Amnesty’s goal was to serve as an advocate for victims and prisoners of conscience, and to stand apart from the polarized ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council’s first resolution on landmines strongly endorses the long-standing international ...

"Human rights are the oxygen of humanity," United Nations chief Antonio Guterres told the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. ...

Urgent Support for the Inclusion of SPF50+ Broad Spectrum Sunscreen in the World Health Organization Model List of Essential ...

As more and more governments turn to data localization, these laws’ negative impact on digital rights are becoming increasingly clear. The multistakeholder community must come together to devise ...

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 ...

As former Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, Kenneth Roth spent decades investigating human rights abuses around the ...

Over the past three decades, societies around the world have made ... capture the full range of human diversity so that everyone is seen, can exercise their human rights and can reach their ...

The United Nations "Human Rights" Council is attempting an end-run around the Trump administration’s well-founded criticism. An incendiary draft resolution, set for a vote next week, promises to ...

More than 1,200 demonstrations were planned across the U.S. and around the globe on Saturday to protest the Trump ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. United Nations Head Office in Geneva, Switzerland. The United Nations chief warned Monday ...