Sixty years ago, when the United Nations was debating the creation of an international statement on human rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, then serving as head of the Human Rights Commission, delivered a ...

Discover the powerful story of one woman’s fight to embed dignity into international law. Angela Rayner resigns from government after stamp duty row: UK politics live Drink-driver crashes off ferry ...

Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. The 2025 International Refugee and Migration Health Conference (IRMHC) convened 614 health professionals ...

1. Human Rights Watch submits the following information regarding Nepal’s human rights record since its 2021 Universal Periodic Review (UPR), including efforts towards implementation of ...

Today is synonymous with fireworks, flags, parades and barbecues, but 33 percent of Americans do not plan to celebrate the nation’s 249th birthday. National pride has fallen to record lows, and a 2023 ...

Today is July 4, and we appropriately celebrate the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration is best known for its ringing affirmation of the rights to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

The Catholic Church’s enduring commitment to support human rights — anchored in a fundamental understanding of what it means to be human — has taken on renewed urgency amid recent global conflicts ...

“We have witnessed, especially since the October 7th massacre, a disturbing global indifference to the suffering of Jewish children,” said Miriam Assor, journalist and member of B’nai B’rith Portugal, ...

When was the UDHR created? The UDHR emerged from the ashes of war and the horrors of the Holocaust. The traumatic events of the Second World War brought home that human rights are not always ...

“We have to continue walking…We still have to cover a long distance, but we are in the right direction.” The event took place 20 March during the 69th Commission on the Status of Women, a panel of ...

Join us for an insightful and dynamic discussion on the pivotal role of the women who shaped the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This event will explore the historical context, the challenges ...

I believe in the cause of universal human rights. The presentation was far-ranging, moving from basic trauma theory, to a discussion of dissociation as a response to distress, moral injury (more on ...