Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of ...

But too many able-bodied adults on welfare are not working at all. And too often we don’t even ask them to. For many, welfare is no longer a lifeline to self-sufficiency but a lifelong trap of ...

But the question at the heart of these cases—whether a nonhuman entity can have a cognizable liberty interest—has surprisingly deep implications, not just for animals but for human freedom and ...

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has announced that he will seek an eighth term in office when the country votes in the presidential election on October 12. This comes amid calls for new leadership in ...

Human Rights Watch is honored to address the African Committee of Experts at its 45th Ordinary Session, and join it in celebrating 35 years since the adoption of the African Children’s Charter.

Anthropic is launching a new program to study 'model welfare.' The lab believes future AI could be more human-like — and thus need special considerations.

The panel addressed the stark underrepresentation of Muslim characters in Hollywood, citing a June 2021 USC Annenberg study that found only 1.6% of nearly 9,000 characters in the 200 most popular ...

Gov. Tina Kotek issued three vetoes on June 24, all for bills related to child welfare and the Oregon Department of Human Services.

Human Rights, Children's Welfare Film Fund Set in New York Home Film News Jun 22, 2025 7:25pm PT ...