An international human rights initiative, Mariupol Justice, was presented in Gdansk, Poland, the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, aiming to seek accountability for crimes committed ...

Durban was a turning point. Antisemitism was repackaged in the language of human rights. Ancient libels were given new terms: ...

Nicholas Kaufman, Duterte's lawyer, told ICC that "neutralization" in police manuals means arrest, not killing.

Known as the “godmother of civil rights,” Dorothy Height fought not just for racial justice but for women’s equality.

As a series of memorial services begin to pay respects to Jackson, a new generation of leaders works to preserve hard-fought civil rights gains.

General, Hon. Shirley Botchwey at the 61st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, High Level Segment on 25 ...

The UN meets in Geneva for the first session of a new group tasked with drafting a legally binding instrument on the rights of older people.

In back-to-back outrages that expose the depths of hypocrisy at the United Nations, the regime in Tehran is being given not one, but two prominent platforms at UN human rights bodies in Geneva—one ...

Omar Shakir and Milena Ansari said they had quit over the stalled publication of a report that concludes it is a crime against humanity to deny Palestinians the ability to return to the territory that ...

Join the Agency for Human Rights - the Human Rights Commission and the Department on the Status of Women - to hear from department staff about programs, priorities, and plans. Q&A to follow. This ...

The United States has quickly eroded human rights safeguards a year into the second Trump administration, according to Amnesty International. "What we are witnessing is a full-blown human rights ...

People in the West say they must avoid a new Cold War without realizing that they are already in one – and China is winning. Qin Hui, professor emeritus of history and economics at Tsinghua University ...