Amnesty International on Thursday called on Kazakhstan to immediately drop criminal charges against 19 activists who are part of the Atajurt human rights movement and face up to 10 years in prison ...

Philippe Sands, one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights attorneys, grew up in the shadow of bleak times. He worries that ...

I have civil rights on my mind these days. And as I write on this national holiday with some celebrating Martin Luther King ...

Advocacy overreach has eroded American foreign policy and its ability to make concrete advances in human rights abroad. Editor’s Note: This article is part of the symposium “Human Rights in the Trump ...

The demonstration in London was like so many others in the past year and a half. A swell of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, tens of thousands of them, banged drums and chanted against Israel. Although ...

Africans everywhere should show interest in the outcome of the African Union’s elections for its human rights institutions.

The United States has a special interest in safeguarding the integrity of human rights because America is founded on the rights inherent in all persons, and the nation’s political traditions revolve ...

The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions, ...

For 40 years, Kerry Kennedy has worked on the frontlines of human rights protection around the world. For her commitment and impact, the University of Dayton Human Rights Center will honor Kennedy ...

Governments often justify “quiet diplomacy” by arguing that public condemnation closes channels, endangers diplomats, or reduces leverage for humanitarian outcomes.