Kilotest: Violations of z-index not zero issue for Human Rights Watch page

Basics

About the page

• URL: https://www.hrw.org/
• Tested 2 days ago on 2026-10-07 at 21:44 by job 261007T2129-oiq
• Summary of results:
  • Rule engines:
    • Called: 12
    • Were able to test: 12
    • Reported any rule violations: 11
  • Violations: 2187
  • Violators: 1149
  • Issues: 65
• Download the full technical report (JSON)

About the issue

• Why it matters: User cannot predict the effect of clicking
• Priority: lowest
• Related WCAG standard: 1.4
• Reported by 1 rule engine (Testaro)
• Violations: 37
• Violators: 37

Violators

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the z-index not zero issue.

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• Element 52

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: العربية … Give Now
  • Start tag: <div class="header-bar hidden xl:flex w-full justify-center relative z-30">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 1920, height = 123
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 55

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: العربية … Give Now
  • Start tag: <div class="header-bar__logo block absolute z-10 w-14 h-14 xl:w-24 xl:h-24 xl:relative flex-shrink-0">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 256, y = 16, width = 96, height = 96
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 182

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Countries
  • Start tag: <button aria-label="Countries menu" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="0" class="mobile-button-style flex justify-center w-12 border-gray-100 border-t border-b z-20">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[1]/div[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 189

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Topics
  • Start tag: <button aria-label="Topics menu" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="0" class="mobile-button-style flex justify-center w-12 border-gray-100 border-t border-b z-20">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[2]/div[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 208

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Join Us
  • Start tag: <button aria-label="Join Us menu" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="0" class="mobile-button-style flex justify-center w-12 border-gray-100 border-t border-b z-20">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[6]/div[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 215

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: About
  • Start tag: <button aria-label="About menu" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="0" class="mobile-button-style flex justify-center w-12 border-gray-100 border-t border-b z-20">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[7]/div[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 222

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Give Now
  • Start tag: <button aria-label="Give Now menu" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="0" class="mobile-button-style flex justify-center w-12 border-gray-100 border-t border-b z-20">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/ul[1]/li[8]/div[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 53

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: العربية … Give Now
  • Start tag: <span class="bg-gray-900 absolute h-16 w-full z-n10">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 1920, height = 64
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 226

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Close … Open the main menu
  • Start tag: <div class="mobile_header__wrapper">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/header[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 977

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Please rush an urgent gift now to help expose human rights abuses and defend justice. … DONATE NOW
  • Start tag: <div class="multi-header-bar fixed top-0 left-0 h-12 sticky-header scroll-fade transition hidden xl:flex w-full justify-center z-20">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 1920, height = 48
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 980

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Please rush an urgent gift now to help expose human rights abuses and defend justice. … DONATE NOW
  • Start tag: <div class="multi-header-bar__logo block absolute z-10 w-14 h-14">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 256, y = 0, width = 60, height = 60
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 987

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Please rush an urgent gift now to help expose human rights abuses and defend justice.
  • Start tag: <div class="multi-header-bar__title-wrapper ml-16 flex-1 text-center grid items-center text-gray-800 font-bold text-sm font-sans-main pl-2 z-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 320, y = 0, width = 1143, height = 48
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 988

  • Tag name: H2
  • Text: Please rush an urgent gift now to help expose human rights abuses and defend justice.
  • Start tag: <h2 class="multi-header-bar__title z-1 truncate">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/h2[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 328, y = 14, width = 1135, height = 21
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 991

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: DONATE NOW
  • Start tag: <div class="multi-header-bar__cta z-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1463, y = 0, width = 201, height = 48
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 978

  • Tag name: SPAN
  • Text: Please rush an urgent gift now to help expose human rights abuses and defend justice. … DONATE NOW
  • Start tag: <span class="multi-header-bar__runner bg-white h-12 absolute w-full z-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/span[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 0, width = 1920, height = 48
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 2627

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Defend Rights. Secure Justice. … MAKE A ONE-TIME GIFT
  • Start tag: <div class="hero-overlay__content">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[11]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/section[1]/div[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 588, y = 8236, width = 744, height = 768
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1264

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Uncontrolled Burn … September 9, 2026
  • Start tag: <a class="card-overlay__details util-block-spacing" id="card-overlay__details-node-394162" href="/report/2026/09/09/uncontrolled-burn/the-inhumane-effects-of-white-phosphorus-munitions-and-the-need" data-event-action="Reports">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[1]/article[1]/article[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 260, y = 2575, width = 335, height = 434
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1279

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Too Old and A Woman … September 8, 2026
  • Start tag: <a class="card-overlay__details util-block-spacing" id="card-overlay__details-node-394086" href="/report/2026/09/08/too-old-and-a-woman/systemic-age-and-gender-discrimination-against-women-at-work" data-event-action="Reports">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[2]/article[1]/article[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 615, y = 2575, width = 335, height = 434
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1294

