Human Rights Day 2025 will be marked on 10 December, marking the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948. This year, Human Rights Day 2025 is being ...

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, ...

December 10th is Human Rights Day. This year’s theme is Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All. On Friday, President Joe Biden issued a presidential proclamation declaring December 10 Human Rights Day ...

Volker Türk has the greatest respect for those able to hold onto hope when all appears to be lost. As United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, he has devoted his life and career to helping ...

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 ...

Human Rights Day is observed annually on December 10 to honour the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Today, it is one of the most significant reminders around the world ...

A growing snowstorm didn’t deter attendees to the Human Rights Day Symposium at the U Dec. 9. Many were eager to hear from ...

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Grace Melton is a Senior Associate in The Heritage Foundation’s Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing. Abortion advocates seek to promote abortion anywhere and everywhere. This ...

Autonomous weapons systems present numerous risks to humanity, most of which infringe on fundamental obligations and principles of international human rights law. Such systems select and engage ...

A session held yesterday, as part of the eleventh session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, discussed the topic of activating the links ...

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 ...