Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Whereas disregard ...

“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 ...

This year, as part of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Carter Center will bring together human rights defenders from dozens of countries to ...

The deliberate denial of information to 26 million Koreans living under the Kim family regime is not simply censorship -- it ...

Jane Goodall kisses Tess, a female chimpanzee, at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near Nanyuki, north of Nairobi, on ...

DALLAS — Before Travis Skyers takes any stage, he has a routine. “A mantra that my mom taught me is what three things that can no longer be hidden. The sun, the moon and the truth,” said Skyers, a ...

GENEVA, December 10 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency marked Human Rights Day on Monday with a commitment to take part in a year-long public information and advocacy campaign to mark the 60th ...

Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution traces the complex legacy, at home and abroad, of the Declaration of ...

As states retreat from moral leadership, activists find resistance where no one is looking The post Why I Still Believe in ...

Human right law experts are calling the federal government to take what they call a significant opportunity to establish a ...

On Jan. 20, in his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump reiterated his determination to “make America great again.” America’s founding affirmation of and the nation’s enduring dedication ...

I recently had the opportunity to give a presentation to a group of human rights workers during a training at Human Rights Watch. As is always the case when I prepare and deliver a presentation, and ...