- Truth, lies and social media accountability in 2021 In 2021, critical issues at the intersection of social media, accountability, and human rights are finally at the center of global public discussion. It took the attempted insurrection at the US Capitol to lead to social media platforms finally suspending former President Donald Trump’s accounts and forcing a discussion about online content, hate and violence. […]
- Human Rights Watch Award Goes to Cambodian Monk Fighting Forced Evictions Human Rights Watch has awarded a prestigious Hellman/Hammett grant to the Venerable Loun Sovath for his human rights defender work supporting communities facing forced evictions and land-grabbing in Cambodia.
- WITNESS at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival 2010: Backyard (El Traspatio) Last Tuesday, June 22nd we, WITNESS’ new external relations interns, were given the glorious opportunity of attending the New York premiere of Backyard (El Traspatio) at the Human Rights International Watch Film Festival.
- Human Rights Watch Report on Internet Censorship Human Rights Watch recently published a report on Internet Censorship in China. The report gives details about how corporations like Yahoo!, Microsoft, Google, and Skype are cooperating with the Chinese government censorship efforts. It also gives some good background on the “Great Firewall of China,” which refers to the way in which the Chinese government […]
