November 20 was International Transgender Remembrance Day, which commemorates the lives of transgender people who have fallen ...

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

Pretoria — The think tank and advocacy group, Lex Libertas has published a list of ten ways in which minority communities in ...

The United Nations warned Monday that human rights work globally is fighting for its survival, as funding woes and rollbacks of accountability laws limit the ability to address widespread abuses.

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

The US State Department will focus on “natural rights” like freedom of speech in its next human rights report, a senior State ...

Rather than leaving, the government is proposing sweeping changes. On November 17th it announced an overhaul of the asylum ...

Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan continue to face torture, inhumane treatment and deprivation of basic needs, legal ...

It's a trend worth acknowledging, even applauding. Commitment matters. It reflects a deep recognition among companies that ...

Discover how trials in absentia work, what rights an absent leader still has, and why courts can prosecute even when the ...

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to death for “crimes against humanity” for her role in ...

National Coordinator of the Civil Society Network on Migration and Development, Obiezu, says the policy offers a holistic ...