The international laws against genocide were deliberately crafted to prevent the US from being held accountable for its crimes against Black and Indigenous people.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.N. ambassador, Rep Elise Stefanik, R-NY., has the ability to make a big change at ...

Human rights practices in Zambia have drawn increasing concern over the past three years, with institutions such as the United Nations Human ...

The United Nations has launched a second International Decade for People of African Descent. This new decade — which officially began January 1, 2025, and will continue until December 31, 2034 — will ...

The United States and Qatar announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, pausing the devastating 15-month war in ...

Just before universities closed for the year in 2024, the Australian Human Rights Commission released its Interim Report on ...

One significant dimension of the Chinese government’s transnational repression against Uyghurs is deportations. Recent longform pieces have detailed the journeys of Uyghurs who managed to escape ...

Several governments participated in a meeting on the proliferation of commercial spyware at the United Nations Security ...

Gangs in Haiti killed at least 5,600 people last year, according to a new United Nations report. The report from the Office of the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights said an additional 3,700 ...

Source: Weak anti-trafficking laws expose children to labour trafficking -Newsday Zimbabwe Zororai Nkomo told NewsDay ...

A cease-fire announced Wednesday will end the 15-month war between Hamas and Israel and includes the eventual release of all ...

The United Nations human rights chief has called for the lifting of Western sanctions imposed on Syria over its yearslong ...