Almost 80 years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), a gap continues to exist between the rights conferred and the daily realities for many people around the world.

Scroll down to the bottom of this article to find the answers. 1. What can be defined as human rights? a) Those benefits granted to any adult person. b) Those entitlements for those lawfully ...

HRTF organized its work around two core pillars: enhancing the understanding and application of human rights principles in the World Bank’s work. The First Annual Forum on Human Rights Defenders in ...

What is the state of civil and human rights today? We've made a huge amount of progress but we still have a long way to go. There's very little of the kind of formal bigotry and segregation that ...

HRW Oral Statement - Panel Discussion on the Realization of the Rights to Work and to Social Security in the Informal Economy - HRC58 Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe.

Human rights are under assault [...] This year’s theme reminds us that human rights are about building the future — right now [...] We must stand up for all rights — always." UN Secretary ...

The pandemic has highlighted inequalities in countries around the world, from the protests against systemic racism and police brutality that swept through the United States last summer to the ...

A South Korean commission found the country violated its children’s human rights by facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse The Latest As U.S. authorities crack down on ...