Kilotest: Diagnoses of link indication poor violation by HTML element 1245 on Human Rights Watch contact page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.hrw.org/contact-us
• Tested 3 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:44 by job 261007T2129-ov7
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 1653
  • Violators: 652
  • Issues: 54
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About the issue

• Why it matters: User cannot differentiate a link from plain text
• Priority: low
• Related WCAG standard: 1.3.3
• Reported by 3 rule engines (Alfa + Pour + Testaro)
• Violations: 90
• Violators: 80

About the violator

• Tag name: A
• Text: Brussels/Amsterdam
• Start tag: <a href="#4">
• XPath: [not obtained]
• Bounding box: x = 256, y = 6925, width = 187, height = 22
• Reported by Testaro

Diagnoses

Here is how rule engines diagnose the link indication poor issue for HTML element 1245 of the Human Rights Watch contact page.

1. Element has adjacent text but is not underlined

   Rule engine: Testaro (CVS Health)

   Rule: linkUl