Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...

After an end-of-summer visit to Ecuador, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Olivier De Schutter called on authorities to continue efforts to curb drug-related crime in the ...

UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter said on Friday that Rwanda needs to better distribute its wealth to protect populations that are still living below the ...

A new report from the United Nations Human Rights Council excoriates the United States, and the Trump administration especially, for neglecting “extreme poverty and human rights.” Philip Alston, the U ...

Cuts to social protection for people living in poverty have created “fertile ground” for far-right movements around the world, according to a United Nations report. The UN report, unveiled Wednesday, ...

Human rights advocates are calling ‘time’ on abuses in the tea supply chain, with a new initiative designed to increase transparency in the sector. The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC ...

Human Rights Watch submits this report in advance of the 103rd pre-session of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child and its review of El Salvador. The submission focuses on violations of ...

Bangladesh is the latest country to erupt in protests over economic conditions. In July, students took to the streets to protest the country's Supreme Court decision to reinstate a quota system for ...

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