Many of the gravesites that pockmark the north and east of the country are believed to contain the victims of atrocities ...

Rather than assuming that life or consciousness begins only when science can detect it, perhaps we should err on the side of recognizing life’s inherent dignity and profound potential. To do otherwise ...

"During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, we must uphold the principle that the ultimate human right is for people to lead a ...

Amid a surge in violence against Christians in Nigeria, one civil liberties agency is linking the bloodshed directly to what ...

As coastal communities around the world are already facing the sobering consequences of sea level rise, government ...

The chair of Alaska’s human rights commission has sued a political writer for defamation over his description of her work on ...

The United Nations leadership has launched a major reform plan to make the cash-strapped world body more efficient and ...

Rape is no longer defined only by violence—it now applies to any non-consensual sexual act.

A shopkeeper has told the BBC how Russian mercenaries fighting jihadists in Mali carried out the cold-blooded murder of two ...

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday that Poland must recognize same-sex marriages performed in other EU ...

The Justice Department plans to expand gun-rights protections with a new office in its civil rights division dedicated to ...

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