The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a landmark document outlining the fundamental rights and freedoms that belong to all people, everywhere. Adopted by the United Nations on December ...

Venezuela's government-allied National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously declared United Nations High Commissioner for Human ...

Arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment -- particularly during recent elections -- are among ...

As Ronald Reagan aptly said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” May that not happen on our ...

A Palestinian human rights group lost a legal challenge against the U.K. government over supplying Israel with parts for F-35 ...

The “main reason,” Schiraldi describes leaving DJS is he no longer wanted to be associated with Maryland’s habit of ...

The budget reconciliation bill passed by the United States Senate today would extend tax cuts that disproportionately benefit ...

The detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” due to its location, was spearheaded by Florida Attorney General James ...

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has expressed concern over the shrinking space for human rights defence work in the ...

This brief is based on an extensive analysis of how human rights treaty bodies have engaged with individual states’ ...

Nothing can happen until a complaint is filed,” said Jason Burkholder, who chairs a Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission's ...

Human rights obligations do not apply to national governments alone. There are dozens of self-identified “ human rights cities” in the United States—from Mountain View, Cali ...