NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ofelia Riquezes, human rights lawyer and professor at Florida International University, about ...

Christine Clarke, who will lead the Commission on Human Rights, has worked on discrimination lawsuits against the city’s ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed accomplished civil rights attorney Christine Clarke to lead the city’s Commission on Human ...

At the end of World War II, the U.S. and its allies made a compelling case that protecting and promoting human rights is not ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani continued with his string of administrative appointments on Wednesday, announcing a longtime civil ...

Human Rights First condemns the illegality of recent military action taken by the Trump administration in Venezuela and its announced plan to take over and run the country indefinitely. Venezuelans ...

“Venezuelans are entitled to freely choose their own leaders and decide their nation’s future,” said Juanita Goebertus, ...

Rafael Quero Silva faces a lawsuit brought by five people who say he oversaw their abuse and mistreatment as a military ...

Human rights are granted to people simply for existing. They are universal—meaning they’re applicable to everyone, regardless of whether the country you live in specifically offers the rights and ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is generally agreed to be the foundation of international human rights law. Adopted in 1948, the UDHR has inspired a rich body of legally binding ...

The mental health industry watchdog International (CCHR) welcomed a major review that Harvard University’s Health and ...

On 10 December 2008, the United Nations led worldwide celebrations to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Six decades ago, the international community ...