Examples of how technology can be used as a powerful tool for human rights are ever expanding. Newer technologies such as artificial intelligence, automation, and blockchain have the potential to make ...

The human rights movement needs to win back hearts and minds. The more demagogues and populists stir fear and anger, the greater the need to cultivate hope and empathy. When world events are always ...

What are the ways in which efforts to achieve SDG targets can strengthen the protection and fulfilment of human rights? What are the risks? How should human rights groups use the SDGs, if at all, and ...

Now is the time for Mexico to address the anti-Black racism, xenophobia, and other forms of discrimination that impact Black migrants in the country. In September 2019, African migrants who were ...

With the proliferation of national government structures that report to human rights bodies, the complementary role of independent rights monitoring institutions remains crucial to ensuring states’ ...

The mental health and well-being of advocates has often been neglected by human rights organizations, funders, and advocates themselves. Recently, however, activists and mental health professionals ...

For a human rights movement dedicated to exposing abuses, positive communication does not come naturally. But to make the case for human rights, we cannot rely on fear of a return to the dark past, we ...

For Africa to address challenges like climate justice, conflict transformation, and food security, the participation of youth activists will be critical. This rise in youth activism reflects two ...

AI can either widen inequalities or become a tool for social good. The non-profit world must get closer to new technologies, taking advantage of the benefits while carefully evaluating all the risks.

The proposed abbreviation is more accurate, more inclusive, and ultimately more universal. The ever-expanding term LGBTQIA+ serves the worthy purpose of including a diverse array of categories and ...

Preventing and ending conflict, and rebuilding in its aftermath is a complex, context-specific process. During and after violent conflicts, what strategies and tactics are most effective in creating ...

Structural power imbalances in the UN system have prevented it from halting Israel’s ongoing war crimes against Gazans. Individual states and civil society must step in to prevent further aggressions ...