On the heels of a tech-centric Summit for Democracy, the White House released a series of recommendations titled ‘Guiding Principles on Government Use of Surveillance Technologies,’ marking the ...

Human Rights Watch’s World Report is being published today. It’s our annual look at the conditions in some 100 countries around the globe and an overall assessment of where humanity stands in terms of ...

An Amnesty International report from April 29 alleges that the University of Chicago has failed to ensure its investments are in accordance with the United Nations (UN) Guiding Principles of Human ...

This has been a year of elections, resistance, and conflict, testing the integrity of democratic institutions and the principles of international human rights and humanitarian law. Whether in response ...

In the spring of 1945, as the Second World War was drawing to a close on the European continent, another significant event was taking place across the Atlantic. Representatives of 50 nations met in ...

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 Human Rights organs of the United Nations have been-to use a typically American term-great on production but poor in distribution. Since the adoption of the Charter in 1945, making the promotion ...

The motto of the United Nations is “peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet”. Clearly the present state of the planet is in direct contrast to the UN's motto. The saddest and most disturbing ...

"The international system that we rely on to protect human rights is under threat as world leaders look the other way when universal principles of human rights are violated" - HRW World Report 2024 ...

The PHG Foundation warmly welcomes the recently published WHO principles for human genome data collection, access, use and sharing. It is a timely and important contribution to global governance, ...

WASHINGTON — In a sharp rebuke to Trump-era policies, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday formally scrapped a blueprint championed by his predecessor to limit U.S. promotion of human rights ...

Human rights official says politicians are playing into the hands of the populist right as they seek to tackle migration ...