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: “We Are Living on Borrowed Time” … September 2, 2026
  • Start tag: <a class="card-overlay__details util-block-spacing" id="card-overlay__details-node-394117" href="/report/2026/09/02/we-are-living-on-borrowed-time/repression-of-civil-society-in-tunisia" data-event-action="Reports">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[3]/article[1]/article[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 970, y = 2575, width = 335, height = 434
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1309

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: “Not Genuine with Justice” … September 1, 2026
  • Start tag: <a class="card-overlay__details util-block-spacing" id="card-overlay__details-node-394161" href="/report/2026/09/01/not-genuine-with-justice/sri-lankas-lack-of-will-to-prosecute-past-abuses" data-event-action="Reports">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[4]/article[1]/article[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1325, y = 2575, width = 335, height = 434
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1324

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: “I Thought I’d Never See My Mom Again” … August 24, 2026
  • Start tag: <a class="card-overlay__details util-block-spacing" id="card-overlay__details-node-394140" href="/report/2026/08/24/i-thought-id-never-see-my-mom-again/recruitment-and-use-of-children-by-colombian" data-event-action="Reports" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[5]/article[1]/article[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1680, y = 2575, width = 335, height = 434
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1339

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: Remedies Abandoned … August 13, 2026
  • Start tag: <a class="card-overlay__details util-block-spacing" id="card-overlay__details-node-394059" href="/report/2026/08/13/remedies-abandoned/us-civil-rights-enforcement-under-the-trump-administration" data-event-action="Reports" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[6]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[6]/article[1]/article[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 2035, y = 2575, width = 335, height = 434
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1385

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Play
  • Start tag: <button class="lty-playbtn video__icon" data-event-action="Videos">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/lite-youtube[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1484

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Play
  • Start tag: <button class="lty-playbtn video__icon" data-event-action="Videos">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/lite-youtube[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1497

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Play
  • Start tag: <button class="lty-playbtn video__icon" data-event-action="Videos">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]/lite-youtube[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1510

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Play
  • Start tag: <button class="lty-playbtn video__icon" data-event-action="Videos">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[4]/div[1]/lite-youtube[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1614

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Play
  • Start tag: <button class="lty-playbtn video__icon" data-event-action="Shorts">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[1]/div[1]/div[1]/lite-youtube[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1627

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Play
  • Start tag: <button class="lty-playbtn video__icon" data-event-action="Shorts">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[2]/div[1]/div[1]/lite-youtube[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1640

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Play
  • Start tag: <button class="lty-playbtn video__icon" data-event-action="Shorts">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[3]/div[1]/div[1]/lite-youtube[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1653

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Play
  • Start tag: <button class="lty-playbtn video__icon" data-event-action="Shorts">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[4]/div[1]/div[1]/lite-youtube[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1666

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Play
  • Start tag: <button class="lty-playbtn video__icon" data-event-action="Shorts" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[5]/div[1]/div[1]/lite-youtube[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1679

  • Tag name: BUTTON
  • Text: Play
  • Start tag: <button class="lty-playbtn video__icon" data-event-action="Shorts" tabindex="-1">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[7]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/ul[1]/li[6]/div[1]/div[1]/lite-youtube[1]/button[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1814

  • Tag name: A
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <a href="https://www.hrw.org/tag/crisis-in-the-middle-east" class="promo__image-link hrw-fill" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" data-event-action="Promo">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[9]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[1]
  • Bounding box: x = 1207, y = 5211, width = 453, height = 0
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1825

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Crisis in the Middle East … READ OUR LATEST
  • Start tag: <div dir="ltr" class="resize-sensor" style="pointer-events: none; position: absolute; inset: 0px; overflow: hidden; z-index: -1; visibility: hidden; max-width: 100%;">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[9]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1826

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="resize-sensor-expand" style="pointer-events: none; position: absolute; inset: 0px; overflow: hidden; z-index: -1; visibility: hidden; max-width: 100%;">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[9]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[1]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 1828

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: [not applicable]
  • Start tag: <div class="resize-sensor-shrink" style="pointer-events: none; position: absolute; inset: 0px; overflow: hidden; z-index: -1; visibility: hidden; max-width: 100%;">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[1]/div[1]/main[1]/div[2]/div[2]/div[2]/div[1]/div[9]/div[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[3]/div[2]
  • Bounding box: [not obtained]
  • Reported by Testaro
  • What diagnoses were reported?

• Element 2761

  • Tag name: DIV
  • Text: Human Rights Watch cookie preferences … Other options
  • Start tag: <div id="hrw-cookie-dialog" role="alertdialog" tabindex="-1" aria-labelledby="hrw-cookie-dialog__label" aria-describedby="hrw-cookie-dialog__text">
  • XPath: /html/body/div[2]
  • Bounding box: x = 0, y = 979, width = 1920, height = 101
  • Reported by Testaro
  • Take me there
  • What diagnoses were reported?