The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Thursday issued a landmark advisory opinion linking governments’ human rights ...

Arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, torture and ill-treatment -- particularly during recent elections -- are among ...

Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for ...

Factors including the size and remoteness of its location could mean abysmal conditions and limited access to counsel.

Fifa has been accused of failing to “meaningfully address” concerns raised by human rights groups ahead of the 2026 World Cup ...

Earlier in his career as a senator, now-Secretary of State Marco Rubio positioned himself as a champion of strong ...

Mr. President,Human Rights Watch welcomes Angola's engagement with the UPR process and its acceptance of a significant number of recommendations, especially those related to education, justice, and ...

Employers that defend against human rights complaints often find themselves grappling with pleadings and submissions that ...

A well-known Toronto television personality says she’s reached a settlement with Bell Media in response to a human rights complaint, in which she alleged “a systemic pattern” of racism, sexism and ...

Human rights obligations do not apply to national governments alone. There are dozens of self-identified “ human rights cities” in the United States—from Mountain View, Cali ...

This brief is based on an extensive analysis of how human rights treaty bodies have engaged with individual states’ ...

Venezuela's government-allied National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously declared United Nations High Commissioner for Human ...