By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image Iranians protests the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 1, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Middle East Images (Beirut) – Iran’s authorities have failed to conduct effective, impartial, and independent investigations into serious human rights violations and crimes under international law during and since the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests, Human Rights Watch said today. The third anniversary of the protests is a stark reminder for concerned governments to pursue criminal accountability and other pathways for…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image People pay their respects during a demonstration near a small memorial for Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez on September 13, 2025 in Franklin Park, Illinois, US. © 2025 Brandon Bell/Getty Images On September 12, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot at Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez, a 38-year-old Mexican migrant, near Chicago. CCTV footage of the incident calls ICE’s account into question and highlights the need for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) inspector general, one of the few remaining inspectors general in the government, to open an independent…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A group of newly-arrived migrants board a ferry in Souda, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 11, 2025. © 2025 Nicolas Economou/Reuters Greece’s Migration Minister Thanos Plevris recently announced his intention to adopt new measures to silence criticism of the government’s migration policies. The move, which came in the wake of a victory by civil society groups at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), is part of the Greek government’s broader assault on civil society and is likely to worsen the already hostile environment for nongovernmental organizations…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image A North Korean soldier on a watch tower on the edge of the demilitarized zone dividing North Korea and South Korea, June 12, 2025. © 2025 Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images (New York) – A new United Nations report finds that the North Korean government has increased the use of surveillance, forced labor, and severe punishments over the past decade, maintaining “total control” over its population, Human Rights Watch said today. The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued the report on September 12, 2025. It confirms many findings…
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By Human Rights Watch
Click to expand Image South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, right, and Vice President Riek Machar, left, attend a Holy Mass led by Pope Francis at the John Garang Mausoleum in Juba, South Sudan, February 5, 2023. ©2023 AP Photo/Ben Curtis (Nairobi) – South Sudanese authorities should uphold due process for the opposition leader and First Vice President Riek Machar, other opposition members, and affiliates facing charges, and ensure prompt, fair, and public trials that meet international standards, Human Rights Watch said today. If due process and fair trials are not guaranteed, the…
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By Nathan Ryan, Doctor of Criminology, Australian Catholic University
Homicide cases where the victim’s remains are hidden are particularly harmful to the victim’s families and the community.
For investigators, these cases can also be particularly complex. They not only have to solve the case, they also have to coordinate a search for the victim and manage the victim’s family and community expectations for timely justice.
When multiple people work together to hide a body, things get even more difficult for investigators, and little research has been done to study the group dynamics of people who work together in these situations.
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By Ehsan Noroozinejad, Senior Researcher and Sustainable Future Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
There’s more we can do to better protect our homes – including 1.5 million homes already in high or very high risk areas today.
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By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
The Australian government today released regulatory guidance on the social media minimum age law, which comes into effect on December 10. The law will restrict individuals under 16 from holding accounts on many social media platforms.
Reasonable steps for tech companies
This guidance follows a self-assessment guide…
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By Graeme Austin, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne; Chair of Private Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
AI ‘learns’ by digesting copyright-protected material, with billions at stake. Proper licensing deals offer the best solution for authors, artists and publishers.
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By Arash Javanbakht, Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
As social media platforms make it easier for millions of people near and far to witness public violence, the harmful effects have far greater reach.
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