LGBTQ+ rights group reports progress at U.S. companies despite conservative backlash
A national rights group says more U.S. companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ+ employees despite ...
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New set of human rights principles aims to end displacement and abuse of Indigenous people through ‘fortress conservation’
John H. Knox has worked with the UN Environment Programme in the development of the Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders. From 2012 to 2018, he served as ...
Kenya human rights groups raise concerns over abductions of government critics
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who were apparently abducted, as four people were reported missing over the weekend ...
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Why the Fight for Racial Justice is a Human Rights Issue
On this day 76 years ago, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), subsequently marking December 10th as International Human Rights Day. But nearly ...
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Syria: Post-Assad Transition Should Center Human Rights
“The Syrian people have endured more than a decade of brutal repression and conflict,” said Lama Fakih, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “This is a critical ...
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Refugees and Migrants
Human Rights Watch’s Refugee and Migrant Rights Division defends the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced people, and migrants worldwide. We investigate rights violations arising from ...
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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 ...
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Human Rights
Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers December 14 to December 20. Peter ...
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Human Rights
France reaffirms its commitment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted on December 10, 1948, in Paris. This declaration enshrines the universal, indivisible, inalienable nature of human ...
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Why Some Brains Don’t Rot and Other Wild Things We Learned about the Human Body in 2024
From periods of rapid aging in our 40s and 60s to ancient brains that don’t decompose, here are some of the year’s most intriguing stories about human biology It can sometimes feel like health ...
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Refugee Rights Are Human Rights
Watch the film, feel their strength, and take action this International Human Rights Day. "This film is an invitation. It asks the audience to step into someone else’s world. To feel what she feels, ...
Laken Riley, Congress and the Courts
A GOP bill aimed at migrant crime could invite legal overreach.