05 February 2026

News: 2026 Edition of HRW's World Report

The latest edition of Human Rights Watch's annual human rights survey, World Report 2026: Events of 2025, was launched yesterday (4 Feb. 2026). It provides a summary of the human rights situations in over 100 countries and territories around the world. The press release is here; the introductory essay is entitled "Will Human Rights Survive a Trumpian World? Authoritarian Advances Threaten Rules-Based Order." A video recording of the press conference launching the report is also available.

Readers can download the entire report or browse by individual country on the companion web site. In addition, abridged versions are offered in multiple languages via the microsite. Previous editions of the World Report can be found here.

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