The Trump administration has issued sweeping new rules that use foreign aid as a cudgel to force recipients to abandon work ...

Imaan Mazari and her husband were convicted on three separate charges and sentenced to five years, 10 years and two years.

Both sides in the conflict between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in Northeast Syria ...

The U.N. human rights chief urged the Trump administration on Friday to ensure that its migration policies respect individual ...

Philippe Sands, one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights attorneys, grew up in the shadow of bleak times. He worries that ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Ofelia Riquezes, human rights lawyer and professor at Florida International University, about the status of human rights under the Maduro regime in Venezuela.

December marked Universal Human Rights Awareness Month, a global reminder that across borders, cultures and generations we are all human and all equal.

Students across the Siouxland Empire recently competed in an essay contest, celebrating Human Rights Day.The day, honored each Dec. 10, marks the anniversary of the signing of the Universal ...

As the world marks Universal Human Rights Day on Wednesday, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta is inviting the public to explore its newly renovated galleries—completely free of ...

The State Department’s next human rights report will move away from calling out the persecution of marginalized groups such as women, ethnic and racial minorities, people with disabilities and the ...

The US State Department will require its diplomats describe enforcement of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, alleged facilitation of mass migration, and government funding that supports ...