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

Last week, the United Nations Human Rights Office issued its first ever guidance paper on “transnational repression,” aimed ...

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 ...

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Astounding in their intellectual breadth, and almost frightening in their foresight, they provided the answer to the question ...

According to the United Nations, the rule of law and human rights are the two sides of the same principle: The freedom to live in dignity. So, the rule of law and human rights are interconnected.

Since the Obama administration decided to join the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) rather than shun it, for example, the UNHRC has passed a groundbreaking resolution concerning sexual orientation ...

The Trump administration can still project a meaningful vision of human rights that is reconcilable with its focus on the ...

Human Rights First today released an extensive new report detailing both positive developments and serious human rights concerns in Syria following the fall of the Assad government in December 2024.

On the third day of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC), the spotlight turned to reports on rising executions ...

A woman holds a portrait of human rights activist and lawyer Rocio San Miguel during a demonstration outside Spain's embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, to demand her release, on Feb. 20, 2024.

In the U.S., many human rights for pregnant and laboring patients are not protected by law. For example, the U.S. is the only developed country where access to healthcare for pregnant people and ...