A "clean, healthy and sustainable environment" is a human right and, if countries fail to take "appropriate action to protect the climate system", they could be in violation of international law, ...

When the world emerged from the horrors of World War II and vowed “never again,” nations laid the foundation for the system of international justice that now exists to address the planet’s worst ...

As states retreat from moral leadership, activists find resistance where no one is looking The post Why I Still Believe in ...

Cuts to social protection for people living in poverty have created “fertile ground” for far-right movements around the world, according to a United Nations report.

Plastics don’t just pose a threat to the marine environment and people’s health; they jeopardize basic human rights. This is the framing that a growing number of legal experts, policymakers, and ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Over 770,000 people in the United States experienced homelessness in January 2024, an 18% increase from 2023 and the highest number since record-keeping began in 2007.

In this Q&A, Human Rights Watch examines the application of the right to reparation to redress past and present harms stemming from colonial atrocities, including enslavement,[1] systemic racial ...

President Trump’s unconventional address to the United Nations General Assembly last week was short on specifics, but his administration’s recent actions have changed America’s human rights policy in ...

Concern over human rights violations, lack of action by the U.S. Congress and frustration with President Donald Trump's ...

Countries such as Mexico, Brazil and Turkey most strongly support the idea of net access as a right, the survey found... More than 90% of those surveyed in Turkey, for example, stated that internet ...

Ms. Callamard is the secretary general of Amnesty International. Mr. Borello is the acting executive director of Human Rights Watch. When the world emerged from the horrors of World War II and vowed ...