New guidance was sent to all U.S. embassies and consulates abroad Thursday, according to a senior state department official.

Human rights are standards that governments around the world have agreed to meet so that everyone can live a safe, free and dignified life. Human rights are about being treated fairly, treating others ...

Orders to embassies told them to ignore human rights issues like torture and instead focus on trans health care and abortion ...

The 2024 version of the State Department report issued by the Trump administration in August already removed or significantly reduced sections on political freedoms, corruption, gender-based violence, ...

U.S. officials will consider enforcement of affirmative action policies and state subsidies for abortion as infringements ...

Human rights issues—from equal treatment for minorities to freedoms enshrined in the U.S. Bill of Rights, such as speech, ...

Following a years-long campaign from supporters and detractors, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the country’s largest LGBTQ+ ...

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