Prompted by the horrors experienced by civilians during World War II, the newly constituted United Nations decided to draft a ...

The UN’s top human rights official has raised alarm over what he described as the growing dehumanisation of migrants in the ...

“Democrats spend way too much time trying not to offend anyone rather than being brutally honest about the challenges many Americans face,” Massachusetts Democratic Representative, Seth Moulton, told ...

Tribune-Star/Sue Loughlin Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A conversation on human rights can become politically charged, but it really boils down to meeting people’s basic needs, says Terre ...

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

Access to adequate housing is not just a matter of shelter, but a fundamental human right that is essential for the realisation of other rights and for living a life of dignity.

Raihan Siraji: Ensuring basic human rights of the people of Gangachara is my main goal. Improving the quality of education, ...

Today, we are witnessing a new systematic assault on human rights in the United States—and we all need to speak up. The new Trump administration has unleashed an unprecedented number of executive ...

At Smith, human rights initiatives encompass curricular and co-curricular human rights-based education and opportunities for the entire Smith community. Through evolving collaborations with centers, ...

When the protection of the state or political system takes precedence over the individual, the needs of most citizens are not served; instead, they generally suffer economically, politically, and ...

Goodbye New START: How China’s Rise Ended Nuclear Arms Control The world marked International Women’s Day on March 8, under the theme of “For ALL Women and Girls: Accelerate Progress. Rights. Equality ...

Independent experts with the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday publicly called on President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil to veto parts of a new law that would carve giant loopholes ...