Black Lives Matter is often called a “civil rights” movement. But to think that our fight is solely about civil rights is to misunderstand the fundamental aspirations of this movement. Today, on ...

In an interview with Le Monde, the head of the human rights advocacy group expressed surprise 'at how quickly the quality of American democracy has deteriorated in just one year.' ...

UN human rights experts on Thursday condemned acts of “extreme violence” committed by the M23 (Movement du 23 Mars) armed group against human rights defenders in the North and South Kivu provinces ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 course of Jeri Laber’s life changed in December 1973 when the 42-year-old mother, wife, and part-time writer read a New Republic article describing the torture of political prisoners by ...