA should be leading on anti‑racism — not stepping away from it. #SayNoToRacism Human Rights Watch hrw.org/news/2026/02/2…

The case of alleged racism agasint Viní Júnior, and recent reports of homophobia in UK football, show how pervasive discriminations are in football. With the World Cup approaching, FIFA should be leading on anti‑racism. See our piece with Robbie Newton: hrw.org/news/2026/02/2…

Remember when FIFA obsequiously canceled its own anti-racism+anti-discrimination campaigns ahead of the US Club World Cup last year? These decisions—which pander to the Trump administration—have a high human cost across football. With the #WorldCup fast approaching, FIFA

Great news from 🇯🇵Japan! After documented suffering by Japanese athletes and insufficient mechanisms to report abuse, the government’s efforts to end mistreatment in sports are a positive step. However, effective implementation is crucial, says Human Rights Watch⤵️ hrw.org/news/2026/03/2…