South Korea: Census to Count Same-Sex Couples
(Seoul) – South Korea’s Ministry of Data and Statistics updated the 2025 Population and Housing Census on October 22, 2025, to allow same-sex couples to be counted, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Tens of Millions at Risk of Hunger if US Food Assistance Lapses
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last Friday that it will stop distributing payments for essential food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) starting November 1 if the federal government is still shut down.
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Convicted in Mali for Expressing ‘Unwavering Solidarity’
On Monday, Mali’s national cybercrime court convicted former Prime Minister Moussa Mara for posting a message online expressing solidarity with political prisoners in the country.
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Sudan: Mass Atrocities in Captured Darfur City
(Nairobi) – Dozens of videos posted on social media in recent days show Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carrying out extrajudicial killings and other serious violations against people fleeing North Darfur’s capital, El Fasher, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Are European Football Clubs Sportswashing Libyan Abuses?
On the evening of October 10, two European football giants played a friendly match amid much fanfare in the newly renovated Benghazi International Stadium, to the spectators’ delight.
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US: Parental Notice for Abortion Causes Harm
- State laws requiring healthcare providers to notify a parent about a young person’s abortion decision cause harmful delays and can block access to health care.
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Türkiye: Draft Law Threatens LGBT People with Prison
(Istanbul, October 29, 2025) – A government proposal would pave the way to bring criminal charges against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Türkiye, one of the most alarming rollbacks of rights in decades, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Merz Shouldn’t Ignore Türkiye’s Assault on Rights, Democracy
On the heels of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to sign a dealfor Türkiye to acquire fighter jets, on October 30 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will beat his own path to the presidential palace.
Full article at source: Human Rights Watch (HRW)
Saudi Arabia: Grand Mufti Should Back Religious Tolerance
(Beirut) – Saudi authorities on October 22, 2025, appointed a new Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia who has demonized the country’s Shia Muslim minority in past public written statements and comments, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Education in Mali Shuttered Amid Islamist Armed Group’s Siege
Mali’s military junta has temporarily shut down all schools and universities after an Islamist armed group laid siege to the nation’s capital, Bamako, and cut off fuel supplies, deepening the suffering of children and youth whose education has been disrupted by years of conflict.
Full article at source: Human Rights Watch (HRW)
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