Human Rights Watch's Crisis and Conflict director Lama Fakih was targeted with Pegasus spyware five times between April and August 2021. Abir Ghattas, Deborah Brown, Lama Fakih, Carlos Dada, and Luis Fernando García discuss the need to regulate the global trade in surveillance technology.

The conviction of a former Syrian intelligence officer for crimes against humanity by a German court is a ground-breaking step toward justice for serious crimes in Syria. The judgment is a meaningful moment for civilians who survived torture and sexual abuse in Syria’s prisons. HRW's Balkees Jarrah, Whitney-Martina Nosakhare, and Sara Kayyali are joined by Wafa Ali Mustafa and Ameenah Sawwan to discuss the landmark verdict.…

In country after country, large numbers of people took to the streets in 2021, even at the risk of being arrested or shot, which shows the appeal of democracy remains strong. But elected leaders need to do a better job of addressing major challenges to show that democratic government delivers on its promised dividends. The Human Rights Watch World Report 2022 , its 32nd edition, describes the human rights situation in nearly all of the approximately 100 countries where Human Rights Watch works.…